Assessment of Selanik Street Ankara as a Living Urban Space

The street space is one of the typology of urban public spaces. The various functions of street spaces are among others, as a mode of transportation space, as a shared space for citizens, and similarly as an architectural expression of spaces that contains the collective memory of its citizens. This research is focusing on to the uniqueness of the network of streets and canals made up of street spaces in the city of Banjarmasin. The combination of streets and canals was further explored in order to get the spatial characteristics of the respective case. The purpose of this research is to determine how and why the street spaces in the city of Banjarmasin was changed and what components that influenced the characteristics of the space. This research uses an empirical paradigm with the case study method. The urban units of selected cases in this research are the corridors of Jalan Veteran and Jalan Belitung. The analytical method used is the typology of street spaces within either the ...

A+archdesign international journal of architecture and design, 2015

The streets have been converted into substantial traffic thoroughfares in contemporary cities, although the prevailing belief that the street is just a channel for movement has expired. Streets provide possibilities contributing to social interaction as a part of public life. They are "more than physical transit roads" because of their wider role and impact on activity patterns and social life by ensuring harmony and dynamism in the urban fabric. This study aims to rethink streets and explore the socio-spatial characteristics of vibrant and liveable street design. Following this aim, a literature review has been conducted through looking at several theories of liveable streets and their role in urban fabric to define an analytical framework which has been used to analyze the street. This framework has been defined in three main categories: physical, social, and functional attributes. Within the scope of this framework, a street in Gaziantep has been chosen as a case study to examine strengths and weaknesses through observations. In conclusion, concrete recommendations for determining problems have been proposed with the help of illustration/visualization techniques following the framework's criteria. Moreover, these can provide a guideline for future designs.

IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2016

The word "public" was first used to refer to the theatre audience in France in the mid-17th century. In the 18th century, it turned into the meaning of "public space incorporating a large variety of people and composed of acquaintances and strangers". The concepts of publicity, public space, and public realm have been studied and described by many researchers in the course of time. These descriptions show the development of public space as well. In the very general sense, public spaces are areas of personal and social happiness; collective living spaces of the society; areas of expression of natural and cultural variety; and key elements providing a ground for the establishment of an identity. In the United Nations' report on public spaces, public space is addressed under six groups: 1. The spaces we intensely used in our daily life; 2. Green open public spaces; 3. Public activity spaces which users can go in without any difficulty, are open to public, and are under protection; 4. Public sector realm (social agreements in which the people are represented, contribute to collective goods, and trust in the administrators elected); 5. City as a public space; 6. Cyberspace. As cities grow, public spaces transform and diversify. Attempts are made to meet the changing needs through types of space developed. However, the character of the existing public spaces, the distribution of open spaces and parks and their inadequacy, the destruction of public space, and the things that are required to be done stand as important issues to be addressed. One of the public spaces going through transformation are streets which we intensely use in our daily life. In general, streets are defined as roads with buildings on both sides in settlements such as provinces and districts whose boundaries are determined by neighbouring buildings. Some researchers have defined streets based on their social functions. According to them, streets are meeting spaces; spaces to deal with strangers; the house of the society; the main elements of urban existence; spaces as changeable as life; symbolic models of urban problems; and symbols of free city. However, the role of streets, which are so important in our daily life, has only been reduced to pass. They have been divided into two between pedestrians and vehicles and lost many social functions of theirs. Accordingly, the present study aims to answer the question of whether the abovementioned features and characters of streets as public spaces are still maintained with special reference to a street, which is one of the main streets of Izmit, Turkey. The street, which was called İmre Tökeli Avenue, Hamidiye Street (1908), and Demiryolu Tekeli Street (1948) in the course of time, is currently called Hürriyet and Cumhuriyet Street. The people also call it "walking road". According to the sources, the history of this street is the history of Izmit as well. The past and present spatial character of the study area will be revealed through archive reviews, city development plants, face-to-face interviews, and surveys. Problems will be determined, and recommendations will be developed.

This article focuses on the study of public open space of Kadıköy square. The objective is to assess user perceptions, satisfaction and patterns of outdoor space use. A qualitative approach is used to gain insights into aspects of human-environment intersections, for this purpose, a questionnaire survey and observation were conducted to examine this interaction. This research studies how people use public open spaces and what are the factors that impact the use of these spaces and what physical features are the most influential on the behavior patterns and specific activities related to the space in Kadıköy square.

Journal of Civil Engineering, Environment and Architecture, 2016

One of the basic ingredients of the city tissue are streets. Closely related to the buildings, they defined the pattern of the tissue, or constituted its derivative. The street has always been an important element shaping the character of a city. It played not only the role of transport, but also served as a place for meetings and trade exchange. According to the contemporary urban planning trends, while designing building complexes one should employ an interdisciplinary approach. Apart from classical engineering one should also use the achievements of sociology and psychology. Besides the proportions of a horizontal surface, the architectural solutions of buildings in a street have the most significant influence on the way that a street is perceived by its users. The examples of guidelines on shaping the right space of a street are as follows: the right height of buildings, their location relative to the street or the right arrangement of window and door openings. The purpose of the article is to introduce and compile the sources describing the urban planning and architectural guidelines that influence the creation of a people-friendly street. The analyzed texts concern both architectural solutions and issues from the field of psychology of space.

Iconarp International J. of Architecture and Planning

This study proposes a quantitative assessment method to ascertain urban square potential at 12 gates of the historic city wall where different typologies, characteristics and periodic features are observed in Fatih district of Istanbul. The quantitative assessment method is based upon a series of indexes including 7 factors in total consisting of 35 indicators. The proposed method developed an "urban square potential index", making use of "transport and accessibility", "convex size", "builtup environment", "purpose of use and density", "morphology", "landscaping character" and "identity" factors. This index enables assessment of a square according to a) historical-cultural heritage richness and identity, b) functional diversity, c) accessibility, and d) vitality and spatial quality. This paper presents a base for "decisionsupport system" for decision-makers in determination of the most suitable square with a limited budget, time, labor and equipment during urban square development, design and improvement activities. Furthermore, it allows determination and implementation of the necessary interventions/improvements in order for the available undefined urban spaces to gain urban square functions.

2013

2 Abstract: This paper evaluates the quality of the components of urban public space, with an emphasis on creating a sense of place for walking streets of "Tarbiat" in Tabriz. Public spaces are not only places for community gathering but also for people to live and share their activities and memories with others. The result of such interactions and experiences between individuals and groups is achieving sense of place, self-esteem and social skills and eventually community involvement will increase. The purpose of this research is comparing social and special features of successful public spaces and the relationship between people and specific spaces, studying the behavior of people, their needs and necessities, analyzing and evaluating influential factors on the quality of public spaces and their success in the domains of social, special and physical that caused the sense of place in such spaces. To reach the purpose of this research and determination of criteria and qual...

Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Kültür Envanteri Dergisi

Today historical cities live difficulty to cope with the changes that deplete urban life. Streets are overloaded with vehicles and scarify the pedestrians on streets and open spaces which lose their relevance while being slowly replaced with parking lots. Generally, urban open space is slowly detaching from sustainability, accessibility and pedestrian friendliness which are important criteria to make a city livable. However, livability criteria of the city are an important factor of residents' overall well-being which can be practiced and accelerated where needed. A modern city should provide features to raise inhabitant's quality of life as much as possible. This paper proposes measures that theoretically increase life quality for a livable city. Two urban qualities, sustainability and accessibility are presented as encompassing a pedestrian friendliness through layers of networks such as pedestrian paths, open spaces, facilities and greenery. Once the measures are established those were to be evaluated through a case of Ayvalık. After the city's historical and urban analysis, the recommendations on livability layers are given. Decisions and principles of transformation are shown in detail on a chosen smaller city neighborhood at the center of the city. These principles have been applied to a cultural center architectural design project which is an experimental student work of a master student on architecture in Istanbul Technical University.

Abstract Street is a very important urban element that determines the urban pattern and urban socio-economic life. The urban sprawl and the remarkable increase in the number of vehicles since industrial revolution has given many change to the urban form and urban life due to the nature of street use and function. This paper intended to explore the nature of street and its function as urban form as well as urban space, especially in the context of urban settlement by comparing the street form and use in a planned middle class settlement (Grogol Petamburan) and an unplanned low income one (Manggarai). From the brief observation shows that the dimension of the street, the absence of motor vehicles and the transparency between interior and exterior activities at the street frontage, affecting the role of street as livable space. Key words: Street, Street function, dimension, frontage

Urbanizm, 2019

Urban space is used by citizens at different frequencies and contains various different functionalities. Therefore, it can be observed that some areas are internalized while others remain abandoned. Underused spaces are referred to as ‘lost space’ in literature, defined by Roger Trancik (1986). The work by Trancik has influenced other researchers into thinking and studying lost space in cities. Kadikoy is a historical settlement located in Istanbul. Starting from the 19th century, the area has gone through transformations under the chronological effects of industrialization, deindustrialization, modernization and lastly urban regeneration. Additionally, economic, political and social changes have led to lost spaces in various areas of Kadikoy. This research aims to identify these lost spaces, investigate the reasons of them becoming underused and propose solutions on how they can be regained into city-life. The investigation consists of three parts: literature review, physical area analysis and a questionnaire towards frequent users of Kadikoy. In the literature review, Roger Trancik’s concept of lost space will be examined as well as other approaches towards underused spaces. Physical analysis such as figure-ground and linkage will be used in the determination of differentiated areas of Kadikoy in terms of urban fabric. The questionnaire will provide a sociological point of view, to understand the reasons behind the preferences of users towards the spaces of Kadikoy. The following questions have been of guidance throughout the research: How are lost spaces segregated from the rest of Kadikoy? What were the driven causes in the formation of lost spaces? What can be done to revitalize these spaces into city-life?