A study on analysis of housing settlements: the case of Senesenevler

Abstract

This study on the knowledge/experience transfer regarding architectural space has two main objectives. The first of these is to develop an in-depth analysis on housing settlements and the second one is to provide pioneering and unique approach of a housing settlement in the 50s in Istanbul to architectural milieu. In the study, first how it is possible to propose such a method will be discussed, and will be followed by a review of the literature on the subject of housing and by which parameters it can be described. After this preliminary research, a systematic approach consisting of two steps (1.Reading, 2.Conceptualization) to analyze the housing settlements will be proposed and this approach will be exemplified by a housing settlement in Istanbul. In short, this article is primarily concentrated on tools required first to understand and then explain a housing settlement.