Examination of space perception in the context of children location: The sample of high rise residence buildings

Today, the construction of high-rise buildings are more in number in relation with the decrease in the urban constructional zones and correspondingly the increase land values. The high-rise residential buildings must have both physical and social elements for a healthy child development. The children mainly need playgrounds, green areas and spaces in which they can move freely. At the same time, the spaces must be secure and give the possibility for parents to watch them. The life in high-rise buildings is differentiating dramatically from the life in other residential buildings accordingly the spatial behavior of the children is also changing. Furthermore, this circumstance effects the spatial perception of the children. In this context, this study is aimed to investigate how spatial perception of the children living in high-rise buildings are taking shape. This study, entitled as examination of space perception in the context of children location, is composed of five main sections. In the first section, definition of the research problem, aim, context and methodology is described. In the second section, the concept of perception, theories regarding perception, and the development of children and their perception are evaluated. In the third section, the subjects of spatial perception and spatial perception of children with their relating subtopics are explained in detail. In the fourth section, the effects of high-rise buildings on children are determined. It is underlined that close-by surroundings of a residential building carry an important role in the children development. The last section of this thesis covers the topic with a site-survey. The spatial perception of children on both physical and social environments are investigated by the use of this site survey.