Characteristics of Housing in Darkale Rural Settlement, Soma, Manisa

Darkale of Soma, Manisa is a historical rural settlement in Western Anatolia. The aim this paper to identify the characteristics houses and present typology based on their authentic architectural characteristics. method evaluation housing units with tools discipline conservation. evaluated are lot size organization, unit-neighbor relations, storey system, spatial construction technique, material usage. representatives "Hayat house" that has been used for centuries However, presence limited courtyards, possibility composed single building mass, partial carving into hillside, storied relation each other all three dimensions, streets continuing throughout house masses form passages differentiate from Hayat houses. In addition, maintenance traditional materials techniques; weaving, cuisine tradition, winter food preparation such as pomegranate juice making, olive oil soap production storage, domestic fowl raising ground floor courtyards intangible qualities Darkale. major conservation problems abandonment, functional transformation spaces usage contemporary techniques physical interventions.