BARBAROS
REPRODUCE STREET LIFE
Fall / 2018
Barbaros Village is in Urla district of Izmir, 50 km from Izmir, 20 km
from Urla. There are windmills, wells and ponds in the village. Agriculture and tourism is the main source of income. Although the young population in the village is declining like other
villages, the oyuk festival in the village hosts many guests every year. At the same time, Barbaros has many cultural and artistic riches, such as an old cinema,art center and library.
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Reproduce Street Life is designed to benefit both the people who visit the village and the people who live in the village.
Because of the interest of the people in the village in art, he re-interpreted the village silhouette and street life with two studios. The exhibition hall is combined with the street
to provide a nice welcome to the guests. In addition, the Old Village buildings have been restored and converted into cafes and libraries so as not to leave the street life.
In order to accommodate the guests coming to the village,
two lodgings were constructed so as not to disturb the
integrity of the villagers‘ houses. With multiple entrances at
reproduce street life, it was aimed to make use of the villagers by putting stalls connected to the walls between
the streets in order to revive the integrity of the village and the street without disturbing the life of the village.