Age-Friendly Interiors in Practice: Evaluating Spatial Responsiveness through a Delphi-Informed Design Audit
Makbule Berfin Büker, Zuhal Kaynakcı Elinç · 2026
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Makbule Berfin Büker and Zuhal Kaynakcı Elinç develop, in a 2026 study, an expert-refined audit for judging how well community day centers for older adults respond to aging bodies and senses. Experts in architecture, interior design, and gerontology shaped an eighteen-item checklist over three Delphi rounds, covering access, environmental quality, and safety, then applied it to eight municipal centers in Turkey with photographs.
Total scores barely differed between center types, yet safety-critical details such as flooring, color contrast, and handrails did. Compact layouts with clear entrances seemed to ease orientation, while fragmented layouts demanded more. Designers get a tool that looks past basic compliance toward coherent, legible spaces.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Makbule Berfin Büker, Zuhal Kaynakcı Elinç |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 45425 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |