<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Wooden material is described as the oldest construction material along with stone. In the historical process, especially for the buildings of shelter, timber construction components are seen to be used as primary and indispensable structural system components in different geographies of the world as well as Anatolia. This paper focuses on timber-frame structures of four different settlements from Western Anatolia. It is aimed to analyze the traditional techniques, in order to transmit our cultural heritage to the next generations, as well as obtaining some data on construction techniqes to be used for creating alternative solutions to the house production of today.</p></abstract>

Wooden material is described as the oldest construction material along with stone. In the historical process, especially for the buildings of shelter, timber construction components are seen to be used as primary and indispensable structural system components in different geographies of the world as well as Anatolia. This paper focuses on timber-frame structures of four different settlements from Western Anatolia. It is aimed to analyze the traditional techniques, in order to transmit our cultural heritage to the next generations, as well as obtaining some data on construction techniqes to be used for creating alternative solutions to the house production of today.

Case study: Examples of Wooden Vernacular Architecture - Turkish Houses in Western Anatolia

Department of Architecture, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey

YBL Journal of Built Environment

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Wooden material is described as the oldest construction material along with stone. In the historical process, especially for the buildings of shelter, timber...

Case study: Examples of Wooden Vernacular Architecture - Turkish Houses in Western Anatolia

Published Online: Jan 29, 2016

Page range: 77 - 87

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jbe-2015-0008

Keywords
Traditional Turkish Houses, Timber Structures, Traditional Construction Techniques, Timber Housing Technology, Western Anatolia

© 2015 Özgül Yilmaz Karaman et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Case study: Examples of Wooden Vernacular Architecture - Turkish Houses in Western Anatolia

Published Online: Jan 29, 2016

Page range: 77 - 87

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jbe-2015-0008

KeywordsTraditional Turkish Houses, Timber Structures, Traditional Construction Techniques, Timber Housing Technology, Western Anatolia

© 2015 Özgül Yilmaz Karaman et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Traditional Turkish Houses, Timber Structures, Traditional Construction Techniques, Timber Housing Technology, Western Anatolia