Plan typology of traditional Amasra houses

In this thesis, the house culture of the province Amasra in the city of Bartin located in the Turkey's west blacksea region was studied. The traditional house examples of 19th century in the centrum of Amasra was examined and specifically the plan types, construction system, and construction materials were disclosed. This analysis was conducted to remind the house culture that is about to disappear, to provide not to be forgotten in future and to help the restoration to be done. Firstly, the thesis starts with by mentioning the historical and geographical attributes of the region and continues with by mentioning the environmental and social effects influenced the structures of the houses under the title of residential architecture of the region. The climate, topography and material trio which are important in shaping the houses are examined within the environmental factors; privacy, religious values, and cultural attributes, socio-economic status and family structure are examined in social factors which are very important for houses. Later, plan features, plan types, construction system and materials, construction elements and finally the layout and decoration of the traditional houses in the region were explained. In the second part, 11 houses in Amasra district center were examined in detail in terms of construction dates, plan features, construction system and frontage features. In the region, overall, the houses were described by the nickname of the family living in that house. The 11 houses examined within this respect are, home of Boztepeli, Kum hotel, home of Fatma Lady, home of Büyükada, home of Sertel, home of Zırtıl, Denizer pension, home of Zavrak, Kale konak pension, home of Sağırosman ve home of Mehmet postman. The houses have always been entered from a kulluk section and this floor is usually made of stone walls. The plan type of the houses was shaped in different ways, but always on the basis of a sofa (outsider), depending on the habits and usage of the family living in the home. The rooms in the houses are shaped around the sofa (outside). Almost everywhere in the houses is made of wood. It is possible to see the predominance of wooden materials in the main framework, on the filling material of the walls, on the exterior wall and on the decorative ornaments on the front. In this thesis, detailed reviews were made in the traditional houses in Amasra district, the plan types of the houses were removed, the house users were interviewed and the conclusions were drawn about the future changes in the architecture of the region and the future of the houses. As a result, in this research conducted in the name of traditional house architecture of Amasra district, it has been found that the district has an important place in residential architecture with its plan scheme, construction technique and material property and documentation work has been done in order to transfer it to future generations.