A Refunctional Traditional Housing; Kula Zeynep Onbaşı House

Abstract

By maintaining their current functions or by providing them with new ones and utilizing them, historical and cultural heritage buildings can be transferred to the future. While maintaining the continuity of our historical structures, it is crucial to ensure that the buildings that continue to serve their original purposes adapt to the comfort levels of the time and that the structures that have been given new purposes include the structural arrangements required by the function. Traditional homes are now largely employed for new purposes because they can no longer accommodate changing family dynamics and spatial requirements. This study, whose objective is "to address the benefits of refunctioning and the adverse consequences it may create," has been assessed in relation to Zeynep Onbaşı House, which is situated in the heart of Kula's city and within an urban protected area. The traditional home that is the focus of the study is currently a boutique hotel. In this context, a broad description of Zeynep Onbaşı's house was given before an explanation of the building's architectural elements. Later, the new role assigned to the house was examined after the good and bad aspects of the new function were analyzed. In light of this, it was determined that the refunctioning project, despite having tolerable drawbacks, was largely effective.