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    FOUND OBJECTS AND AWARENESS IN INTERIOR SPACES
    (Scuola Pitagora Editrice, 2012) Saraf, Mergul
    Creating a new function for an existing building directs the designer to accept some pre-made elements or arrange these elements. This arrangement, which is a radical and arguable spatial discipline, interprets rules, sometimes obeys or else disobeys them. Found object can be an example to this type of attitude. Marcel Duchamp, who created original art objects by using ready-mades like a urinal or a shelf with full bottles, is the first person who came up with this idea. A found object can add an identity to the space, create an atmosphere, correlate with the past and create a dynamic association between today and the past. In this study, the notion of the found object and sensibility in interior spaces is examined along with the relation between these concepts through several examples. The character of interior space, relationship between interior space and user, connection between interior design and art is mentioned as well.
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    THE RE-USE OF WINDMILLS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND INTERIOR DESIGN
    (Scuola Pitagora Editrice, 2016) Saraf, Mergul
    Windmills are one of the most important local architectural structures which use wind energy, from the past to present. Windmills were constructed generally to grind cereals and seeds, lift water and run saws. Windmills may fall under the scope of industrial heritage with these aspects. In this study the windmills which located in Mediterranean countries such as Turkey, Greece and Spain have been included. Also In this study, the historical development, the architectural design process and the interior design setup of windmills are examined. The re-uses of windmills in different functions were mentioned on re-use of existing structures within the scope of a basic act of sustainability.