Typological method approach in the evaluation of the elevation characteristics of houses built in Bursa between 1930 and 1950

ABSTRACT It is aimed to learn about the space elements which reflect the past to the future in urbanization. The inventor studies are only means of reaching target. Buildings have been taken under protection since 1970s from the point of the period and style they were built. According to the law of Protecting Cultural and Natural Buildings; the ones which were built until the end of XIX. century, the works of National war and the houses used by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk have been accepted as unmovables which have to be protected. Most civil buildings including houses built after the Republic, carry cultural changes and those of economical improvements are seen on them. The architectural movements around the world are seen on designing principles and elevation properties, under the effect of westernization. Bursa which is situated on North-South, East- West transportation axle, has been a very important point on eastern Marmara. Investments were made here, after the republic. The city, which faced many changes since the settlement, has many qualified buildings date back to Republic. Due to these facts, a typical inventory study has been carried out in this thesis to show that the masonry buildings made between 1930-1950 in Bursa, need to be protected. Considering this,in the first part the subject of the thesis is defined, the ideas related to the topic, and the hypothesis confirming these ideas are described. The geographical situation, historical improvement of the city is studied through socio- economical points.The second part includes information about the city where as the properties of the buildings which were built between 1930-1950 are given in part three. The architectural movements at the beginning of XXth century have been searched to define the style and properties of those buildings. The reflection of the cultural interactio in Turkey aver Bursa is examied. Our traditional facts were combined with foreign style and examples of a different synthesis were built in Bursa. The examples of official, cultural and residential houses have been exemplified from this point. Cultural progress is considered in the city on house-scale, and typology method is used to find a matrix. Two main criteria's are used in matrix: The ground with explaining the building through city scale. The cantilevers forming different appearances on elevation. Totally 54 buildings are included in this matrix solution; their plans, photographs, architectura properties are listed. After the forth part which is a form of inventory, the fifth part includes the information about the relation between the buildings in Bursa and around the world, constructed between 1930-1950. This study proved the existence of civil architectural works of that pleriod which are really good examples of past urbanization. Residential, style, historical and urban evaluation of these buildings are shown. As a conclusion the suggestions about the necessity of protecting these buildings from the point of documentary, urban, style and strength are given in part six. xvn «WMJMAHTASYON KEKj^