Evaluation of the refunctionality of historical bathms as immovable cultural asset: Bursa example

Historical buildings are among the important structures that bear the traces of periodic developments in human history and document the economic, social and cultural accumulation of past societies. While these buildings reflect the aesthetic understanding of that period with their architectural styles, they also show the lifestyles and technological level of that period with the spaces they contain and the materials used. Conservation and restoration processes are of great importance to preserve the importance of these historical structures in our heritage. Especially today, the sustainable use and evaluation of historical buildings comes to the fore. Many historical buildings remain idle because they have lost their original function. However, re-functioning of these structures not only ensures their physical preservation, but also contributes to the survival of our cultural heritage. Historical buildings that gain a new function generally provide a significant revival and contribution in economic, cultural and social terms. Therefore, the sustainable use and preservation of historical buildings both ensures the continuity of our cultural heritage and offers various economic and social benefits. In this study, a detailed analysis of the refunctioning process of historical bath structures will be made and evaluations will be made on the sustainability and spatial transformation of these structures. This study consists of 5 main sections. In the first section, information about the purpose, scope and method of the study is given. In the second part, the concept of bath, the history of bath architecture, the spaces in the Turkish bath and the plan schemes are explained. In the fourth chapter, information is given about the original plans, current plans and interventions of the existing bath structures in the center of Bursa. In the fourth chapter, 8 bath structures that were given new functions in the central districts of Bursa (Cık Cık Bath, Court Bath, Nalıncılar Bath, Ördekli Bath, Thursday Bath, Şengül Bath, Tavukpazarı Bath, Umurbey Bath) were examined and the detection and results of the interventions were evaluated. In this context, the economic, cultural, social sustainability and spatial transformations of the bath structures after refunctioning were analyzed. In the fifth chapter; In line with all the data, the issue of giving functions has been reconsidered, and the practices applied to immovable cultural assets that need to be protected and their results have been examined around the cause-effect relationship. Solution suggestions were presented within the framework of the results obtained.