A Comparative Parametric Evaluation of Informal and Formal Housing: Maltepe/Istanbul Case Study

• Authors: Aylin Akcabozan , Yüksel Demir
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The intention of this paper is to provide a comparative parametric approach that to analyze informal housing patterns and to develop alternative housing paradigms by designing new formal housing patterns in Istanbul. This paper focuses on parameters which are effective in the formation of “informal housing settlements” considering the formal housing production alternatives. Observation, actual sources and parametric evaluation was used. This study aims to make comparison between organic informal housing structure and formal housing structure in Maltepe/ Istanbul housing settlement and analyse their physical and spatial patterns by using parametric evaluation approach.

Keywords

EN

Architecture; mass production; parameter estimation; urban areas

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Architecture and Urban Planning
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 21-26

Dates

published

2015-12-01

online

2016-02-03

Contributors

author

Aylin Akcabozan

• Department of Architecture, Yıldız Technical University Address: Barbaros, Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Turkey, 34349. Phone: [phone]

author

Yüksel Demir

• Department of Architecture, Istanbul Technical University Address: Taşkışla, Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey, 34743. Phone: [phone]

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/aup-2015-0003