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The Evolving Design of 20th-Century Apartments in Ankara

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  • Yasemin Ince Guney

    (Balikesir University, Department of Architecture, Cagis Kampusu, 10010 Balikesir, Turkey)

  • Jean Wineman

    (Doctoral Program in Architecture, TCAUP, The University of Michigan, 2000 Bonisteel Boulevard, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2069, USA)

Abstract

This study analyzes a longitudinal series of Ankara apartment houses using space syntax methodology to uncover the underlying genotype and its transformation over time. The results indicate that transition-space-centred organization is the underlying spatial structure for 20th-century Ankara apartments. Diachronic examination of the sample in terms of sectoral differentiation—that is, clustering of spaces based on functional and social requirements, and in relation to the exterior— has identified three groups: (a) the houses from the 1920s with no sector differentiation and one entrance; (b) the houses from the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s with different sectors and multiple entrances; (c) the houses from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s with different sectors and one entrance. Viewing these results in relation to an analysis of the history of domestic culture demonstrates that there exists a schism between the historical periods representing social changes and the spatial periods representing the transformation of the Ankara house genotype.

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  • Yasemin Ince Guney & Jean Wineman, 2008. "The Evolving Design of 20th-Century Apartments in Ankara," Environment and Planning B, , vol. 35(4), pages 627-646, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envirb:v:35:y:2008:i:4:p:627-646
    DOI: 10.1068/b3401
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    1. Sungil Ham & Hyunsoo Lee, 2016. "Topological Transitions in Collective Housing Units of South Korea," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(1), pages 1-16, December.

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