ŞÜKÜFE KOCABAŞ GÖKHAN VAROL ARCH LEDRA ARASTA KYRENIA ROAD LOKMACI EVALUATION OF THE SHOPS IN OLD CITY OF NICOSIA EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE – DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE SPRING SEMESTER ARCH 501 – INTERDICIPLINARY WORKSHOP

TABLE OF CONTENT 1. INTRODUCTION & AIM 2. TERMINOLOGY ABOUT SHOPPING 2.1 What is shopping? 2.2 Definitions of keywords about shopping 2.3 Evaluation of shop from ITALY 3. EVALUATION OF SHOPS FROM OLD CITY OF NICOSIA 3.1 Arasta Street 3.2 Kyrenia Road Street 3.3 Lokmacı Street 3.4 Ledra Street 4. CONCLUSION 5. REFERENCES INTERDICIPLINARY WORKSHOP / SHOPS IN THE OLD CITY ŞÜKÜFE KOCABAŞ GÖKHAN VAROL ARCH 501

1. INTRODUCTION & AIM Although shopping malls are developing day by day, small shops are still prefered by people. That sitiation is acceptable for Old City of Nicosia as well. The attraction of Old City is playing important role for that case because many tourists are visiting that region everyday and they do shopping from there. In addition to this, the rate of shopping increased after openning of passing gate which is called Lokmacı. In that presentation, we evaluated shops accordinng to their; USER PROFILE SELLING & DISPLAYING HISTORICAL CONTINUITY FACADE ORGANIZATION to achieve the answer of the following issue; ARE THE CULTURAL, HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL VALUES OF THE BUILDINGS PROTECTED or NOT? INTERDICIPLINARY WORKSHOP / SHOPS IN THE OLD CITY ŞÜKÜFE KOCABAŞ GÖKHAN VAROL ARCH 501

2. TERMINOLOGY ABOUT SHOPPING 2.1. What is shopping mean? Shopping is the activity of searching, selecting and ultimately purchasing products and services that fulfil the needs, wants and desires of customers. Sometimes it can be the leisurely activity Definitions of the keywordsabout shopping User Profile is the potential user of shops. Displaying & Selling helps in easy selection of various items and products of the clients choice. Historical Continuity is the process continuous that we can find sings from the previous years / periods. INTERDICIPLINARY WORKSHOP / SHOPS IN THE OLD CITY ŞÜKÜFE KOCABAŞ GÖKHAN VAROL ARCH 501

2.3. EVALUATION OF SHOPS FROM ITALY VIA CONDOTTI STREET INTERDICIPLINARY WORKSHOP / SHOPS IN THE OLD CITY ŞÜKÜFE KOCABAŞ GÖKHAN VAROL ARCH 501

VIA CONDOTTI STREET / Guess & Bulgari INTERDICIPLINARY WORKSHOP / SHOPS IN THE OLD CITY ŞÜKÜFE KOCABAŞ GÖKHAN VAROL USER PROFILE Generally tourists are visiting that kind of shops because the street is very popular and touristic in Italy. DISPLAYING & SELLING Products are not displayed at the outside. Interior space and products can easily observed from street. HISTORICAL CONTINUITY Facade of the shops were renovated, but they totally respected to the history of the building. We can easily perceive that interior spaces were designed with contemporary style. There is not any historical sign in the interiors of shops. Natural colours were used on the facade. Historical facades of the buildings were protected. ARCH 501

3. EVALUATION OF SHOPS FROM OLD CITY OF NICOSIA ARASTA / KYRENIA ROAD / LOKMACI / LEDRA INTERDICIPLINARY WORKSHOP / SHOPS IN THE OLD CITY ŞÜKÜFE KOCABAŞ GÖKHAN VAROL ARCH 501

ARASTA STREET / White Building USER PROFILE Before the opening of passing gate, generally Turkish people were using that shop but nowadays many tourist are using it as well. DISPLAYING & SELLING All the products are displayed at the outside of shops. Because of the complexity at the in front of the building, shops can not perceived clearly. HISTORICAL CONTINUITY There is no coordinated facade organization. Although building was renovated, ground floor has different facade organization. We understand that, building was constructed with yellow stone but it is not easy to perceived it from the outside. Interior spaces totally filled by products and even walls cannot observed because of the products. There is not any historical sign in the interior of shops. INTERDICIPLINARY WORKSHOP / SHOPS IN THE OLD CITY ŞÜKÜFE KOCABAŞ GÖKHAN VAROL ARCH 501

ARASTA STREET / Yellow Building INTERDICIPLINARY WORKSHOP / SHOPS IN THE OLD CITY ŞÜKÜFE KOCABAŞ GÖKHAN VAROL USER PROFILE Generally tourists are visiting that shops but also local people are visiting it. DISPLAYING & SELLING All the products are displayed at the outside of the shop. Because of the complexity at the in front of the building, shops can not perceived clearly. HISTORICAL CONTINUITY It is a one of the old building on the street and it was constructed with yellow stone. That character of building is protected on the facade and at the interior space as well. There are many historical decoration tools at the inside. However, if we analysis it as a architectural product, it has not architectural character. It does not give important historical value to the street. ARCH 501

ARASTA STREET / Brick Building INTERDICIPLINARY WORKSHOP / SHOPS IN THE OLD CITY ŞÜKÜFE KOCABAŞ GÖKHAN VAROL USER PROFILE Generally tourists are visiting that shops but also local people are visiting it. DISPLAYING & SELLING Actually, products are not displaying at the in front of the shop. Shop is totally introverted. Also, openings are closed and interior space cannot perceived from street. HISTORICAL CONTINUITY It is one of the important building that shows the historic value. That character of building is protected on the facade. It has arch type of facade organization. Generally tents are used on the facade to protect the inside from the daylight but that type of tents give bad effect to the historic value of building. ARCH 501

ARASTA STREET / İstanbul İnci INTERDICIPLINARY WORKSHOP / SHOPS IN THE OLD CITY ŞÜKÜFE KOCABAŞ GÖKHAN VAROL USER PROFILE It has not basic user profile. Generally local women visit that shop because cloths are selling there. DISPLAYING & SELLING A few of products are displaying at the in front of the shop. Shop is totally introverted. Also, openings are closed and interior spaces cannot perceived from street. There is no strong relationship between street. HISTORICAL CONTINUITY It is one of the important building that shows the historic value of the region. Although it has an architectural identity, the facade of the shops are in a bad condition. Owners of the shops don’t respect to historic value of the building, they put dish antennas and air-conditions’ machines on the facade. There is not any historical elements at the interior space. ARCH 501

ARASTA STREET / Desperado & Esposa INTERDICIPLINARY WORKSHOP / SHOPS IN THE OLD CITY ŞÜKÜFE KOCABAŞ GÖKHAN VAROL USER PROFILE Generally tourists are visiting that shops but also Turkish people are visiting it. DISPLAYING & SELLING Products are displayed at the outside of shops. They put the products on the payments and because of this pedestrian people walk on the road. HISTORICAL CONTINUITY Their facades covered with totally modern material and damage to historic value of the street. There is not any relationship between the history and shop facades. They do not give important historical value to the street. Also, there is not any historical decoration at the interior spaces. ARCH 501

ARASTA STREET INTERDICIPLINARY WORKSHOP / SHOPS IN THE OLD CITY ŞÜKÜFE KOCABAŞ GÖKHAN VAROL GENERAL EVALUATION CHART OF SHOPS IN ARASTA STREET SELLING& DISPLAYING HISTORICAL CONTINUITY FRONT CIRCULATION OF SHOPS SHOP FACADECULTURAL TRANSFORMATION --/+ -- ARCH 501

KYRENIA RD. STREET / Lemar INTERDICIPLINARY WORKSHOP / SHOPS IN THE OLD CITY ŞÜKÜFE KOCABAŞ GÖKHAN VAROL USER PROFILE Generally local people, who live in a Walled City, are visiting that shops everyday because of its function. DISPLAYING & SELLING It is one of the biggest shop on the street. It is totally introverted. The relation between street and interior space is very weak. HISTORICAL CONTINUITY It is one of the new constructed building on the street. There is not any relationship between the history and shop facades. It does not give important historical value to the street. Also, there is not any historical decoration at the interior spaces. It has new type of interior space decoration. It does not like old market places. ARCH 501

KYRENIA RD. STREET / Telsim INTERDICIPLINARY WORKSHOP / SHOPS IN THE OLD CITY ŞÜKÜFE KOCABAŞ GÖKHAN VAROL USER PROFILE Generally local people are visiting that shops because of its function. DISPLAYING & SELLING It has all-glass facade and it provides a strong relationship between interior space and street. They display the advertisements at the in front of the shop. HISTORICAL CONTINUITY It is one of the new constructed building on the street. There is not any relationship between the history and shop facades. It has totally glass facade. It does not give important historical value to the street. Also, there is not any historical decoration at the interior spaces. ARCH 501

KYRENIA RD. STREET/ Pop Time INTERDICIPLINARY WORKSHOP / SHOPS IN THE OLD CITY ŞÜKÜFE KOCABAŞ GÖKHAN VAROL USER PROFILE Generally Turkish teenage people are visiting that shops. DISPLAYING & SELLING It has all-glass facade and it provides a strong relationship between interior space and street. They don’t put their products at the in front of the shop. HISTORICAL CONTINUITY It is one of the interesting shop which has different and modern view on the street with its pretentious colour. There is not any relationship between the history and shop facades. It has totally glass facade. It does not give important historical value to the street. Also, there is not any historical decoration at the interior spaces. It destroys the historic value of street with its facade colour. ARCH 501

KYRENIA RD. STREET/ Technology INTERDICIPLINARY WORKSHOP / SHOPS IN THE OLD CITY ŞÜKÜFE KOCABAŞ GÖKHAN VAROL USER PROFILE Generally Turkish woman are visiting that shops because of its selling products. DISPLAYING & SELLING It has glass facade and it provides a strong relationship between interior space and street. They don’t put their products at the in front of the shop. HISTORICAL CONTINUITY It has a reconstructed facade but again it doesn’t respect the historic value of the street. There is not any relationship between the history and shop facades. It has totally glass facade. It does not give important historical value to the street. Also, there is not any historical decoration at the interior spaces. It destroys the historic value of street with its facade colour. It has active interior space. ARCH 501

KYRENIA ROAD STREET INTERDICIPLINARY WORKSHOP / SHOPS IN THE OLD CITY ŞÜKÜFE KOCABAŞ GÖKHAN VAROL GENERAL EVALUATION CHART OF SHOPS IN KYRENIA ROAD STREET SELLING& DISPLAYING HISTORICAL CONTINUITY FRONT CIRCULATION OF SHOPS SHOP FACADECULTURAL TRANSFORMATION ARCH 501

LOKMACI STREET / Adanalı Kotcu INTERDICIPLINARY WORKSHOP / SHOPS IN THE OLD CITY ŞÜKÜFE KOCABAŞ GÖKHAN VAROL USER PROFILE Generally tourist and Turkish people are visiting that shop. It sells the cloths and it takes attention of tourist. DISPLAYING & SELLING The products are displayed at the outside of shops. Interior atmosphere can easily perceived from street because of the glass facade. It has totally glass facade. HISTORICAL CONTINUITY It was constructed with reinforced concrete but later the interior space and facade were renovated. The facade of it was covered by yellow stone to respect the historic value of street. However, there is not any relationship between the history and the interior space of shop. Also, there is not any historical decoration at the interior spaces. It has active interior space. ARCH 501

LOKMACI STREET / Ledra Bazaar INTERDICIPLINARY WORKSHOP / SHOPS IN THE OLD CITY ŞÜKÜFE KOCABAŞ GÖKHAN VAROL USER PROFILE Generally tourist and Turkish people are visiting that shop. DISPLAYING & SELLING The products are displayed at the outside of shops. Interior atmosphere can easily perceived from street because of the glass facade. It has totally glass facade. HISTORICAL CONTINUITY It was constructed with reinforced concrete but later the interior space and facade were renovated. The facade of it was covered by wood material. However, there is not any relationship between the history and the facade of shop. Also, there is not any historical decoration at the interior spaces. ARCH 501

LOKMACI STREET / Pırlant Jew. INTERDICIPLINARY WORKSHOP / SHOPS IN THE OLD CITY ŞÜKÜFE KOCABAŞ GÖKHAN VAROL USER PROFILE Generally tourists are visiting that shops because they are interested in jewellery very much but also local people are visiting it. DISPLAYING & SELLING Actually, products are not displaying at the in front of the shop. However it has glass facade and products can easily perceived form street. HISTORICAL CONTINUITY It is one of the important building that shows the historic value of the street. That character of building is protected on the facade. However, the interior space was decorated in a modern way and it has not any historic value. Generally tents are used on the facade to protect the inside from the daylight but that type of tents give bad effect to the historic value of buildings. ARCH 501

LOKMACI STREET / 7/11 Market INTERDICIPLINARY WORKSHOP / SHOPS IN THE OLD CITY ŞÜKÜFE KOCABAŞ GÖKHAN VAROL USER PROFILE Generally tourist are using it because it is located on the square and it is very close to the passing gate. It is very active shop. DISPLAYING & SELLING All the products are displayed at the outside of shops. Because of the complexity at the in front of the building, shops can not perceived clearly. Even entrance door cannot observed from outside. HISTORICAL CONTINUITY There is no coordinated facade organization. We understand that, building was constructed with yellow stone but it is not easy to percived it from the outside. Interior spaces totally filled by products and even walls cannot observed because of the products. There is not any historical sign in the interior of shops. It has very big sings on the facade and they totally close the facade of the building. ARCH 501

LOKMACI STREET / Singer INTERDICIPLINARY WORKSHOP / SHOPS IN THE OLD CITY ŞÜKÜFE KOCABAŞ GÖKHAN VAROL USER PROFILE Generally local woman visiting that shop because it sells products for kitchen. DISPLAYING & SELLING It has all-glass facade and it provides a strong relationship between interior space and street. They don’t put their products at the in front of the shop. HISTORICAL CONTINUITY It is one of the interesting shop which has different and modern view on the street. It has totally contrast facade organization and facade colour. There is not any relationship between the history and shop facades. It does not give important historical value to the street. Also, there is not any historical decoration at the interior spaces. It destroys the historic value of street with its facade colour because it has not any traditional identity. ARCH 501

LOKMACI STREET INTERDICIPLINARY WORKSHOP / SHOPS IN THE OLD CITY ŞÜKÜFE KOCABAŞ GÖKHAN VAROL GENERAL EVALUATION CHART OF SHOPS IN LOKMACI STREET SELLING& DISPLAYING HISTORICAL CONTINUITY FRONT CIRCULATION OF SHOPS SHOP FACADECULTURAL TRANSFORMATION --/+- ARCH 501

LEDRA STREET / Old Building INTERDICIPLINARY WORKSHOP / SHOPS IN THE OLD CITY ŞÜKÜFE KOCABAŞ GÖKHAN VAROL USER PROFILE Generally tourists are visiting that shops but also local people are visiting it. DISPLAYING & SELLING Some of the products are displayed at the outside of shops. There is no strong relationship between ground floor and the street because shops have limited openings. HISTORICAL CONTINUITY It is a one of the old building on the street and it was constructed with yellow stone. That character of building does not protected on the facade and at the interior space as well. There are 3 shops and each shop has its own view on the facade but they don’t have common language. It does not give important historical value to the street. Irrelevant facade textures give bad sense to the street. ARCH 501

LEDRA STREET / Fox INTERDICIPLINARY WORKSHOP / SHOPS IN THE OLD CITY ŞÜKÜFE KOCABAŞ GÖKHAN VAROL USER PROFILE Generally local Greek people are visiting that shops because of its selling products. DISPLAYING & SELLING It has all-glass facade and it provides a strong relationship between interior space and street. They don’t display the products at the in front of the shop. HISTORICAL CONTINUITY It is one of the modern type building on the street. It is easily understand that it was constructed with yellow stone. That character of facade gives valuable effects to the street. It has totally glass facade. Also, there is not any historical decoration at the interior spaces. ARCH 501

LEDRA STREET / Debenhams INTERDICIPLINARY WORKSHOP / SHOPS IN THE OLD CITY ŞÜKÜFE KOCABAŞ GÖKHAN VAROL USER PROFILE Generally local people and tourists are visiting that shops everyday because of its function. DISPLAYING & SELLING It is the biggest and tallest shop on the street. It is totally introverted. The relation between street and interior space is very weak. The function of it can understand only from showcases. Although there are glass surfaces on the facade, they don’t provide any relation between street and indoor spaces. HISTORICAL CONTINUITY It is one of the new constructed building on the street. It has a modern architectural language so it gives richness to the street. There is not any relationship between the history and shop facades. Also, there is not any historical decoration at the interior spaces. ARCH 501

LEDRA STREET / Pull and Bear INTERDICIPLINARY WORKSHOP / SHOPS IN THE OLD CITY ŞÜKÜFE KOCABAŞ GÖKHAN VAROL USER PROFILE Generally tourist are visiting that shops because of its selling products. DISPLAYING & SELLING It has glass facade and it provides a strong relationship between interior space and street. They don’t display the products at the in front of the shop. HISTORICAL CONTINUITY It is easily understand that it was constructed with yellow stone. That character of facade is protected and it gives valuable effects to the street. Also, there is not any historical decoration at the interior spaces. The contrast of old and new material give richness to the facade, so this building increased the architectural value of the street. ARCH 501

LEDRA STREET INTERDICIPLINARY WORKSHOP / SHOPS IN THE OLD CITY ŞÜKÜFE KOCABAŞ GÖKHAN VAROL GENERAL EVALUATION CHART OF SHOPS IN LEDRA STREET SELLING& DISPLAYING HISTORICAL CONTINUITY FRONT CIRCULATION OF SHOPS SHOP FACADECULTURAL TRANSFORMATION +-/++ ARCH 501

4. CONCLUSION INTERDICIPLINARY WORKSHOP / SHOPS IN THE OLD CITY ŞÜKÜFE KOCABAŞ GÖKHAN VAROL This study helps us to understand the recent situation of the shops in Old City of Nicosia. We realized that, the character of the shops in Lokmacı and Arasta Streets are similar to each other. However, although they are located at the centre of the old city, they lost their historical and cultural value. A few of them renovated in a totally different way without considering history and culture of the society. Most of the shops in Kyrenia Road Street were new- constructed and again they have different types of facade organizations. As a result, cultural translation is very weak. Generally we could not see any cultural signs either on the facade or at the interior spaces. In our opinion, those shops are located at valuable streets and they should respect to history and culture with their views and attitudes. ARCH 501

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