Timber vernacular structures: ‘Serender’ Turkish storage buildings in Eastern Black Sea Region


LAKOT ALEMDAĞ E., AL ŞENSOY S., TAVŞAN F., GÜNAYDIN M., GENÇ A. F., YILMAZ Z., ...More

Journal of Architectural Conservation, vol.29, no.3, pp.193-213, 2023 (AHCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/13556207.2023.2179730
  • Journal Name: Journal of Architectural Conservation
  • Journal Indexes: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Periodicals Index Online, Art Abstracts, Art Index, Art Source, Avery, Design & Applied Arts Index, Humanities Abstracts, ICONDA Bibliographic, Index Islamicus
  • Page Numbers: pp.193-213
  • Keywords: Cultural heritage, Serender, timber building, vernacular structures, Eastern Black Sea Region
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Cultural heritage structures reflect the lifestyles and creative aspects of our ancestors. Indeed, they contain the cultural roots of today’s societies and connect the past to the present. There is no doubt that architectural and structural evaluation plays important role in the conservation of these structures for the future. This paper focuses on an architectural evaluation and current usage of the specific timber vernacular structure, the Turkish Storage Building ‘Serender’, which has not yet been protected in the Eastern Black Sea region of Turkey. The architectural assessment includes morphological analysis, material, and construction techniques of the timber storage buildings. We believe that this assessment will contribute to the preservation of the authenticity and integrity of these structures, and also will contribute to sustaining the skills of craftworker and their traditional and cultural knowledge.