Parametrising Historical Islamkoy Courtyard-Dwellings:Spatial Quality Parameters and Examination Based onAHP Method

Abstract

Throughout the historical process humans have shaped the environment that they lived in and developed it according to their needs. The living culture has been formed with various spatial setups in dwellings which are the most basic habitats of humankind.Today, functionality comes into prominence in this living culture which is referred to as traditional dwellings. This shows that the continuity is ensured by presenting massand cultural harmony between spatial setups and the garden and neighboring dwellingrelations. Amongst the traditional dwellings, Turkish house is also considered as an important example, which provides continuity with its diverse plan organizations andspatial characteristic. The courtyard character in traditional dwellings is the space thatis effective in the organization of spatial which sheds light on present day with various parameters. This is because the dwelling is located in the courtyard. Moreover, thecourtyard, which starts with the entrance and where the households carry out theirdaily lives, is very significant for the Turkish dwelling as it contains both natural andcultural characteristics. The traditional dwellings of the village of Islamköy, which is located in the Atabey district in Isparta province of Turkey, are discussed within thescope of the study, which examines how the concept of courtyard that contains thefunctional and aesthetic values of the Turkish dwelling, forms various planorganizations and spatial characters in many cultures, affects the spatial quality. Spatialquality parameters were examined on five second-degree registered traditionaldwellings located on Okul Street in the Islamköy village. Three basic principles havebeen determined which are functional, aesthetic and ecological and the sub-parametersof these determined principles have been introduced with the information anddocuments obtained from the literature. The AHP method was used to determine thepriorities of the parameters in this direction. Thus, taking into account the spatialquality parameters, the priority parameters of the courtyard character in the traditionaldwellings of Islamköy were determined.

Keywords

• islamkoy
• turkish house
• traditional houses
• spatial quality