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Abstract
The composition and organization of academic library spaces is a perceptible product of the different design concepts of designers. Despite there being many studies that improve the design of library spaces, there are no conclusive results that could be implemented to understand and test the impact of spatial configuration characteristics on the level of function efficiency of academic library spaces regarding user behavior spatial pattern.
This research focuses on understanding the architectural space concepts and the ultimate realization of these concepts on the spatial configuration characteristics of function systems regarding user behavior spatial pattern, as any changes in this configuration affect the strength of the spatial function efficiency level for the resulting design spaces.
This research aims at developing a decision-making process modeling for evaluating the spatial function efficiency level, practically in the implemented academic library spaces. This evaluation takes into consideration the user behavior spatial pattern needs.
In order to achieve this aim, a general structure of the methodology framework was proposed to evaluate the spatial configuration different characteristics against linking spatial design concepts and spatial social organization characteristics with respect to user behavior spatial patterns. This framework is based on two complementary evaluation approaches; namely: qualitative and quantitative, as a multi-disciplinary evaluation approach based on scientific measurement methods.
The general structure of the proposed methodology framework is developed to include the following two parts: The first part focuses on applying a qualitative evaluation approach on spatial configuration characteristics of the academic library space regarding user behavior pattern, to evaluate the measuring indicator variables for the spatial design concept characteristics and how to achieve numerical value results (tangible findings).
It attempts to understand architecture space function program distribution with respect to the user behavior pattern in space depending on the relationship between the qualitative variables for spatial design aspects and how to measure its variable qualities against spatial function zones.
This is based on applying the weighted evaluation matrix method (WEMM) in order to achieve the total relative weight score for spatial design variables against each space that constitutes the academic library. Its results are considered as independent since they have been determined from a research literature review study. In addition, they do not depend on other variables in the framework, making these results generic.
On the other hand, the second part focuses on applying a quantitative evaluation approach on spatial configuration characteristics of the academic library spaces regarding user behavior patterns, to evaluate the measuring indicators variables for the spatial social organization characteristics, and how to achieve numerical value and graphical data results.
It attempts understand the physical and visual relationship between spaces with respect to spatial configuration pattern in architectural space and their generative social patterns depending on the relationship between the quantitative variables for spatial composition against spatial depth and how to measure this relationship.
This is based on applying the space syntax method (SSM) and its techniques through the application of a licensed software program (UCL Depthmap10) in order to achieve the values and limits regarding accessibility integration and connectivity, as well as visibility integration and connectivity as geometrical characteristics of spatial configuration, by convexity and visual graph analysis within the boarders chosen for analysis. Its results are considered as dependent since they have been determined from the application of the case study and they are related to changeable variables that are different from one building case to another.
The parts of this framework structure can be summed up together to include the detailed interactions between all previous evaluation methods’ results to construct the spatial function efficiency evaluation framework (SFEEF). This framework was applied in order to verify the validity and reliability of the integration of this parallel relationship through an investigation of a case study of an existing building to evaluate the possibility of its application, and the New Central Library of Cairo University was chosen.
Finally, the application phase ended with a discussion of the results based on an analytical comparison in order to determine the similarities and differences in the characteristics of the spatial configuration of the different spaces of this academic library, and to seek to diagnose the strengths or weaknesses the spatial function efficiency level of the designed spaces.
The results provide conclusions and findings that support the research hypothesis, which assumes that: “The evaluation of spatial configuration different characteristics with respect to user behavior spatial pattern based on a multi-disciplinary evaluation approaches: qualitative and quantitative approaches, based on linking their results and studying their measuring indicator variables affects the spatial functional efficiency level for academic library’s spaces”, through a decision making process modeling regarding scientific methods.
This research develop a model that shows the steps of (process modeling) to evaluate the spatial function efficiency level of the academic library spaces taking into consideration the requirements of the spatial pattern of user behavior. And thus this, model helps designers to regulate and direct the decision making for the redesign and reconfigure spaces of an existing academic libraries and also comprehend the relationship between their design concept and user spatial behavior during the early design stage.
Furthermore, this research has introduced an innovation framework approach between theory and application. This approach connects, at the same time, the theoretical arguments of space design characteristics with the practical applications of space organization.
The research ends with a presentation of recommendations and future research in this field.