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Climate-Based Architectural Assessment: The Sustainability of Traditional Antioch Houses through Mahoney Tables

İklim Temelli Mimari Değerlendirme: Mahoney Tabloları Aracılığıyla Geleneksel Antakya Evlerinin Sürdürülebilirliği

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351–364
Publication Date
2026-09-30
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The results indicate that traditional Antioch houses align closely with Mahoney's design recommendations across several aspects.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Traditional buildings serve as a guide for sustainable building design.
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Key Findings & Data:Finally, following the severe damage and destruction inflicted on both modern and traditional architecture in Antioch by the 2023 earthquakes, this study gains heightened originality.
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Conclusion & Impact:The results indicate that traditional Antioch houses align closely with Mahoney's design recommendations across several aspects.
🔬Design:Review & Systematic Survey
📍Scope:2023 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Sürdürülebilir mimarlık · Mahoney tablolaro · Geleneksel Antakya evleri

Abstract

Traditional buildings serve as a guide for sustainable building design. This study aims to determine the sustainable design features of traditional Antioch houses, raise awareness for their preservation, and create a roadmap for modern building designs. To achieve this, necessary literature reviews and field studies were conducted based on the building design criteria of the Mahoney tables. The findings were then compared with Mahoney's recommendations. The results indicate that traditional Antioch houses align closely with Mahoney's design recommendations across several aspects. These include building layouts, building envelopes, space orientations, protection from rain, and the characteristics of openings. Furthermore, the passive design criteria of traditional Antioch houses offer valuable guidance for sustainable architecture. Key elements of this guidance include settlement layout, spacing between buildings, wall and roof systems, materials used, spatial orientation, courtyard systems, and the size, location, and protection of openings. Finally, following the severe damage and destruction inflicted on both modern and traditional architecture in Antioch by the 2023 earthquakes, this study gains heightened originality. It provides a crucial roadmap for sustainable building designs in similar climatic regions.

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Geleneksel yapılar, sürdürülebilir yapı tasarımı için bir kılavuz niteliğindedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, geleneksel Antakya evlerinin sürdürülebilir tasarım özelliklerini belirlemek, bu yapıların korunmasına yönelik farkındalığı artırmak ve modern yapı tasarımları için bir kılavuz oluşturmaktır. Bu tasarım özelliklerinin belirlenmesinde, Mahoney tablolarındaki yapı tasarım kriterleri temel alınarak gerekli literatür taraması ve saha çalışmaları gerçekleştirilmiştir. Analiz sonuçları, Mahoney bina tasarım önerileriyle karşılaştırılarak değerlendirilmiştir. Sonuç olarak, geleneksel Antakya evlerinin “bina yerleşim planları”, “bina kabuğu”, “mekan yönelimleri”, “yağmurdan korunma” ve “açıklık özellikleri” gibi birçok açıdan Mahoney bina tasarım önerileriyle uyumlu olduğu belirlenmiştir. “Yerleşim düzeni”, “binalar arası açıklıklar”, “duvar ve çatı sistemleri ile kullanılan malzemeler”, “mekân yönelimi ve avlu sistemleri”, “açıklıkların boyutu ve konumu” ve “açıklıkların korunması” gibi geleneksel Antakya evlerinin pasif tasarım kriterleri, sürdürülebilir bina tasarımı için bir kılavuz niteliğindedir. 2023 depremi, Antioch'taki modern ve geleneksel mimariyi tahrip etmiş ve yıkmış olmasının yanı sıra, benzer iklimlerdeki sürdürülebilir bina tasarımları için bir kılavuz olması, çalışmanın özgünlüğünü ortaya koymaktadır.

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Akın, C. T., Ergün, R. (2026). Climate-Based Architectural Assessment: The Sustainability of Traditional Antioch Houses through Mahoney Tables. Gazi University Journal of Science Part B: Art Humanities Design and Planning, Cilt: 14 Sayı: 3, 351–364. https://ajindex.com/articles/1486742

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