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Books by Esin Hasgül

Ayvalık ve Lesbos kırsal yerleşimleri; zengin sosyo-kültürel ilişkiler, her iki yakada da zeytin ... more Ayvalık ve Lesbos kırsal yerleşimleri; zengin sosyo-kültürel ilişkiler, her iki yakada da zeytin yetiştiriciliği başta olmak üzere tarımsal üretim kültürü ile bu üretim pratiklerinin yerleşimlerle etkileşimi ve peyzaj değerleri açısından günümüzde hala özgün yapılarını korumaktadırlar. Bununla birlikte kırsal yerleşimlerin mimari ve kültürel miras değerleri, morfolojik özellikleri, yerleşimlerin merkezle ilişkilenme biçimleri ve tipolojik yapıları da benzerlik taşımakta olup, tüm bu benzerlikler çalışmamız kapsamında karşılaştırmalı olarak ele alınmıştır.

Conference Presentations by Esin Hasgül

The 'Refugee Crisis' is a critical issue, which has had impact on many countries, economically, s... more The 'Refugee Crisis' is a critical issue, which has had impact on many countries, economically, socially, physically, affecting the world's agenda. While the world has this as an important matter, it is essential to understand the conditions and living problems of the disadvantaged urban neighborhoods and communities. In this context, sheltering is the main problem of refugees who are obliged to leave their own homes. For sheltering, since minimum dimensions are required, family dynamics are varied, and use of shelters is for an undetermined period of time, it would be a solution to offer these people a transient, modular and flexible sheltering system. This research investigates architectural solutions to solve the sheltering problem of refugees while considering not only their physical requirements, but also integration of their social and cultural values. To do so, transient, modular and flexible solutions will be examined through classification while relating physical solutions with theoretical content.

The interaction between space and body can be discussed through both in production and use of spa... more The interaction between space and body can be discussed through both in production and use of space. This interaction becomes weak, a prohibitor wall occurs between space and user. From that point; in order to remove that wall and increase the interaction, it is necessary to examine the position of body. Body can perceive, interpret and understand its environment through senses and it also effect the environment with its actions and visions. Body's unfinished, undecisive and unformed potentials can be pointed out as the dynamic structure of the body. Spatial experience is related to properties of spatial elements, but also to subject that has experienced space according to these properties' positions and movements. Then instead of seeing space design as a three dimensional Cartesian idea, it would be more efficient to analyse and define it as a dynamic system along with movements of body. With the movements, space becomes a time wise and lively structure. The relation of space with time makes dance and architecture come together with the sub-issues that dance has: the choreography of movement, orientation and wideness. Researches investigate issue of space in architecture along with terms 'space-body-movement' while looking the process through an interdisciplinary way, 'dance' becomes also a related term. This study focuses on the space information with body which experiences, changes, and creates and the aim is to connect the space and dance analysing the behavioural patterns through body. Hence, it is acted with suspicion towards the memorization of existing space understanding. So space can be defined as a 'Potential Movement Network' comprising with the areas of dance such as body, movement and balance. In this research, varied examples will be opened up to discussion analysing space-body-dance interaction, with the acceptance of space representing different experiences.

Mekan ile beden arasındaki etkileşim, gerek mekan üretimlerinde gerekse de üretilen bu mekanların... more Mekan ile beden arasındaki etkileşim, gerek mekan üretimlerinde gerekse de üretilen bu mekanların kullanımında farklı boyutlarda ele alınmaktadır. Aradaki etkileşimin zayıf olması halinde, kullanıcı ile mekan arasında erişimi engelleyen bir duvar oluşmaktadır. Bu duvarı kaldırmak ve etkileşimi arttırmak için aracı olan bedenin pozisyonunu incelemek gerekmektedir. Mekan içindeki bedeni denge ve hareket kavramları üzerinden irdeleyen bu makalede, bedenin mekan içindeki farklı pozisyonları kavramsal bir çerçeve ile açıklanmakta ve bu çerçeve bir deneysel çalışma ile test edilmektedir. Bu amaçla bedenin denge pozisyonlarını test eden ve mekan içindeki hareketini yönlendiren bir prototip üretilerek İTÜ Taşkışla Kampüsü’ne belirli bir zaman diliminde yerleştirilmiş ve video kayıt, fotoğraf ve kullanıcılarla birebir görüşme ile analizler yapılmıştır. Kullanıcıların prototipi tekil, çoğul ve dansla birlikte deneyimlemesi üzerinden karşılaştırmalı bir ‘’Mekanı yeniden tanımlama deneyi’’ oluşturulmuştur. Analiz sonuçlarıyla birlikte dinamik olan bedenin dinamik mekanla olan karşılıklı etkileşimini tartışmaya açmak hedeflenmiş ve mekanın ancak bedenle var oluşu sonucu vurgulanmıştır.

The theory of architecture has an inquisitory point of view through the design, production or the... more The theory of architecture has an inquisitory point of view through the design, production or the use of space. Thinking upon the space and its interrelations between other subjects, the main problematic of this research is the space as configuration: how it constitutes itself and relates with human. Thus, the point can be divided into two groups which are the physical formation of the space and the social experience of the person self. Relating these two subjects, the patterns of space and the patterns of culture comes up to the issue. Spatial configuration can be defined as a progressive process which connects the built environment and the human's spatial experience and behaviour. Nevertheless, apart from this connection the configuration of space has also a cultural meaning which relates with the everyday life living patterns. With this regard, firstly the theoretical background is being discussed through examining the physical formation of the space: shape and spatial configuration. Secondly, the social experience of the human is being discussed while understanding human's spatial experience and cultural living patterns. On the third part, the space syntax technique opened up to the issue, reading both the patterns of space and culture. It is aimed to see the possibilities of space syntax in order to understand the social logic of the space. Thus, some plans will be analysed using the space syntax diagrammes and comparisons are being made. The relation between the patterns of space and culture will be investigated. The findings will be discussed upon the space syntax research which defines spatial configuration as the understanding of social dimension in human environment. Introduction Description of the Subject Built form (shape) can be defined as a physical appearance in architecture. Nevertheless, it constitutes a space having configurational properties which also have social and cultural meanings. Spatial arrangements consist of several organizational units in which different living patterns occur. Thus it becomes important to make a connection between the physical arrangements and the cultural living patterns of the space. According to Rapoport (1980), environments are thought before they are built. The design of a space has a prethinking process. Architects configure the space as they use this prethinking and designing process. Then there is a process of producing and using the space as it is presented. Pearson & Richards (1994) examines this as ''We build in order to think and act. The relationship is essentially dynamic and reflexive. Winston Churchill said that-first we shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings shape us-''. So we can consider that there is a kind of interaction between the space we built and the built space that effects us. The conception of a space can be shallowly defined as a series of objects that exists and the organisation of them or in other words the way they come together. So the first part of the research subject can be examined the space and the spatial organisation. On the other hand, there is also a human who involve in the space and constitute a new kind of meaning in the space. Heidegger focuses on this point as ''What is being?'' and the word ''Dasein'' which refers to ''Being there''. For Heidegger, a building was built according to the specifics of place and inhabitants, shaped by its physical and human topography (Sharr, 2007). Thus, the second part comprises from the human as involving in the space with its internal experiences. In addition, the human spatial experience lead us to the cultural living patterns. The reason why there is a two-sided relation between the space and the human is that of the patterns of the space which affect the human and the patterns of the culture that influence the space. The third part of the subject is then understanding both the patterns of space and the culture.

Space is an environment which is surrounded by limits and consists of vital, social and physical ... more Space is an environment which is surrounded by limits and consists of vital, social and physical elements. In its physical context, space creates its own identity with elements it consists of. There is a physical world that architect creates according to some determined parameters. On the other hand, there is also user who perceives, experiences and communicates with space. Thus, the communication between user and space generates the terms ''identity'' and ''meaning''. Main problem is to understand how and in which ways identity of user and meaning of space can be match up with. This problem can be examined in residential environments where interaction of user and space specifically become more significant. Within this context, a theoretical model is developed for understanding user-home-meaning relationship and a sample research is made with a selected group to analyze and discuss how user identity reflects to the space.

The quality of the residential environments can be examined related with various characteristics ... more The quality of the residential environments can be examined related with various characteristics of design and construction processes. When we look from the user's point of view, it is obvious that, various needs of large number of users have to be met as well as the needs of individual users which change in time. In such conditions, dwelling user tries to solve the emerging spatial problems by making some alterations and thus adapting the space to his/her changing needs. With regard to this issue, flexible design solutions can be an important potential for user involvement to interfere in the residential environment. This paper aims at to examine how much the user would like to change his/her living environment while introducing the term ''Flexible Housing''. In pursuit of this aim the general terms and Habraken's ''Open Building'' concept is being discussed and a research about flexible housing has been conducted. The methodology starts with the conceptual framework through the general terms related with flexible housing and ''Open Building'' concept. Then a questionnaire and an interview is being made with people about their own houses. This will point how much, when and why the users would like to take role in their own living environments. With reference to the answers of the questionnaire and the interview a conceptual framework will be constituted about the flexible living ideas which will widen the perspective about the future living environments. The findings about the relationship between the user and the residential environment will also be evaluated. Research concludes that living environments need to be controlled by the user and ''Flexible Housing'' offers a great deal of alternatives which makes the user involve in his/her own residential environment.

Life changes according to various matter, situation, object, etc. together with the time. While c... more Life changes according to various matter, situation, object, etc. together with the time. While considering the change in natural environment and built environment, it is also necessary to take notice of the change in the person. When we read this change through age, some lifetime periods occurs such as childhood, adulthood and elderliness. In this point it becomes important to relate the changes in these two matters. The relation between the change in the environment and the person self creates the term ''Design for all ages''. Talking through the built environment, perhaps person's first essential requirement is the living. In a sense, if we consider that the place and the surrounding of place where a person lives has a changeable character, such a problem occurs: The person should adapt to the place everytime due to the every kind of change. Because of the requirements according to the age, person starts to make some renewals in his/her house, moves to another house or move to an assisted living facility. This situation causes the problem that these houses can only serve just for a limited life period. With all these datas, in this article home envıronment for past, today and future is being discussed over the term ''Inclusive Design''. As soon as a house should meet the requirements of the child, adult and the old in the same time, it is also important not to be obliged to live the place where the person has born, grown and age. In this context, the living lifestyles are being questioned with the terms ''Multigenerational Living'' and ''Aging in Place''. The issue is explained through some examples and some suggestions are being put forward that how ''Design for all ages'' can relate with the home environments.

Papers by Esin Hasgül

As long as there is government and regulations, there will be a system of building a shelter. The... more As long as there is government and regulations, there will be a system of building a shelter. There are experts who have a different perspective about technical , political, economical, aesthetical, functional, etc. issues. On the other hand, there are also individuals who have another thought of their own living-styles. The question is then more related with building a shelter but how and with what. In ''informal settlements''; settlers build their own houses, connect their utility lines and organise their physical arrangements. There are many problems in these settlements; but there is also a self-build and develop process. Thus we can also relate these spontaneously built settlements with the vernacular. Within this context , firstly the subjects informality and vernacular will be defined interrelatedly and as a solution to informal settlements, the participation process will be opened up to discussion reading through three actors which has a different role in the process. Relating these actors, the opportunities of incremental housing in informal settlements will be evaluated connectively which presents a participation process solution for informal housing.

Awards by Esin Hasgül

Since Syrian Refugee Crisis has been arised approximately 5 years, there is an increasing amount ... more Since Syrian Refugee Crisis has been arised approximately 5 years, there is an increasing amount of refugees migrating to Turkey/Europe. They forced to leave their cultural structures behind, having social stress; thus as local/international act; it is essential creating urgent solutions. Reflex_refugee is a housing project designed for different family structures. Core of settlement pattern is ‘’Railway Route’’; combining movement of nomadism with proper infrastructure, will be defined as a bridge relating past-present-future. Taking actions with reflexes, modules are configured with ‘sofa’; providing extended family structure including individual/collective activities.