The Creation of a Prototype Project within the Application of Traditional Methods in Kastamonu, Küre Rural Settlements


Olgun İ.(Executive), Cantimur B. B., Hasgül E., Turgut E., Ökten M. S.

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions, BAP Research Project, 2015 - 2016

  • Project Type: Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions
  • Support Program: BAP Research Project
  • Begin Date: January 2015
  • End Date: December 2016

Project Abstract

The study includes general analyzes of the place from the settlement scale to the interior space scale, architectural and ecological analyzes in the traditional house, the evaluation of these analyzes in line with the design principles, and the experience of new building design in rural settlements, and a project approach from the traditional building to the new building. As a result of all these analyzes, by using traditional building techniques and materials, the design and application drawings of the "Rural Dwelling" and "Rural Multi-Purpose Gathering Place" projects in Küre Ersizlerdere Village are provided both to provide site-specific building design experience and to provide opportunities in other villages. It is also important to create sample prototypes for new structures to be built. In this direction, in the study of Ersizlerdere Village Design Guideline, which started with the analysis of the site-specific situation, the data collected about the area was re-evaluated. The settlement structure of the area was revealed and the architectural and ecological analyzes of the traditional houses in the area were made. Under the headings of location, orientation, landscape elements, spatial organization, construction system and material use, and facade setup, a gradual common conclusion was reached with neighborhood-scale analyzes for 5 different neighborhoods in the village and a joint comparative analysis of 5 neighborhoods. The analysis were continued with the ecological analysis of the samples reflecting the architectural character of each neighborhood in the village, within the scope of the Ecotect Program, and the climatic control of the current situation. With the results obtained, the suitability of the principles defined in the guideline was re-examined and ecological building design principles were determined in parallel with the guideline. With these principles, a base was created for the new building design within the framework of the titles of longevity, high architectural quality, economy, earthquake resistance, heat-water-sound-insulation. Along with the defined principles, a flexible usage scheme in spatial organization and facade layout was proposed during the design phase, and a design approach was adopted in which village users can create alternatives while producing the spaces they will live in. Flexibility was designed integrated with the construction system and mechanical and static expert opinions were taken. The created design was shared with an expert in ecological terms, system details were created and material selections were foreseen. The fact that the study includes both a dwelling design in the rural area and a multi-purpose gathering place in the rural area is important in terms of being a reference for new projects to be made for different uses in the rural area. Therefore, with the project, it is aimed to create a structuring approach suitable for the conditions of our country for rural settlements that are losing their original character in the face of rapid spatial change/transformation by using ecological structuring principles, local materials and methods and foreseeing a contemporary building design.