Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Mimarist, sa.67, ss.84-89, 2020 (Hakemli Dergi)
A Modern Architectural Heritage in Balmumcu: Güzel Evler Construction Cooperative Site The Balmumcu Güzel Evler Building Cooperative Site, which was began to be built in 1958 and completed in 1962, is one of the most important examples of Seyfi Arkan’s work in the area of housing, one of the pioneering modernist architects of the Republic Period modern architectural heritage in Istanbul. Güzel Evler Building Cooperative Site is an important example for DOCOMOMO (Documentation and Conservation of Buildings, Sites and Neighbourhoods of the Modern Movement), which was founded to document and protect space, architecture, design and urban planning products in 1990 and aiming to draw attention on the modernism that emerged in the 20th century. When evaluated according to the seven characteristics proposed by Emre Madran to be considered as “heritage”, Güzel Evler Building Cooperative Site can be said to contain significant counterparts within the framework of their sensitivity to witnesses such as the architectural environment, academic environment and the urban inhabitants. In the recent period, where the heritage of modern architecture is in the process of rapidly disappearing, Güzel Evler Building Cooperative Site is faced with the threat risks of similar scenarios that are exposed to privileged development movements in favour of market mechanisms in terms of attractive real estate values of the region where it is located. The aim of this study is to draw attention to these unique examples of modern architectural heritage under threat, to bring this sample, which we have limited information in sources, to the readers with previously unshared projects and documents, to share the rightfulness with the architectural environment and to document it as a modern architectural heritage.