{"id":488521,"date":"2026-02-20T21:48:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T21:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/488521\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T21:48:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T21:48:15","slug":"datca-timber-workshop-revisits-vernacular-typology-in-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/488521\/","title":{"rendered":"dat\u00e7a timber workshop revisits vernacular typology in turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dat\u00e7a Summer Workshop Reinterprets the Vernacular \u00c7ardak<\/p>\n

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Dat\u00e7a Summer Workshop 2025, titled Lightweight Structures in Vernacular Agroscapes II, was organized by Istanbul Bilgi University, Mu\u011fla S\u0131tk\u0131 Ko\u00e7man University, and \u0130zmir Ekonomi University, in collaboration with Erazo Pugliese and Erginoglu & \u00c7al\u0131\u015flar Architects. The two-week design-build program resulted in a lightweight timber<\/a> structure installed in the village square of H\u0131z\u0131r\u015fah on the Dat\u00e7a Peninsula, Turkey<\/a>. The intervention references the vernacular \u2018\u00e7ardak,\u2019 a temporary agricultural structure once common across the region, and repositions it within a contemporary rural public setting.<\/p>\n

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The 2025 workshop extended research initiated in 2024 on Mediterranean rural landscapes and lightweight agricultural typologies. During the first week, held at Istanbul Bilgi University\u2019s Santral Campus, participants revisited archival material, drawings, and lectures related to the historic \u00e7ardak. Oral histories collected from Dat\u00e7a villagers contributed additional insight into the structure\u2019s spatial organization, construction logic, and seasonal use.<\/p>\n

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Reinterpreting Lost Vernacular Structures in H\u0131z\u0131r\u015fah Village<\/p>\n

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Historically, the \u00e7ardak functioned as a reversible and demountable timber structure erected directly in agricultural fields. It accommodated multiple uses within a compact footprint, serving simultaneously as shelter, workspace, and storage. Positioned between cultivated land and domestic life, it provided shade and climatic protection through minimal material means. These characteristics informed the 2025 design workshop organized by Istanbul Bilgi University<\/a>, Mu\u011fla S\u0131tk\u0131 Ko\u00e7man University<\/a>, and \u0130zmir Ekonomi University<\/a>, in collaboration with architect<\/a> Erazo Pugliese and Erginoglu & \u00c7al\u0131\u015flar Architects<\/a>. The design exercise emphasized low-tech construction, tectonic clarity, and adaptability.<\/p>\n

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The second week of the workshop took place in H\u0131z\u0131r\u015fah, an agriculture-based settlement where the schoolyard operates as the primary public square. Supported by Dat\u00e7a Municipality, which allocated the site, and Asmaz Ah\u015fap Karkas Yap\u0131lar, which supplied timber materials, the team prefabricated and assembled a 22-square-meter wooden structure at the edge of the square.<\/p>\n

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Organized around a long built-in table, stepped seating platforms, and shaded thresholds, the structure introduces an open-air room that supports multiple activities, including gatherings, play, informal teaching, and celebrations. The repetitive timber frame, reed infill panels, and agricultural fabric shading reference the material logic of the historic \u00e7ardak while allowing for future modification. Its open configuration maintains flexibility for evolving uses within the village.<\/p>\n

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Dat\u00e7a Summer Workshop 2025 resulted in a lightweight timber structure in H\u0131z\u0131r\u015fah village square<\/p>\n

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The workshop brought together students and recent graduates from the participating universities, alongside collaborators from Wentworth Institute of Technology. Led by faculty members Burcu K\u00fct\u00fck\u00e7\u00fco\u011flu and Elif Kendir Beraha from Istanbul Bilgi University\u2019s Faculty of Architecture, the program integrated research, design development, and hands-on construction.<\/p>\n

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Throughout the building process, villagers, particularly children, interacted with the site, observing and engaging with the emerging structure. The workshop format positioned the project as both educational exercise and community-oriented intervention. As with the vernacular \u00e7ardak, the long-term relevance of the structure will depend on how it is appropriated, adapted, and maintained by H\u0131z\u0131r\u015fah\u2019s residents over time.<\/p>\n

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the intervention reinterprets the vernacular agricultural structure known as the \u00e7ardak<\/p>\n

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historically, the \u00e7ardak functioned as a reversible timber shelter in agricultural fields<\/p>\n

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the pavilion is organized around a long built-in table and stepped seating platforms<\/p>\n

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reed infill panels and agricultural fabric reference vernacular material logic<\/p>\n

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the repetitive timber frame allows for future modification and adaptation<\/p>\n

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the open configuration supports gatherings, play, and informal teaching<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dat\u00e7a Summer Workshop Reinterprets the Vernacular \u00c7ardak \u00a0 Dat\u00e7a Summer Workshop 2025, titled Lightweight Structures in Vernacular Agroscapes…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":488522,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[170332,76,354,355,49,48,356,75,3869],"class_list":{"0":"post-488521","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-architecture-in-turkey","9":"tag-arts","10":"tag-arts-and-design","11":"tag-artsanddesign","12":"tag-ca","13":"tag-canada","14":"tag-design","15":"tag-entertainment","16":"tag-wood-and-timber-architecture-and-design"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=488521"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488521\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/488522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=488521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=488521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=488521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}