Adaptive reuse of buildings: Analysis for Konya bus station building

Although the concept of "Adaptive Reuse" is handled in different ways in the sources, it can be basically defined as "the reuse of an existing building for a different purpose than the original function for which it was built or designed". While this process requires different disciplines to work together from the first to the last, it depends on many factors in terms of economic, social, environmental and legal aspects. It is inevitable that the Konya Bus Station Building, which we come across at this point, will nt be used and remain dysfunctional in the city, since the function of the bus station will be met in a different area in the future in Konya. In the study, it is aimed to examine the adaptive reuse potential of the Konya Bus Station Building and to determine its new function through possible scenarios. At the same time, it is aimed to determine the attitudes of architects towards adaptive reuse, to get their views on the benefit dimension of adaptive reuse, and to determine the criteria taken into account in the selection of a new function. Within the scope of the study, a literature review on adaptive reuse was made and a conceptual framework was created by presenting a model for the adaptive reuse process in line with the analysis of the data obtained. Then, the adaptive reuse processes of 3 public buildings in different regions of the world were analyzed and a base for fieldwork was obtained. The fieldwork was carried out in two stages. In the first stage, information about the bus station design criteria and the history of the bus station of the city of Konya were given, the structural and spatial features of the Konya Bus Station Building were analyzed, the building was documented with photographs and video footage, and the reasons for the Konya Bus Station Building to lose its function were revealed. In the second stage, interviews were held with local architects in order to determine the possible functions to be given to the Konya Bus Station Building. In order to determine the advantages and disadvantages of the determined possible functions, a survey was conducted with academician architects, and the most appropriate function to be given to the Konya Bus Station Building was determined in line with the results. In the Results and Suggestions section, evaluations regarding the adaptive reuse of the Konya Bus Station Building are included, together with the data obtained at the conceptual framework stage. As a result of the evalutions, the "Social Facility" function, which stands out with its advantages such as meeting a missing function in the city, ensuring the continuous use of the building, providing added value to the city and providing social and social benefits by bringing together users from different segments, has been determined to be given to the Konya Bus Terminal Building.