Adaptability of Primary and Middle Schools to Post-Pandemic Reuse - A Discussion in the Context of Flexibility

Abstract

This study discusses how the existing primary and middle school buildings can be adapted to the new needs emerging in the Covid-19 process. The three levels of adaptation are defined as follows: Building envelope-outdoor space relationship, plan layout-function relationship, and furniture relocation. In the scope of this study, five selected school plans were evaluated in the context of flexibility in the plan layout-function relationship. In this study, the concept of “adaptation” is considered as a design approach at the early design phase and/or intervention to respond to a new need in the life cycle of the building.

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Design tactics for enhancing the adaptability of primary and middle schools to the new needs of postpandemic reuse

“…To discuss the adaptation and flexibility of existing school buildings to new needs that arise in the postpandemic reuse, this study adopts a three-levels of adaptation taxonomy proposed by the authors:Building envelope–outdoor space relationship: New additions to existing buildings, changes to the building envelope;Plan layout–function relationship: Creating new spaces through transforming or adding the separator elements in the interior and changes to the existing functions;Furniture relocation: Changes made through the displacement of moveable furniture without interfering with the structural elements (Güzelci et al , 2020). …”

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