Sketch: Journal of City and Regional Planning

Yazarlar: Meltem Uçar

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DOI:10.5505/sjcrp.2019.69188

Anahtar Kelimeler:Tarsus,Local Architecture,Housing,Republican Period

Özet: This study includes the comparison of the spatial and functional configurations of the two residential buildings constructed in the Republican Period within the traditional residential fabric of Tarsus with the traditional residential buildings in the same place.The plan schemes of the two buildings built in the 1950s in the historical residential area of Tarsus have similarities with the traditional residential buildings. In this context, the two sample structures examined within this study provide an opportunity to evaluate the change and development of spatial and functional organization of residential buildings in Tarsus. In the first part of the study, housing approaches before and after Republic in Turkey is presented; in the second part, two sample buildings are explained. The similarities and differences from the points of spatial and functional organization, and, structure and material usage between the two sample buildings and the Ottoman Period traditional residential buildings are also presented in the second part. In the last part, the sample buildings are evaluated within the context of housing development history and local architecture in Tarsus. These buildings are considered as examples of the evolution of housing structures from traditional residential buildings designed in accordance with the socio-cultural structure of the Ottoman Period, to the apartment buildings developed in parallel with the changed architectural approaches and life style of the Republican Era.

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