Diyarbakır mimarlar odası evi restorasyonu

Although Turkey has a rich historical and cultural heritage, these values have not attracted necessary attention due to lack of conservative awareness. In recent years, the efforts of both non-governmental organizations, and academics who have conservative awareness, have contributed to the increase of this awareness. The region called as “Sur İçi” in Diyarbakır, which entered the UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2015, is one of the rare historical urban areas that still remain today with its historic fabric formed by inns, baths, churches, mosques and houses. Despite the devastation that took place in the city in the last year, the early starting of the preservation process of architectural heritage has led documentation of many aspects and the creation of a Conservation- Oriented Development Plan. Diyarbakır House purchased by Diyarbakır Chamber of Architects has been a pioneer in the protection of cultural heritage through a restoration and functioning that constitutes a model. After the restoration, the use of the structure by “dengbejs”, who sing the regional song without instrument, is also precious in terms of preserving the culture facing extinction and recognition of this culture by new generations. The structure, defined as Diyarbakır Chamber of Architects’ or Dengbej’s House, is in Diyarbakır urban protected area and consists of a total of 3-storey, basement, ground and first floor. It is thought that it could have been built in the second half of the 19th century, although there is no information about the date of construction. The building has a U-form plan scheme. Like other traditional houses, it is an attached building and has a single-entry. There is an iwan with two cubbyholes and single pillar in the south of the courtyard, a pool in its northeast and an original kitchen in its west. Windows are round and with cusped arch. The presence of the bay window, which didn’t remain today, at the front street of the building can be understood from the stone console located on the wall. Straight rooftop with concrete was then built for the building which initially had soil rooftop. The stone consoles bearing wooden eaves under the roof retain their original shape and location. The restoration process was carried out gradually with emphasis on local materials and technique in Diyarbakir Chamber of Architects’ House. In the first phase of the restoration, the principle that the building is a whole with the periphery has been adopted and it has been decided that the structure should be purified from the unqualified joints. The attachment, which ruins the original character of the courtyard in the northeastern corner of the building, was removed. In the second phase, the elements added later that were not in the original format was removed. These are party walls built at the basement floor, the toilet behind the street gate and the entrance with briquette wall built to the iwan wall that provides the entrance to the kitchen overlooking the courtyard. The places and the elements identified from the traces in the building was completed or reconstructed in the third phase. The bay window located at the street front whose existence is understood from the stone console on the wall but didn’t remain today and the elliptical pool in the west of the courtyard were completed as a matter of this principle. The fourth phase is adding the elements which are not present in the structure but must be found because of the necessity of use. At this stage, the staircase, which provides access to the reinforced concrete structure constructed later in the north, was rebuilt. Toilets were also constructed under the stairs. In this study, the restoration process of Diyarbakır House located in Sur İçi region purchased by Diyarbakır Chamber of Architects and having traditional characteristics, and its functioning stages have been explained. Diyarbakır Chamber of Architects included Faculty of Architecture of Dicle University in the restoration process and contributed to the creation of a product that common points has converted into social utility in terms of protection.