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Adaptive Reuse Potential of Cultural Heritage: The Case of Istanbul Drapers’ Bazaar

Begüm Bayraktaroğlu
Begüm Bayraktaroğlu
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Pınar Öktem Erkartal
Pınar Öktem Erkartal
   | Oct 20, 2023
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Published Online: Oct 20, 2023
Page range: 1 - 20
Received: Jan 23, 2023
Accepted: Sep 12, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acee-2023-0029
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Figure 1.

Location of IDB (Doğan Tekeli Archive)
Location of IDB (Doğan Tekeli Archive)

Figure 2.

Siteplan of the building complex (Doğan Tekeli Archive)
Siteplan of the building complex (Doğan Tekeli Archive)

Figure 3.

The setting of the masses (Doğan Tekeli Archive)
The setting of the masses (Doğan Tekeli Archive)

Figure 4.

Section of the project (Doğan Tekeli Archive)
Section of the project (Doğan Tekeli Archive)

Figure 5.

Art works in IDB (Doğan Tekeli Archive)
Art works in IDB (Doğan Tekeli Archive)

Figure 6.

Istanbul Drapers’ Bazaar (Doğan Tekeli Archive)
Istanbul Drapers’ Bazaar (Doğan Tekeli Archive)

Figure 7.

A Façade of IDB from the first (on the left) and recent period (on the right) (created by authors with photos from Doğan Tekeli Archive)
A Façade of IDB from the first (on the left) and recent period (on the right) (created by authors with photos from Doğan Tekeli Archive)

Figure 8.

Sadi Diren's ceramic panel, invisible due to various elements (photo by authors)
Sadi Diren's ceramic panel, invisible due to various elements (photo by authors)

Figure 9.

Existing air conditioner and cables (photo by authors)
Existing air conditioner and cables (photo by authors)

Figure 10.

Histogram of IDB's economic condition (locational value) (created by authors)
Histogram of IDB's economic condition (locational value) (created by authors)

Figure 11.

Histogram of IDB's social condition (created by authors)
Histogram of IDB's social condition (created by authors)

Figure 12.

Histogram of IDB's functionality (created by authors)
Histogram of IDB's functionality (created by authors)

Figure 13.

Histogram of IDB's legal condition (created by authors)
Histogram of IDB's legal condition (created by authors)

Figure 14.

Histogram of IDB's physical condition (created by authors)
Histogram of IDB's physical condition (created by authors)

Figure 15.

Histogram of IDB's technological condition (created by authors)
Histogram of IDB's technological condition (created by authors)

Figure 16.

Histogram of IDB's political condition (created by authors)
Histogram of IDB's political condition (created by authors)

Figure 17.

Future status of IDB (created by authors)
Future status of IDB (created by authors)

Figure 18.

Adaptive reuse suggestions from experts (created by authors)
Adaptive reuse suggestions from experts (created by authors)

Publications on IDB after 2000 (created by authors)

Study Author Type Date Focus
Creation of the Memory through The Usage of Art in Architectural Design & IMC [9] Sena Özeren Master Thesis 2008 IDB's architectural history, design, art works
From Istanbul Drawers' Bazaar to Unkapanı Plakcı's Bazaar: A Historıcal Assessment on Spatial Organızatıon [10] Gökçe Kaan Demirkıran Article 2013 Turkish music and IDB
Architecture at the Intersection of Continuity and Change: Three Structural Approach Processes in the City of Istanbul [11] Tuba Sarı Congress Paper 2015 How the contemporary design approach can follow in keeping the past up to date through IDB and two other buildings
Assessment Of 20th Century Modern Architecture Heritage: The Case Of IMC [12] Saadet Kök Master Thesis 2016 The values and qualities of IDB that need to be maintained
Mat-Building And The Case Of “İstanbul Manifaturacılar Çarşısı” [13] Hüseyin Ali Korkut Master Thesis 2016 Relation of IDB and mat-building approach
A Hidden Open Air Museum: Istanbul Drapers' Bazaar [14] Şehnaz Şişmanoğlu Article 2016 Foundation, construction, environmental context, works of art and functions of IDB
At the Intersection of Local and Global: İstanbul Manifaturacılar Çarşısı [15] İdil Erkol Article 2017 “Modernist form language with reference to the locality” of the building, the context and architectural character of IDB
An Architecture of Arabesk: The (Re)making of İstanbul Manifaturacılar Çarşısı, 1967–2017 [16] Pınar Şenol Master Thesis 2017 The relationship between IDB and its users in terms of the modernisation process in Turkey
Two Unique Protected Sites with a Modern Heritage in Historical Peninsula in Istanbul [17] Gülhan Benli & Aysun Ferrah Güner Book Chapter 2017 Characteristics of Süleymaniye (covering IDB) and Zeyrek
Can’t We Protect Our Republican Period Heritage? [18] Doğan Tekeli Article 2018 Problems with the preservation of IDB
Investigation of Shopping Spaces in the Istanbul Historic Peninsula through Three Buildings: Grand Bazaar, Istanbul Manifaturacılar Market and Historia Shopping Center [19] Meltem Özçakı Article 2020 IDB's and two other buildings’ relationship with the city, architectural features, and interior constructions in terms of a shopping centre in Turkey
Measuring Architecture and Urban Fabric: The Case of the İMÇ and the SSK Complexes [20] Mario Lodeweik Lionar & Özgür Ediz Article 2021 Visual complexities of the IDB and the SSK Complexes and the urban fabric of the District of Zeyrek adjacent to these two complexes
In Search of Local Modernism The Istanbul Drapers’ and Furnishers’ Bazaar [21] İdil Erkol Bingöl Book Chapter 2021 Context and architectural character of IDB

AdaptSTAR weightings of İstanbul Drapers’ Bazaar (created by authors)

AdaptSTAR Criteria [26] İstanbul Drapers’ Bazaar
Main category (max.) Sub-category (max.) Rating
Physical (16.08%) 12.05%
Structural integrity and foundation (5.58%) (Q5) 4.17%
Material durability and workmanship (5.33%) (Q6) 4.00%
Maintainability (5.17%) (Q7) 3.88%
Economic (locational value) (13.40%) 12.55%
Density and proximity (4.47%) (Q8) 4.31%
Transport and access (4.52%) (Q9) 4.12%
Plot size and site plan (4.41%) (Q10) 4.12%
Functional (15.23%) 12.73%
Flexibility and convertibility (3.42%) (Q11) 3.21%
Disassembly (2.96%) (Q12) 1.97%
Spatial flow and atria (3.00%) (Q13) 2.79%
Structural grid (3.03%) (Q14) 2.56%
Service ducts and corridors (2.82%) (Q15) 2.20%
Technological (14.85%) 10.87%
Orientation and solar access (2.80%) (Q16) 2.33%
Glazing and shading (2.54%) (Q17) 1.96%
Insulation and acoustics (2.49%) (Q18) 1.46%
Natural lighting and ventilation (2.67%) (Q19) 2.15%
Energy rating (2.31%) (Q20) 1.30%
Feedback on building performance and usage (2.04%) (Q21) 1.67%
Social (14.37%) 12.33%
Image and history (4.69%) (Q22) 4.58%
Aesthetics and townscape (5.04%) (Q23–Q24) 4.80%
Neighbourhood and amenity (4.64%) (Q25–Q26) 2.95%
Legal (13.28%) 8.92%
Standard of finish (4.36%) (Q27) 3.21%
Fire protection and disability access (4.65%) (Q28–Q29) 2.82%
Occupational health, IEQ, safety and security (4.27%) (Q30) 2.90%
Political (12.79%) 9.69%
Ecological footprint and conservation (4.05%) (Q31) 2.62%
Community support and ownership (4.35%) (Q32) 3.21%
Urban master plan and zoning (4.39%) (Q33) 3.86%
TOTAL (100%) 79.15%
STAR RATING (0–5) 4 Stars (Best Practice)
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