While in the historic urban fabric of Iran's cities, there are numerous traditional buildings that have stood up for more than one hundred years, today's buildings, in spite of advanced construction technologies, are not comparable with those traditional ones in terms of resiliency and durability. The sustainable vernacular strategies in design and construction of these traditional houses are t...

This study examines the traditional housing culture of a town in northern Turkey. We aimed to determine characteristics Boyabat houses. The Çay District, which was chosen as case study, is core pattern Boyabat. analyzed features, plan and facade types these houses order produce table their typology. Documenting vernacular architecture will assist conservation settlement’s texture. data can also...