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THE EXISTENCE OF DIFFERENT STAGES IN THE DESIGNING PROCESS OF AN INCLUSIVE INDOOR CHILDREN'S PLAY SPACE
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The research in this article aimed to draw the entire design process, culminating in the identification of a set of characteristics to be implemented in the creation of an inclusive interior play space for preschool children. For this process, it was imperative that final users were part of the project, thus ensuring that their preferences/needs would be taken into account. To determine the process, it was necessary to understand the essential steps for a design project. It was important for the research to identify a set of specific characteristics to implement in the creation of a new space, but never neglecting the characteristics of the existing spaces. Being a continuous design process, the steps should be dependent on one another. After creating the various process stages, it was put into practice, validating its effectiveness. It was concluded that the investigation should be divided in four different, continuous, and dependent stages, being that the first and the fourth stage comprise two distinct phases. After the process has been put into practice, one can see the importance of having different stages (with their respective phases). This is because users participating throughout the project was a focus point during research, ensuring that the end result meets their preferences and needs.
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