Authors: V. Şafak Uysal, İpek Kay
December 2020, Journal of Design Studio, 2 (2), 165-171
DOI: 10.46474/jds.822690
Abstract
This briefcase study presents the general framework, process, and results of a vertical design
studio unit, titled Phenomenologies, at Istanbul Bilgi University’s Interior Design Program, supported
by student work samples. Centralizing the tensions between interiority and the natural environment, the
studio explores the role that nature plays in interior design. The process begins with an experiential
inquiry on windows; later to be expanded and complexified by other spatial elements such as doors,
stairs, ramps, and bridges. In the end, the students develop proposals for a research, learning, and
recreation center that aims at problematizing and restoring our relationship to nature in the context of a
lake ecosystem.