Identification of Bungalow Houses in North Cyprus

ABSTRACT: Colonial movements, which were continued for centuries, influenced the vernacular (local) architecture of regions, where they established, beside their cultural, economical, political effects. The colonizer either brings his/her architectural language totally to the colonized region or makes changes on the vernacular architecture of colonized region. The main purpose of this research is identifying the constructed Bungalow Houses, which are originally belonging to the Traditional Vernacular Architecture of India, during the British Colonial Period in North Cyprus. In this respect, this study includes mainly seven chapters. First chapter is an introduction, which will provide fundamental information about the study. The definition of subject, the aim of the work, used research methods and techniques, limitations of the study will introduced in this chapter. In the second chapter, the meaning and the history of ‘colonization’ will be discussed in general. In addition, British colonization system will be focused and discussed in terms of management and architecture. The general overview on Bungalow Houses will be provided in the chapter three. The meaning of the term ‘Bungalow’, the first user and usage of it will be described. Also, the history of British Colonization in India and the effects of this process on the Bungalow Houses will discussed and finally, the story of spread of this house model to the world will explained. The fourth chapter deals with the British Period in Cyprus. The history of establishment of British colonization on the island and the whole period (1878-1960) will be explained in terms of political and administrative issues at the first part of this chapter. Then, the evolution of built environment in Cyprus during the British Period will be discussed in general. In the next chapter, the emergence and development of Bungalow Houses in North Cyprus will be identified in terms of spatial organization, formal configuration, uses of spaces / functional analysis, building materials, construction / structure techniques and environmental issues. In the sixth chapter, the features of Bungalow Houses in North Cyprus will be compared with the features of Bungalow Houses in general in the light of the previous chapter. Keywords: Colonialism, British colonization, British colonial architecture, Bungalow Houses, N. Cyprus. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………