Vernacular domed houses of Harran, Turkey

The beehive domed vernacular houses of Harran, Turkey were studied from the point of view of historical origin. The factors like climate, social and urban structure, spatial organization, construction and materials which effected the form of the buildings were considered. It has been discovered thro...

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Published inHabitat international Vol. 22; no. 4; pp. 477 - 485
Main Authors özdeniz, M.B, Bekleyen, A, Gönül, I.A, Gönül, H, Sarigül, H, Ilter, T, Dalkiliç, N, Yildirim, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.12.1998
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Architecture
Buildings
Climate
climatic design
flexible building
Housing
Sustainable development
sustainable habitation
Turkey
vernacular architecture
sustainable habitation
flexible building
housing
climatic design
vernacular architecture
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Summary:The beehive domed vernacular houses of Harran, Turkey were studied from the point of view of historical origin. The factors like climate, social and urban structure, spatial organization, construction and materials which effected the form of the buildings were considered. It has been discovered through this study that Harran houses can be built rapidly like tents, with burnt or sun-dried shallow bricks. Vernacular architecture of Harran illustrates the concepts of flexible building, climatic building design and re-usable building materials concepts. Possibilities of using this construction type in our times is discussed.
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ISSN:0197-3975
1873-5428
DOI:10.1016/S0197-3975(98)00027-7