ENVIRONMENTAL COMPATIBLE DESIGN AND OPEN RECREATIONAL SPACES IN HISTORICAL CITIES: SAFRANBOLU HAN BACK PARK

Abstract

In recent years, people's understanding of vacation and rest has changed. In their free time, people go to places with cultural attractions to meet their cultural needs, see different places, gain new knowledge and experience. In this context, there are cities with thousands of years of architectural culture, tradition and accumulation in our country. The conservation of historical urban areas requires the preservation of not only cultural and historical values, but also economic and social qualities. For this reason, the areas to be protected should be considered together with the current urban dynamics. In this study, the back of the Han, which is located within the urban site boundaries of the Safranbolu city Çarşı neighborhood and is currently empty and cannot be used, was chosen as the study area. In the city, which attracts many tourists with its historical and cultural features, the number of open spaces where visitors and the public can rest is few. With the study, it was aimed to gain a public open space in the city center. In this context, landscape Project scenarios was designed as a park for the study area. In the study, natural and cultural environmental analyzes of the area were made and the steps of the design process were operated. As a result of the study, different design alternatives proposed for the area were presented. Computer software such as AutoCad 2018, Photoshop CS6 and Lumion were used in the preparation of the projects. It is thought that the results of the study will give an idea to the city managers and will be an example for similar areas.

Keywords: Historical city, Landscape Design, Open Space, Cultural Tourism, Safranbolu.