construction project: elderly community house
2018 fall
ITU - Istanbul Technical University - Istanbul
project theme: a community house for elderly - accomodation &public space
location: Iznik- a town in northwest of Turkey
Dr Ecem Edis
Being a candidate for UNESCO world heritage list, Iznik (historically known as Nicaea) is a small historic town still enclosed within its ancient walls surrounded by a beautiful landscape. The historic urban layout of the town is still visible with its grid settlement plan remained since the Hellenistic Period and monumental structures from the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman periods. Now, town is most famous with its pottery and tile making, known as the Iznik Çini.
COMMUNITY
C O N T E X T
VERNACULAR
CRAFTS
ACCESSIBILITY
vernacular architecture in Iznik
and local spatial features are
researched and translated to
the project.
The idea of a community house for elderly people has developed during the field trip, after interviews with local people of Iznik. The need for accommodation for the old-age was the problem the was encountered.
During the design process, the building formed up as not only a solution for the urgent need of sheltering but also a social gathering place that allows youth, children and elderly - a variety of age groups - can spend time together.
Following the strict Earthquake regulations of Iznik, the project forms a low-rise hub in respect to modern design principles of ACCESSIBILITY - SUSTAINABILITY, and historical context of Iznik. The aim is to create an atmosphere that invites locals to gather, rest and live.
vernacular architecture in Iznik
and local spatial features are
researched and translated to
the project.
