A research about the facade perception of the gated communities in Konya

Residence is a whole of places including structures ranging from the very first shelter to today's buildings where people meet the basic needs like eating-drinking, sheltering, cleaning, resting, having a good time etc.; that usually seperated from outside, composed of different spaces, changes due to periodic needs. In this study it is aimed to examine the formation process of the Gated Communities in Konya and to examine the plan types of the gated communities in the development areas of residential areas, a detailed literatüre search is also performed and the architectural projects of the gated communities, which were determined according to the Konya city plans, were examined. İn this study the different Gated Communities in the Havzan region in Konya, which is constantly developing, is analyzed in terms of facade perception; also the concept of housing, housing development in Turkey and in Konya were mentioned. The development in Konya is described in historical process. The gated communities are searched and evaluated in detail. Our study is explained in subtitles like development in World, Turkey and Konya, design criteria, classifications, properties of gated communities. 5 gated communities located in the region Konya Meram Havzan are introduced with their properties. The architectural application projects are colored and photographed in the same language and grouped according to their types and explained in detail by making use of tables. Finally the perception of the facade on the gated communities were researched with the help of the survey made at houses within the study area and assesments were made with the help of SPSS 16.0 (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) program. Keywords: Facade Perception, The Gated Communities, Konya Havzan Area, Architecture