مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري

Abstract :

The scale and contents of different open-green spaces located in or near daily life in urban spaces are of great importance not only for the visual/aesthetic point of view, but also for the ecological, economical, and spiritual aspects. Because of this reason, the concept of green space has changed and reached to a different extent nowadays. The green spaces, where people have longed for, have moved into the space where they live, creating a different concept named as Secret Garden. The concept of Secret Garden is a new understanding, which is spreading rapidly in the urban spaces due to the roles it undertake. These undertaken roles can be summarized as follow; giving identification to the place, the preference of the place, the provision of recreational demands in a short time and the aesthetic and ecological benefits. The pressure of concrete structures on human psychology is reduced by the reflection of nature in a small cross section, and with the help of these reflections the area is separated by a different atmosphere. Five different structural units differing in usage (hospitals, shopping malls, facilities, restaurants, and hotels) and suitable for the concept of secret garden in Ankara were examined in this study. Field usage, construction and green building elements, and environment-building relations of these secret gardens have been determined. Satisfaction/pleasure status of the gardens was examined by interviewing the people using the space. Results obtained in this study have shown that secret gardens provide visual, aesthetic, economic and ecological benefits to the space where they are located. It has been emphasized that increase in the usage of these gardens in different places will not only be a way out for city people who are squeezed from urban life but also give a visual/aesthetic and functional contribution to the city and place.