Seismic Retrofitting Proposal For Modern Housing Heritage: The Case Of Cinnah 19 In Ankara

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2026-1-3

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Özmen, Cengiz
Katipoğlu Özmen, Ceren
Özmen, Ayça
Kishalı, Emre
Eraslan, Vildan
Küçük, Esra Nur Eda

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Cities in Türkiye are undergoing rapid transformation due to the impending threat of earthquakes, leading many notable examples of modern housing to fall victim to the demolition-rebuilding approach rather than retrofitting. This is largely due to the Turkish construction industry’s skepticism about the efficiency of strengthening methods and the economics of high-tech solutions such as seismic dampers and isolators. This paper demonstrates the performance of conventional retrofitting options for a modern apartment building in Ankara. Experimental, innovative and costly retrofitting methods that do not have an established industrial infrastructure or application knowledge in Türkiye are deliberately excluded from the scope. The work focuses on conventional and low- cost concrete jacketing options within the guidelines of earthquake codes, addressing critical issues in the contemporary conservation context such as the authenticity of spatial configuration, construction technologies, the originality of materials, and architectural features. The aim of this paper is to show, through the selected case study, that an economically and seismically safe approach to urban renewal can be adopted in a way that also preserves the values of modern architectural heritage.

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Concrete modern heritage, modern housing, conservation of modern architecture, reinforced, Betonarme modern miras, modern konut, modern mimarinin korunması, betonarme binalar, sismik güçlendirme

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https://jfa.arch.metu.edu.tr/uploads/docs/sayilar/sayi-43-1/metujfa2026103.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/120045

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