ARCH496 UNDERSTANDING THE OTTOMAN TIMBER FRAMED HOUSES AND THEIR CONSERVATION
| Course Code: | 1200496 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Architecture |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. NERİMAN ŞAHİN GÜÇHAN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, the students will comprehend the history, architectural and constructional features, and conservation problems in traditional timber framed houses, which form the majority of the building stock in Turkey’s cultural heritage.
Course Content
The course aims at introducing the historic, architectural and constructional characteristics of traditional timber framed (hımış) Ottoman houses with special emphasis on their conservation problems. Topics covered in the course in are: Definitions: What is the Ottoman / Turkish / Anatolian house? The traditional timber framed houses: Origins: Discussions on terminology; Historic and architectural features of the Ottoman house: Spatial organisation and elements ;Regional differences in form and materials; Building masters, Availability of material and Selection of materials; Types of decay and deterioration; Construction techniques and processes.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, the student will be able to:
- gather knowledge of the history, architectural, and construction features of traditional timber-framed Ottoman houses
- develop skills in the identification of their constructional features and conservation problems
- develop awareness towards the conservation of traditional timber framed houses considering their peculiar characteristics.