TYPOLOGICAL ANALYSIS ON TRADITIONAL EĞİRDİR HOUSES

Abstract

Traditional houses that built at different cities of Anatolia, reflect many diversities according to the culture, climate and geography of the region which they built at. The history of the Eğirdir District which located at Turkey’s Mediterranean Region, around the Lake Lands area, as a district of Isparta City, roots back to the Hellenistic Period. For this reason, there are diverse heritage buildings and archaeological remains at the district which can be dated from Hellenistic Period to early times of the Republic Period of the Turkey. Architectural heritages such as Traditional houses, mosques, churches, baths and other buildings with various functions, all together formed the urban texture of the district. However the homogeneous historical structure of urban texture has been degenerated by the land reclamation fillings that built with the development plan, crossing roads and new / high-raised buildings. The traditional houses were concentrated at specific streets. The houses that built between the end of 19.th and the beginning of the 20.th centuries are mostly abandoned and as a result of these actions, they are facing the risk of the disappearance. To ensure the continuity of the cultural heritage, it is crucial to preserving and keeping alive, the houses which reflect the society’s socio-cultural life and architectural culture by conserving them. There is an urgent need to conservation projects and their implementation to prevent the disappearance of these important heritages. Documentation is a prerequisite for conservation projects. In this study, with the aim of preparing a base to Conservation of the Traditional Eğirdir Houses, as part of architectural documentation studies, typological analysis of locations, plan drawings, construction systems, usage of the materials and façades have been conducted.