Safe City

Safe City

Qualitative evaluation of police station architecture as a public urban space - functional based on user preferences method, case study of 28 police station of Greater Tehran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Keyvan Kiani 1
Ali Sharqi 2
Kamyab Kiani 3
1 Master of Landscape Architecture and Doctoral Researcher of Architecture, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning Shahid Rajaee Tarbiat University, Tehran, Iran
3 PhD Researcher in Architecture, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Imam Khomeini International University (IKIU), Qazvin, Iran
10.22034/ispdrc.2022.701537
Abstract
In today's cities, there are various urban spaces with a wide range of functions from entertainment to
security. Police stations are also one of these urban spaces whose most important task is to maintain security
and social order in the city. The research method of this research has been carried out in two theoretical and
practical parts, in the theoretical part using the descriptive-analytical method of the main dimensions needed
to evaluate the quality of police station architecture, as an urban space, by the theory of qualitative
dimensions of space (Professor Cremona) It was explained and also by using library resources such as
articles and books, the characteristics of each of these dimensions have been explained according to the
architecture of the police station. Finally, six factors (social, visual, perceptual, spatial, morphological and
functional) were selected to introduce an urban space based on the theory of Professor Matthew Carmona.
Then, the following indicators of each of the factors have been explained. In order to identify the factors
affecting the quality of police station architecture and their effect, 28 cases of police stations located in
districts 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and 8 of Tehran have been investigated. The statistical population in this research
consists of clients and personnel present in police stations, engineers of Naja Research Institute and
specialists in architecture and urban design. In order to solve the problem of not having specialized
knowledge of architecture, the statistical community and to create a common language between the
researcher and the respondents, the method of evaluating the preferences of users has been used in this
survey. The obtained results indicate the achievement of identity elements that can be used to improve the
architecture of the police station, which is a public-functional urban structure, and increase the quality of
its architecture. At the end, architectural design suggestions for police stations have been presented in
accordance with the research done.
Keywords
User Preferences kalantari
Urban Space. Architectural Quality
[38]Carmona, M. 2000. Quality by design. London: Combridge University Press.
[39] Cowan, R .2005 .Public space- private space .new york: MIT University Press.
[40] Gupta, B., Rustagi, P., Sinha, P., & Sroa, R. (2022). Virtual Police Station System with Chat Bot
Using FSM. In Intelligent Sustainable Systems (pp. 229-236). Springer, Singapore.
[41] Ghouchani, M., Taji, M., & Darbaniyan, M. (2019). Evaluation of Architectural Design Indicators of
Mosques as Multipurpose bases with Passive Defense Approach. Disaster Prevention and Management
Knowledge (quarterly), 9(1), 48-60.
[42] Gulersoy, N, E Ozosy, A Tezer, A Genliyigiter, and R Gunay. 2009. "Strategic quality planning in
urban environment." Journal of Istanbul Technical University Faculty of Architecture 109-125.
[43] Headley, A. M., Blount-Hill, K. L., & John, V. J. S. (2021). The psychology of justice buildings: A
survey experiment on police architecture, public sentiment, and race. Journal of Criminal Justice, 73,
101747.
[44] Huong, T. T. T. (2018). English Language Needs in Listening and Speaking Skill of Police Officers
in Vietnam: Basis for ESP Syllabus Design. The Asian ESP Journal, 14(7.2), 251-279.
[45] Hajimoradi, G., Rajabpoor, A., Sahami, H., & Ranjbar, F. (2021). Design and location of multipurpose forest parks with passive defense requirements (Case study of Tehran Region 4). Passive Defense
Quarterly.
[46] Munyeka, W., & Setati, S. T. (2022). Organisational politics on job satisfaction: An empirical study
of police officials in a selected police service station. Africa’s Public Service Delivery & Performance
Review, 10(1), 12.
[47] Mahdinia, S. A., Ahmadi, M. J., & Naghipour, A. (2020). The Role of School Architectural
Geometry With Approach Passive Defense.
[48] McAuley, J. (2019). Groundwater-architecture: improving the social value of groundwater (Doctoral
dissertation, Unitec New Zealand).
[49] Maguire, P. F., & Costa, D. N. B. (2018). ‘Scientific torture’? Scientism and the marks of torture
inside a police station in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Vibrant: Virtual Brazilian Anthropology, 15.
[50] Osta Ali, Q. (2018). 3D Analysis and Design Maythoon Police Station.
[51] Sartipi, Z., Mahdi, M., & Pishgahifard, Z. (2022). Identify key drivers for achieving regional
sustainable security based on passive defense criteria (Case study: Lavasanat District). Journal of
Geography and Environmental Studies, 11(41), 39-54.
[52] Santiago Bazan, C., & Espinoza Ventura, A. (2021). Low back pain related to anxiety and depression
in police officers at a police station in Lima. Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana, 21(1), 9.
[53] Totto, V., Maru, J., Reganit, J. C., Del Castillo Jr, C., Decritales, R., & Bangalisan, R. (2020).
Renovation of Police Station in Sitio Barugo, Camarin, Caloocan City. Ascendens Asia Singapore–
Bestlink College of the Philippines Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 2(1).
[54] Trancik, r. 2005. Urban Regeneration. London: Combridge University Press.