AENG 334- Final proposal

THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO

AENG 334 – Behavioral sciences for ArchitectsFall 10 Final Proposal – Re-designing studio number 1086 Presented to Dr. Nagwa Sherif and Dr. Zeinab shafik 12/15/2010

Group Members: Amira Abd-El-Rahma – Aya Fayez – Hadeer Atef – Nihal Lashin - Salma Samir

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Table of Contents: 

Introduction…………………………………………………………………………….…. 3

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The Research Problem Identification…………………………………………………...........4

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The Proposed Methodology……………………………………………………………..6

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Data Collection

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The Observation of the exploratory research………………………………………..……7

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The international Case Study……………………………………………………..……...12

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The verification Research…………………………………………………………..…....20

Data Analysis and Discussion of results 

The analysis of the questionnaire…………………………………………………..…….21

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The deduced design solutions………………………………………………………........27

Research Conclusions 

The Deduced Design Solutions

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The design proposals……………………………………………………………..………31

Appendix… 

An empty Sample of the Questionnaire…………………………….…………………….33

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The solved Questionnaires………………………………………….…………………….39

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Introduction: Architecture students learn from each other’s work and experience; they listen to instructors‘ criticism and directions; engage in discussions with older and younger architects and develop their own experience while being in the studio; architecture students become part of one collective culture, called the studio culture. Studio culture has an enormous life-shaping influence on architecture students during one’s school years and throughout one’s life.

A scientific research needed to be conducted to verify their human and behavioral needs knowing that there are certain activities that would take place there only deduced from the nature of the place. Also a design brief and activity program based on the users preferences research would be proposed to help in developing a schematic design concept that fulfills the intended activity program.

Importance of a studying in a studio culture: 

The design studio and the studio education model is the foundation of the curriculum.

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Studio learning encourages critical discourse based on collaboration, creativity, and learning through making.

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A healthy academic/studio culture engenders an environment where students and faculty come together to ask questions and make proposals, innovate with today’s knowledge to address tomorrow’s challenges.

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Studio education provides opportunities for students to develop their critical thinking skills and

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Design process.

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The design studio offers both an analytic and a synthetic form of education, where critical learning becomes the foundation for developing an understanding of architecture: to improve the quality of the built and natural environments.

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The academic/studio culture must support and develop respect for the diverse backgrounds of the faculty and students educational and professional experiences, and approaches to design.

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The Research Problem Identification: Recently the architects are no longer in direct contact with the actual users of the space; they are only dealing with their clients, which in most cases are not the tangible users of the area.

Thus as an application of socio-behavioral concepts into design process, our group chose to work on the studio culture, by attempting to re-design the designated studio, Studio 1086 marked on the plan below, to suit the needs of the students. That’s because we are aware of the importance of the physical environment around humans and especially in our case. Since the architectural engineering students are our user group and the studio is in most cases practically their second home, considering the number of hours they spend there. Taking into account that fact as well as the importance of the studio culture in the life of the architectural students, a scientific research needed to be conducted to verify their human and behavioral needs knowing that there are certain activities that would take place there only deduced from the nature of the place..

The Studio we chose to research hosts three design courses of different age groups. First, it hosts the AENG 220 course for 1st year architects and AENG 352 for 3rd year architects and AENG 453 for 3rd year architects as well. In most cases there are two sections in each course and each section has average 20 students. Actually, that was one of the reasons for choosing this particular, since it’s a huge opportunity to share information and learn from each other in a healthy working environment.

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The 351 Studio

The Bathrooms

The Designated Studio 1086

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The Proposed Methodology: 1- Exploratory research: a) Analysis of the plans and the activities. b) Ranking survey to identify the more crucial problems according to students.

2- Case study (international case study): a) Exploratory research: analysis and searching for solutions.

3- Verification research: a) Apply some of the suggested solutions on the other groups of AENG 220 and AENG 352 and study the results. b) Suggest other inapplicable solutions to the other groups in form of surveys and see their opinions.

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The Observation of the Exploratory Research: Exploratory Research: 1. There’s a problem with territoriality; not all 220 students are comfortable using the studio since for them it’s their first studio therefore they still treat like a class, a place to show up when there’s class but they don’t do the work there.

2. Not all the students feel comfortable leaving their work, materials or equipments there if they still need to use them since anyone can take and it can also be easily lost.

3. When we tried to observe the hours when students usually work there we found that most of the hours where there are no classes the studio is deserted or the students who are there are either waiting for something they’re students from other design courses not given in that studio but are working there since again the studio was empty then.

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4. There’s no feeling of privacy provided by the studio. Some of the students don’t like to feel like their work is available for everyone to observe for whatever reason, or simply they work better feeling they’re in their own zone without disturbance and that is not provided by the studio.

5. The change of arrangement that happen between classes result in the movement of the things that some students leave so it make it difficult for students to find them.

6. The different methods of tutoring that happen in classes result in different arrangement of the place. For example; class 352 requires more one to one tutoring in design. However, in the following 220 class it’s a different scenario since

7. All the projects would be put on a table in the middle.

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1- Posters on the pin up walls featuring other student’s work and projects.

2- During classes the concentrated load of students sitting and standing around the instructor blocks the entrance.

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3- Maquettes and old projects are left in the studio and sometimes never picked up as the janitors are not allowed to throw them away or rearrange them. These maquettes crowd up the studio.

4- There are lockers but they aren’t efficiently used because of their small sizes and their location is always changing therefore they are normally used as tables.

5- Students always sit and stand around this table leaving the other ones empty because of its location in front of the projector.

6- Although there is allot of plugs, most of them are unreachable as they are either behind tables or hanging.

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Department of Architectural and construction Engineering AENG 334 – Dr. Nagwa Sherif & Dr. Zeinab Shafik Fall 10 At 2:27 pm on Sunday 7th of November, 2 students were working on the wooden table with Maquette, and then they took their things and left in a hurry to work in another studio with their instructor and the other students

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At 5:44 pm on Sunday 7th of November, 2 students were sitting in this spot of the table however they were doing an assignment for a totally other force

At 9:49 am on Monday 8th of November, there was a class for the design course 352, the students were gathered on the table in front of the projector. Specifically there were 14 students and 2 TA as well as their instructor

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The international Case Study:

Space analysis: 

The Knowlton building is a five storey height building. The architecture studios take place in the second and third floor.

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Unlike the AUC architecture studio, in Knowlton all the studios are open on each other as all the story is like a big hall where you can find small desks Fig. 1 Diagram of the second and third floor

and movable partitions.

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At the end of the hall there are big pin up walls and partitions without desks designated for reviews and critiques.

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The final presentations normally take

place in the ground floor where there

Fig. 2 View of the studios

are similar partitions but on a bigger scale to give space for professors, architects and students to see the final products of those students.

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At the other side of the wall there is a sitting area composed of single chairs that were designed by famous architects like Le Corbusier and the De Stijl chair for

Fig. 3 De Stijl and Le Corbusier Chairs

the students to rest on and connect with what they took in their history classes. However the sitting area isn't big enough for many students to rest in.

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The studios are arranged in such a way that the first year studio is beside the fourth year studio, the second year studio is beside the graduate studios and the third and fourth year studios are next to each other. They are put in that a way to ensure that the students

Fig. 4 The Display Area at the Back

will always have more experienced students beside them if they need help as this is a very important aspect about architecture where sharing experience is welcomed and encouraged.

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One cannot distinguish between the studios of the different years as they are all next to each other. However, the only difference is the

Dr. Nagwa Sherif and Dr. Zeinab Shafik Fig. 5 First Year Desks

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arrangement of the desks, cupboards and computers: -

First year students don't have personal desks and each two share a cupboard. All first year students share four computers which are put in a corner.

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Second and third year students have their personal desk with cupboards. However, each two share a computer.

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Fourth year students have their own desk,

cupboard and computer.

Fig. 6 Fourth Year Desks

These computers are in addition to the computer labs in the fourth floor.

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The furniture and desks we generally well thought of as the most of them had cutting boards on their surface, each desk has a trash bin, there is a proper drawer big enough for A2 sheets of paper and other equipment.

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Fig. 7 Example of Furniture

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Survey: 

In this research, we chose to deal with all the architectural studios of OSU and not a particular one as our objective is to search for general design solutions for studios and positive aspects that should be considered when designing one and not to search for a particular problem like in our case study in AUC.

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I started asking students about their opinion about the studios. As I had limited access and time in the studios, I only asked six students.

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However, I tried to choose a varied and random number of students: a second year student, two third year students, a fourth year student and a graduate student. I basically asked them these three questions: 1- What do you like about the architectural studios here in OSU? 2- What do you don't like about the architectural studio?

3- What do you think will be the ultimate design for an architectural studio? 

The students were generally satisfied and happy about the design as all of them liked the fact that the studios are all open, as one third year student mentioned how she would have felt uncomfortable if the studios were closed rooms like classes as she mentioned that architecture students generally need space as they are always moving around. That's having closed rooms as architectural studios is in a way an inefficient design as there is a waste in space in the circulation between one studio/desk to another and a waste of time for the students to go from one place to another.

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The majority of the students referred to the advantage of having all architecture studios beside each other in the same hall as it helped them allot during their studies as they gained new friends, helped each other, and shared experiences as all the students were welcomed to see other students work and output in the pin up partitions at the end of the hall.

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As for the negative aspects in the OSU

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architectural studio, most of the students didn't find any negative aspect to say however the third year student said that the lab is usually cold and the "floor is too cold to rest on".

Fig. 10 Natural Lighting

However, when I suggested providing resting places in the place she, as well as the others, didn't agree as they don't like the idea of them resting and sleeping over at the studios. This could be because of a problem in the design of the studio, of the whole Knowlton building as it is an unfinished building as all the wall are of raw concrete (the Brutalism architectural style) so they don't feel that the building in comfortable enough.

This could also be because most, if not all, of the students in Ohio State University live in the dorms and houses near the university so it would be easier for them to go home and rest. 

Most of the students welcomed, when I suggested, the idea of having different themes for each section/studio to build up the sense of identity for each section/studio.

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As for the ultimate design, the students mentioned that an open space (hall) design should be the ultimate design for an architectural studio for them to fell the free to move, express ideas, is creative.

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The fourth year student suggested a U-shaped settlement, as he thought that it would help students to interact more compared to the aligned settlement.

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A third year student pointed out that her design will use allot of natural lighting as students love to work beside windows to connect with nature.

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Our Analysis and Conclusion: From the international case study we have concluded some points that should be considered while designing an architectural studio to improve the students’ creativity and learning: 

Movable partitions give the feeling of privacy and territoriality but they still give space for students to interact if they want to. As the partitions give the students the choice to or not to interact. They also give flexibility in case.

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Personalizing equipment: The fact that every student has/shares a personal desk, cupboard or computer gives a sense of belonging to the architecture studio, identity as u can change the design of your desk, security as you're sure that nobody will use, damage, take your personal belongings. You will also feel comfortable if you are sitting in your own desk. In case of lack of equipment of desks, having three or four students sharing one desk could be better than having public equipment. Even though it will limit the student's choice about choosing which desk/equipment to use, it will still strengthen the sense of belonging and territoriality to that studio.

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Separating certain functions makes the studio more organized: We liked the fact that the pin up partitions or the display area is separated from the working area in the lab. As the working are in usually messy and students could damage the displayed items if the display and working area are in the same place. Also, if a visiting architect/student/ professor is passing by to see the output of a certain studio it would be more easy and clear for him to distinguish between finished and unfinished work.

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Natural light and windows: Windows and natural lighting is very important in architectural studios as students spend most of their time in the studio so windows and

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curtain walls decrease their feeling of enclosure as they are more connected to the outside so they will not feel imprisoned. 

The furniture should be ergonomic to help the students with their work and suite their needs so they can be more efficient and creative.

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The verification Research: At the research/explanatory stage an observation of the studio has been made; how crowded the studio is, the number of students who use it other than class time, ..etc. in order to help us form the questionnaire and be able to have an outline of the points the questionnaire need to highlight and discuss. An international case study has been made as well in order to see and explore the application of studio culture in other universities. Placing these observations in the questionnaire as suggestions gave us the chance to know whether these modifications will be comfortable to the students here and suitable for our culture before jumping to conclusions.

The behavioral aspect and human needs were a main object for us in the making of this questionnaire and we wanted to reach that through various ways, so as students ourselves of the studio we wanted to include our own experience, giving opportunity for other students to comment and modify on the problems we’ve faced and what we wanted to be fulfilled in the studio. This gave space for us to highlight some suggestions of our own and having them approved/rejected. Also, in the making of the questionnaire we were careful to not make it in a way that sets the mind of the students that there are certain problems that need to be fixed, we wanted the students to see for themselves whether there were problems in the studio or not and if yes they say what the problems are as they see them, not as has been set in the questionnaire.

This helped us getting suggestions on various topics in the questionnaire and opens our eyes to problems that we haven’t considered as well as inform us of some points or suggestions that we saw necessary but were not a problem to the students in the first place.

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The Analysis of the Questionnaire: 

45% of the students spend 0-2 hours daily in the studio, though most people said they prefer to stay in this studio than working at home.

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83.3% of students who work more than 8 hours in the studio (who are a small percentage) wanted sleeping bags to be provided in the studio.

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Students are neutral about the moving shelves and the chairs.

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The students who took the questionnaire are almost evenly divided between the 3 design courses.

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35% prefer staying in the 220 studio.

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5% work on the table in front of the door (it’s nearest to the professor and the projector).

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Students were neutral about studying other courses in

the studio.

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65% of the students ranked the organization of the desks from 3 and below.

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44.4% of the students wanted to have the display area in another place other than the studio.

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60% highly ranked the need of computers in the studio.

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20% highly preferred merging the studio; however, 40% didn’t prefer it.

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45% were neutral about having people see and comment on their work

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65% preferred working in the studio rather than working at home.

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There’s a problem with privacy and territoriality (55% ranked 1 and 2, and 30% ranked 3).

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45% of the students didn’t like sharing the studio with other courses, while 25% were neutral about it.

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The students clearly didn’t like sharing the desks as 40% highly disapproved and 30% were neutral about it.

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40% of the students prefer leaving their work in the studio, while 25% highly discouraged the idea.

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80% of the students would like to have their own cupboard/drawer for their tools (which is a strikingly high percentage), and 60% want to have their own desk and have partitions in order to create privacy while working.

In the part concerning the environmental analysis: 

45% didn’t have problems with the air conditioning.

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30% didn’t like the ventilation, which may be related to the fact that a high percent also wanted a view or a balcony. It can be deduced that the students have a problem with the

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50% of the students didn’t have a problem with lightning.

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Regarding the environmental analysis all in all, I can be stated that artificial techniques in the studio are user friendly, however, there is a problem in the natural ventilation and the view.

In the part regarding the surrounding atmosphere: 

40% of the student highly preferred to have a view through a balcony or a window and 25% preferred it. Thus the majority preferred to have a view.

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35% of the students didn’t like the general view of the ceiling.

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45% of the students didn’t prefer to have the pipes exposed in the studio.

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40 % of the students didn’t have a problem with the place of the projecting screen that may be considered an unexpected answer since the current place of the projecting screen didn’t seem to be user friendly since the late comers would definitely disturb the others.

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Another strange result was that many of the students nearly all of them answered some questions which they were not required solving.

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However, the majority didn’t want to change the place of the screen.

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The majority of 35% didn’t prefer to have the lecture in another class.

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A very high percentage of 60% of the students wanted to have a kitchenette in the studio.

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35% of the students preferred a certain type of desks which is the one with drawers. 

Also 35% of the students

preferred to have more comfortable seating devices.

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The Deduced Design Solutions: After analyzing the results of the questionnaire certain points needed to be put into consideration before starting the re-design of the studio in order to give us a framework of what the new design should be like and what we need to focus on in the design.

One of the main problems confirmed by the students was privacy and territoriality. Many students were not comfortable working in that studio as noticed by the average number of hours that the students work in the studio per day. The students who do work in the studio felt that a rest area should be provided where there could be comfortable seats, a view and perhaps a kitchenette.

However, a few problems were not pressed on by the students but we thought would provide a better working environment for the students working there. For example, the moving of the projection screen to the middle in order to provide better visibility as well as not make it near the door where the class being given can be easily disturbed by the students coming in and out.

Finally, before going into the design phase we needed to come up with proposals that could be applied easily in the studio. Therefore, no great changes should be made so an application of the proposal could be seen in the studio for real or at least some of the recommended suggestions.

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The Different Proposals: Design proposals based on research conducted: 1. Such a studio as the one we are examining in terms of size, cannot host three courses as put in the current schedule, therefore we thought of some things that can be done. a. The smaller studio next to the studio we are examining can be added to it and thus enlarging the span of the studio in a way that can make it holds the current capacity. b. After removing the walls between the two studios, a wall can be built to create two studios with acceptable dimensions; one of them can be for the 453 course to give them some privacy and to help them concentrate while working. And the other studio would be for the 352 and the 220 students. c. The smaller studio may be kept as it is and the display area may be moved there, since it was suggested by some students to move the display area away from the workshop.

2. To encourage studio culture and to promote the idea of learning while working, its suggested that two design studios' students would work at the same time in the studio, but to prevent conflict its suggested that the tables would be divided such as each course has its one zone providing territorially, privacy and satisfying the human basic need of belonging.

3. It is recommended that the place of the projecting screen would be changed, since by personal experience by some of our group members and by the results of some of the research conducted, the current placement of the projector is not convenient. Since it does not give an opportunity Dr. Nagwa Sherif and Dr. Zeinab Shafik

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4. As found through the questionnaire, a certain kind of desks was recommended.

Generally, a desk with drawers built in it for the tools and the sketches to be put in.

5. Also, the majority of students preferred to have their own desk. Thus, regarding the number of students in the design courses that are held in that particular studio, the number of desks should be increased.

6. Currently in design course 352, there are about 30 students and in design 453, there are about 36 students. Thus regarding the number of students it can be proposed to provide not an exact desk for every student but a locker or a shelf for every design course where each student has a slot.

7. Regarding the environmental aspects, ventilation seems to be a problem in the studio, thus it can be suggested to make more openings in the wall.

8. The proposed type of desks is ergonomically friendly and quite suitable with the nature of the architectural student’s activities. First, the computerized drawing that would be satisfied through having a computer in the desk. Each two students will share a cutting board and an extra space in the desk. Second, the desk will be flexible enough to be tilted to have an angle to have it more ergonomic while manually drawing and drafting. Third, also driven from the nature of the architectural engineering, a ruler would be provided in the desk. Fourthly, since the students have a lot of tools, a cupboard of four drawers would be provided giving each one of the four design courses with own desk. The desk would also have a space for the pens and pencils on its surface. Also, to be ergonomic, selves for books or sheets would be provided at the sides.

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Second design proposal: 

Desk: 1. The tables hold only two people, not four, since while working students may, cause involuntary movements, decreasing the stability.

2. The desks have 6 drawers as there are 3 courses using the same studio and for each course there are 2 sections, so there’s 1 drawer for each student.

3. The desk has a front barrier and 2 side barriers, the side barriers’ heights are lower than the front to give freedom of space and impression of territoriality and belonging without isolating the student.

4. The part of the desk on which students work on will be inclined at 45 degrees to be comfortable for the students and prevent back pains.

5. There will be eleven desks, between each there will be enough space for students to pass through.

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Shelves: 1. According to most students, the moving shelves are suggested to be removed since they cease the movement and make the studio more crowded, so instead we thought of built-in shelves; four different levels above each other and between each group of shelves and the other there’s 0.5 m space to give accessibility.

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Projecting screen: 1. It’s suggested that it’s shifted more into the middle of the class, so as not to be near the door and be equally visible for everyone.

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Window:

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1. The space in front of the window should be empty to provide beam bags and sodas for students to rest, and be exposed to fresh air and calming view 

Pin-up Walls: 1. Pin-up walls will be placed aligned with the window so that it can be visible by whoever enters the class and the students can get comments on their work.

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The Final Design: The first proposal has been recommended, but it has had some modifications as will be shown: 

The partitions placed on the desk will be part transparent, part opaque to be used as pin-up walls, instead of being all opaque. The partions should give the students the feeling of privacy and the same time they’ll be able to see each other’s work through the transparent of the partition.

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The door will not be moved and will remain in its original place.

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Each student will have his/her own drawer and cupboard to put their tools and models in.

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The following plan shows the design with the modifications done with it, added to it is a close up to the desks showing what has been explained in the texts:

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Shots of the rendered proposed design model, interior shots:

1Shot from the corridor

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Not many students stay in the

A resting area is provided

lab for long hours and they

with beam bags, a kitchenette

who do want sleeping bags

and a view. Instead of the one

and a more comfortable area

big window two windows

for resting.

were provided on the two

Beam bags:

Kitchenette:

sides of the wall.

Not many students left their

There will be drawers in the

work that is still not finished

desks that suit the number of

there, since the moving

students. The students of 220

shelves don’t always keep it in will be able to put their work its right form, also not all

in the shelves that are placed

students have shelves or

in the display area.

drawers to put their tools in.

Students wanted to have a

The display area was

display area other than the

separated from the working

working area.

area, it’s put near the door, also that wall is low having a huge inside window in it so people passing can see the student’s work.

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There’s a problem with

Each student will have a

privacy and territoriality in the drawer in their desk, there will studio.

be small partitions that are part opaque used for pin-up, so students can personalize their space, and part transparent so students can see each other while working. It will also have a cutting board.

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Desks:

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Appendices: Appendix I Sample of the Questionnaire: It is a survey conducted for course AENG 334, all results will remain anonymous.

The research aim is to know whether or not the studio is appropriately designed for students' activities and needs.

Introductory questions: 1. Gender. Female ( ) Male ( ) 2. In which design course are you in? Please state the class date and the studio you use.

3. Which studio do you prefer to stay in, it can be one other than the one that you are assigned. Please state why?

4. Do you sit in the same place often in you r design studio?

5. Mark the place(s) where you often sit: please state of if there’s a particular reason for that

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6. Do you stay at the studio other than the class time? If yes, please state the average hours per day you spend at the studio other than class time.

0-2 hrs

2-4hrs

4-6hrs

6-8hrs

more than 8hrs

If more than 8 hrs ‌.. Do you need sleeping bags/areas?

Yes

No

Please rank the following items on a scale from 1 to 5; (1=least) and (5=best)

The course

1

2

3

4

5

The studio a convenient place for studying other

1

2

3

4

5

courses

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Arrangement and organization of desks

1

2

3

4

5

Pin-up walls

1

2

3

4

5

The moving Shelves

1

2

3

4

5

Moving around in the studio

1

2

3

4

5

The chairs

1

2

3

4

5

Being able to work on your laptop in the studio

1

2

3

4

5

Need of computers at the studio

1

2

3

4

5

Working in the studio rather than home

1

2

3

4

5

Other students see your work

1

2

3

4

5

Having comments from the other students in the

1

2

3

4

5

1

2

3

4

5

Privacy and territoriality

1

2

3

4

5

Sharing the studio with other course

1

2

3

4

5

Sharing the desk

1

2

3

4

5

Leave your work in the studio

1

2

3

4

5

Having Display area in another place other than the studio

studio Merging the studios and having only one space for all the students from different years

If the rank for the previous 2 items is 3 or less please rank the following suggestions:

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Having your own desk

1

2

3

4

5

Having partitions as working spaces

1

2

3

4

5

Having your own cupboard/drawer for your tools

1

2

3

4

5

air-conditioning

1

2

3

4

5

Ventilation

1

2

3

4

5

Lighting

1

2

3

4

5

Having a window with a view or a balcony

1

2

3

4

5

The general view of the ceiling

1

2

3

4

5

The exposure of the pipes

1

2

3

4

5

The place of the projecting screen

1

2

3

4

5

If you have other suggestions please state them:

If the rank for the previous items is 3 or less please answer this part : Changing the position of the screen to another place: Yes If (yes) please suggest another place on the plan:

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Current Position of the screen

Having the lecture in another class

1

2

3

4

5

1

2

3

4

5

If you have other suggestions please state them:

Having a kitchenette

Describe what would be a sample of a desk you would like to have in the studio? You can describe it or use sketches ď Š

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Do you have suggestions to make the studio more comfortable for you to work in?

THANK YOU 

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