Ankara İli İçin Alternatif Bir "Barınma Evi" Önerisi

Abstract

Within the scope of the thesis study, the homeless, who have found themselves a place especially in sociology today, has been analyzed by associating with the field of interior architecture. In the study, meaning of the term homelessness and its various meanings in different countries and cultures have been investigated. In this direction, the concepts of homelessness and poverty have attracted attention and the relationship between them have been tried to be determined. It has been determined what the person needs to realize the ideal experience of the individual in the direction of the determined data, by identifying the 'things' of which the homeless and the poor are deprived. The research will examine the initiatives undertaken in order to resolve the problem of housing in Ankara for individuals deprived of shelter. This study aims to present a permanent spatial solution proposal for the homeless, who are presently faced as an important social problem and gradually increasing. Within the scope of the study, it is planned to present a new low-cost housing project as an alternative to Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Shelter for the homeless who are trying to maintain their lives in Ankara. An alternative shelter proposal will be developed by examining through the House of Commons serving under Ankara Metropolitan Municipality. Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Shelter, located in the Ulus district, will be examined and face-to-face interviews will be held within the framework of the questions prepared by the researcher with the resident homeless individuals and authorities. In addition, the interior and exterior environment of the Shelter will be observed and documented with photograph. Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Shelter was chosen because it is the only public institution in Ankara that serves the homeless. Considering thedeficiencies determined in the direction of the examinations carried out and expectations of the user, user's expectations, an alternative housing design for Ankara province has been prepared. Though the module presented as an alternative has been fictionalized for Ankara, it can be adapted to different geographies and users .

As a result, the problem of homelessness has been examined from a point of view which has not been addressed much before. Within the scope of the thesis study, a flexible building module which may propose a permanent solution for the homeless is designed. The traditional space perception has been tried to be broken in the design, and the interfluent spaces have been fictionalized without separating the spaces with the separators. However, the designed module is not just thought as form-focused. When the design is performed, it is not considered as independent from the user. Thus, going beyond to designing an object for the homeless, a flexible space design that can be diversified in line with the user and users’ needs has been proposed by investigating the relation between the user and space.

Key Words Shelter, Modularity, Flexibility, Design, Homelessness, Interior Architecture