COMPARISON OF SPATIAL RELATIONS IN MENZIL COMPLEXES ON THE HISTORIC ROUTES OF ANATOLIA

Authors : Funda Gençer

Pages : 165-178

Doi:10.57120/yalvac.1538297

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Publication Date : 2024-10-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Özet 1: Menzil Complexes had started to be constructed at the crossroads of significant trade routes since the Anatolian Seljuk period. These social structures promoted the growth of cities, facilitated commerce, and ensured safety in the Ottoman period. It is essential to examine the relationships between commercial, accommodation, religious, and educational spaces analytically in the design of the Menzil complexes. The study aims to determine the relationship between the functions in the Menzil complex by Visibility Graph Analysis (VGA) connectivity (connection between spaces) and through vision (movement path) analysis. In this way, the location and importance of the functions in the design of the range complexes established to promote urban development and trade will be determined. Özet 2: The method of the study consists of two steps. In the first step, the space functions and the transitions between spaces were identified. In the second phase, the relation between the spaces that have different functions is investigated with the Visibility Graph Analysis (VGA) connectivity and through vision analysis by DepthMapX 0.8.0. It is seen that there is no clear distinction between plan organizations in terms of region or route, but the primary targets are preserved in terms of spatial organization. Ensuring spatial relationships while protecting the main objectives in different plan organizations shows the development of the architectural planning approach of that period.
Keywords : Menzil Complexes, Visibility Graph Analysis, Plan Organization