Silent Details of Urban Identity: Urban Furniture on Siirt Gures Street

Abstract

The development of technology, changes in living habits, and the rapid urbanization process have increased interaction between cities, leading to the formation of cities that are increasingly similar, lacking distinct identities and aesthetic appeal. In this process, urban furniture that shapes the urban space plays a crucial role in constructing both visual aesthetics and urban identity. Urban furniture not only enhances user comfort but also embodies components of identity that reflect the city's historical, cultural, and physical characteristics. This study aims to evaluate the aesthetic qualities of urban furniture on Gures Street in Siirt city centre and its relationship with urban identity. In the research, which was carried out by on-site observation, photo documentation and qualitative analysis methods; seating units, garbage bins, delimitation elements, artistic objects, tree grates, parking spaces, lighting components and water elements were examined in terms of functionality, visual harmony, maintenance status and connection with local identity. The findings show that although the furniture elements meet the needs at the functional level, they contain designs that fall short of aesthetic integrity and fail to align with the regional cultural context. This situation weakens the original identity of the street and creates discontinuity in urban perception. The study reveals that urban furniture should be reconsidered not only as physical objects but also as aesthetic elements with cultural meaning.

Keywords

• Public space
• Urban aesthetics
• Urban identity
• Urban furniture
• Spatial integrity

Kent Kimliğinin Sessiz Detayları: Siirt Güres Caddesi'nde Kent Mobilyaları

Abstract

Gelişen teknoloji, değişen yaşam alışkanlıkları ve hızlı kentleşme süreci, kentler arası etkileşimi artırarak birbirine benzer, kimliksiz ve estetikten uzak kentlerin oluşmasına neden olmaktadır. Bu süreçte, kent mekânını biçimlendiren kent mobilyaları hem görsel estetik hem de kent kimliğinin inşasında temel rol oynamaktadır. Kent mobilyaları, yalnızca kullanıcı konforunu değil, aynı zamanda kentin tarihî, kültürel ve fiziksel özelliklerini yansıtan kimliksel bileşenleri de taşımaktadır. Bu çalışma, Siirt kent merkezindeki Güres Caddesi üzerinde yer alan kent mobilyalarının estetik nitelikleri ve kent kimliği ile ilişkisini değerlendirmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Yerinde gözlem, fotoğraf belgelenmesi ve nitel analiz yöntemleriyle gerçekleştirilen araştırmada; oturma birimleri, çöp kutuları, sınırlandırma elemanları, sanatsal objeler, ağaç ızgaraları, bisiklet park yerleri, aydınlatma elemanları ve su öğeleri, işlevsellik, görsel uyum, bakım durumu ve yerel kimlikle bağı açısından incelenmiştir. Elde edilen bulgular, mobilya elemanlarının işlevsel düzeyde ihtiyaçlara cevap verse de estetik bütünlükten ve yerel kültürel bağlamdan uzak tasarımlar içerdiğini göstermektedir. Bu durum, caddenin özgün kimliğini zayıflatmakta ve kentsel algıda süreksizlik yaratmaktadır. Çalışma, kent mobilyalarının yalnızca fiziksel nesneler olarak değil; kültürel anlam taşıyan estetik unsurlar olarak yeniden ele alınması gerektiğini ortaya koymaktadır.

Keywords

• Kamusal alan
• Kent estetiği
• Kent kimliği
• Kent mobilyaları
• Mekânsal bütünlük

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