Expedition via narratives within architectural design studio practices

Abstract

The study focuses on spatial narratives and the practices of designing spaces using these narratives. It aims to incorporate narrative fragments of the expedition within the space into the design process to make the reflections of life visible and discussable in design. The research uses narrative theory to answer questions about narrative activities, components, formation actions, and the creative spaces opened by the narratives established in the design process. The theoretical research led to developing a guide model for narrative creation in the design process and emphasized narrative construction tactics. This guide was tested in an architectural design studio. The narrative construction process and its outputs were recorded and opened for discussion. The discussion was examined using the thematic analysis method, focusing on the narrative content of the data obtained from the studio experiment and the spatialities realized through narrative pieces. The evaluations focused on narrative pieces that create opportunities for reflection on the design process. The results also contributed to developing a guide that can accompany the construction of these narratives for further processes.