Streszczenie: Zapewnienie dostępności budynków i przestrzeni jest powszechnym współczesnym wyzwaniem w szczególności dla obiektów i przestrzeni zabytkowych oraz dziedzictwa kultury współczesnej. Wiąże się ono z wszelkimi działaniami służącymi
dostosowaniu obiektów i przestrzeni do potrzeb osób z różnorodnymi niepełnosprawnościami, w tym seniorów. Problem
starzejących się społeczeństw i wydłużania się długości życia wymusza szerokie zmiany zarówno w podejściu do projektowania architektoniczno-urbanistycznego, jak i praktyki w zakresie udostępniania zabytkowych obiektów poprzez rozwiązania architektoniczne. Szczególnie w istniejących budynkach użyteczności publicznej bardzo ważne staje się zwrócenie
uwagi na specyfikę potrzeb i obniżone, z uwagi na wiek, możliwości psychofizyczne różnych grup odbiorców architektury.
Joanna Gil-Mastalerczyk, Ewelina Gardyńska-Kieliś
Structure and Environment 2023, vol. 15, (3), pp. 133-146, Article number: el 012
https://doi.org/10.30540/sae-2023-012
*Kielce University of Technology, Poland, e-mail: jmastalerczyk@tu.kielce.pl
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1. INTRODUCTION
The accessibility of buildings and space is a very
current, widely promoted and increasingly loud
issue in the media. Ensuring accessibility results
from a statutory obligation [1-3], the constitution
[4] and numerous other laws, resolutions [e.g. 5, 6]
and is a contemporary challenge, in particular for
historic buildings and spaces as well as the heritage
of contemporary culture. It involves all activities
aimed at adapting facilities and spaces to the needs
of people with various disabilities, including seniors,
and eliminating barriers in various spheres of social
life. The problem of aging societies and increasing
life expectancy forces extensive changes both in the
approach to architectural and urban design as well as
in the practice of making historic buildings accessible
through architectural solutions. Particularly in public
utility buildings, it becomes very important to pay
attention to the specificity of needs and reduced,
due to age, psychophysical capabilities of various
groups of recipients of architecture. Therefore, it
is important to revise the approach and generally
accepted functional and spatial solutions regarding
the accessibility of this type of facilities. Providing
access to monuments and contemporary cultural
goods also means adapting the facilities to the current
utility, functional, technical and ecological standards.
At the same time, in the implementation of these
activities, the most important thing is the selection of
appropriate, individual solutions that will not involve
excessive burden or violation of valuable values, as
it would be contrary to the principles of conservation
protection [7, 8].
1.1. Purpose, scope and method of research
The main objective of the studies became to conduct
accessibility analyses of selected public facilities that
have been functioning in the structures of the modern
city of Kielce for several dozen years.
These include both historic buildings and objects
of high value spatial and architectural, structural and
functional solutions as well as being a symbol and
sign of history (PKS Kielce bus station).
In order to learn about the functioning and
architectural solutions of buildings that are among the
most frequented by the general public, such buildings
were identified (case studies) and in situ studies
were carried out. Attention was paid to ensuring
the accessibility of the facility and its historic
surroundings – as a comprehensive issue that should
be analyzed in the context of the entire building,
including: adaptation of access roads, parking spaces
and contact space – entrances to the buildings. The
issues of the solutions used to improve accessibility
inside buildings have become e
Abstract: Ensuring the accessibility of buildings and spaces is a common contemporary challenge, in particular for historic
buildings and spaces as well as the heritage of contemporary culture. It involves all activities aimed at adapting
facilities and space to the needs of people with various disabilities, including seniors. The problem of aging societies
and increasing life expectancy forces extensive changes both in the approach to architectural and urban design as
well as in the practice of making historic buildings accessible through architectural solutions. Particularly in
existing public buildings, it becomes very important to pay attention to the specific needs and reduced psychophysical
abilities of various groups of architecture recipients due to their age. For this reason, the article analyzes the
accessibility of selected examples of historical objects (case studies) functioning in the structures of the modern
city of Kielce – for several dozen years. In order to get acquainted with the functioning and architectural solutions
of buildings, which are among the most frequented by the general public, in situ research was carried out, the
multi-criteria method was used, enabling comparative analyzes and being an effective tool in making a precise
assessment. The research was focused on the location of the city of Kielce, taking into account current reports and
statistics indicating the largest increase in the number of people over 65 in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. It was
found that it is important to revise the approach and generally accepted functional and spatial solutions regarding
the accessibility of this type of facilities
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