Representations Of Change In Traditional Ortigia Houses

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Başkaya, Aysu

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This study aims to determine the functional quality of a dwelling type with an open space, notably the transitional spaces both outside, i.e. open space and inside the dwelling, i.e. the front room facing the open space. To reduce the scope of the investigation to a manageable size, the work was confined to the Island of Ortigia on the south coast of Siracusa in Sicily. Two different vernacular house types built in the late 1800s form the pattern of organisation in the Island of Ortigia and the main difference between the two comes with the open space. In this study the blocks with an open space named casa corte which are either single family houses or houses with multi-family dwelling-units consisting of one or more open spaces surrounded (partially or completely) by living areas are considered. The transitional spaces of the house type casa corte are the places of contact between family and outsiders, between the private domain of the house and the public domain of the street. They clearly show the distinction between the two realms, regulate the access of people and define how far an outsider can enter into the private domain. Therefore much attention has been given to the way in which these transitional spaces are organised, and people interact with each other and within them. On this basis, the visual aspect of privacy which is viewed here as a process rather than as a static condition is emphasised, as it deals with the privacy of the family from outsiders.The 'type' of open space is believed to have a strong constraining effect on people's reactions on the use of the house type casa cone. The privacy that the open spaces may provide can be different depending on the control of access as well as the number of households sharing the open space and the ratio of the open space. Hence the appropriateness and significance of both private and snared use of the open spaces are examined, and the success of flat living with a shared open space is evaluated (Başkaya, 1996).

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Urban structure, Housing typology, Culture-Form and space types, 'Casa corte', Urban design

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http://jfa.arch.metu.edu.tr/archive/0258-5316/1998/cilt18/sayi_1_2/73-90.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/51139

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ODTÜ Mimarlık Fakültesi Dergisi

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Department of Architecture, Article

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A. Başkaya, “Representations Of Change In Traditional Ortigia Houses,” ODTÜ Mimarlık Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 18, no. 1-2, pp. 73–90, 1998, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: http://jfa.arch.metu.edu.tr/archive/0258-5316/1998/cilt18/sayi_1_2/73-90.pdf.