Artium

Abstract

Denizli, being a city of Anatolia, has lost her cultural heritage because of rapid industrial developments. The traditional urban fabric of Ottoman period was almost totally destroyed but there are some parts in the city dating to the years 1950-1980 which carry traditional character. Neighborhood of Altıntop is one of those settlements comprising the last examples of the traditional houses. Being in the contemporary city center, the houses of Altıntop are under pressure of common economical transformations. This study is processed in two cases. First case is the typological analysis of the houses carrying traditional character in the first residential areas of the city – the neighborhoods of Gürcan, Surakapılar, Altıntop, Feslikan. The results are evaluated comparatively with the previous studies about traditional Denizli house and traditional houses of the city are categorized chronologically regarding their spatial transformations. In the second case traditional houses of Altıntop are analyzed according to the categories driven in the first case and several suggestions are developed for the future conservation of the fabric. The aim of the study is to put forward the traditional and spatial values of the cultural heritage which is hidden in the ordinary houses of the neighborhood of Altıntop. Its contribution to knowledge intends to establish guidelines for the conservation of the cultural heritage in the future planning studies