VIRTUAL: Prague Heritages

Abstract

It is not possible to see the unique values and qualities of the rural and traditional environment in which we live, with the naked eye, that documentation and analysis studies are necessary for these areas, by showing my experience in İzmir province, Torbalı district, Dağkızılca village as an example. I lived in Dağkızılca village between 2005-2011 as an architect of an Archeological excavation. Dağkızılca village did not attract my attention, since our interest and purpose of study was an archaeological excavation. When I went to Dağkızılca village to visit the excavation team in 2022, I observed that traditional buildings were being demolished and the physical environment was changing. Than after, we formed a team and documented the traditional houses in the village. In the field work, we have done; interviews with the local people, identification and classification of the buildings, and documentation work enabled us to see and learn the existence of the local housing typology and construction tradition of the region. In our field study, we determined the existence of a local construction tradition and typology by observing all the buildings in the village and examining their interiors. So we looked and touched. This was exciting for us, but it was just a well-known statement for the people living in the village. How can the existing traditional structures in the village be preserved? In this text, I will introduce the traditional architectural tradition of Dağkızılca village and discuss what needs to be done to protect it.