PRINCIPLE 7 : SIZE AND SPACE FOR APPROACH AND USE

A design must succeed the rule of size and space for approach and use. A proper space must be considered for the user’s body measurements, postures and movements. Both for the sitting and standing users, the design must have proper shape. Turkish architects in Ankara had the experience of that in these years. (Demir, 2006, p.71)

But still some parks has so many problems about that issue. The hard surfaces in some parks are so narrow that two people can hardly pass.

To illustrate the road that passes next to dolmush destinations is not proper for the citizens that is it is juxtaposed to the vehicular road.

In Odtü the pavements near the KKM and the pavement lies along the rectorship building to the A1 entrance have a bunch of trees in the middle. This makes it difficult to use the pavement for students. The stone floor covering around the KKM circle and the C statue does not let a person carrying other disabled one’s chair walk easily.

The overcrossing in Kızılay which connects the Meşrutiyet street and flower’s shop is another example. The stairs of it is a real problem both for two people walking and large people.

There are also problems in Gençlik Parkı in Ulus. There is a big lake like pool in the park. While designing the bridge like passages’ slopes above the pool, it is not considered that humans will use them, which means they too much upright to walk along.

Besides the tourniquets of the amusement park are narrow for a people who is larger or having a obesity problems. To sum up there are certain problem that cannot satisfy the needs of human size for space in Ankara’s public spaces.