Geleneksel Mandal Aynasının Geometrik Analizi ve Üçüncü Boyutta Yeniden Yorumlanması: Safranbolu Örneği

Year 2026, Volume: 14 Issue: 1, 86 - 104, 21.01.2026

Ege Kaya Köse , Ahmet Emre Dinçer

https://doi.org/10.29130/dubited.1670407

Abstract

Bu çalışma, geleneksel Safranbolu konut kapılarındaki kapı mandalı aynalarını incelemektedir. Geleneksel olarak mimari elemanların şekil grameri yaklaşımıyla iki boyutlu analizine odaklanan literatürün aksine, bu araştırma üç boyutlu analizin önemini vurgulamaktadır. Çalışmanın ilk aşamasında mevcut mandal aynalarının fotoğrafları çekilerek belgelemesi yapılmıştır. Elde edilen verilerle mandal aynalarının iki boyutlu geometrik özellikleri belirlenmiştir. Bu süreçte kapı mandal aynalarını oluşturan temel geometrik formlar arasındaki ilişkiler incelenmiştir. Ardından, üç boyutlu bilgisayar destekli tasarım aracı olan Grasshopper (Rhinoceros eklentisi) kullanılarak, tanımlanan geometrik kurallara dayalı üretken algoritmalar geliştirilmiştir. Bunun sonucunda mandal aynaları için tanımlanan tasarım kuralları uygulanarak yeni üç boyutlu tasarım varyasyonları üretilmiştir.

Keywords

Tasarım , Kapı mandal aynası , Geometrik analiz , Parametrik model , Şekil grameri

Geometric Analysis and Reinterpretation of the Traditional Latch Mirror in the Third Dimensions: The Case of Safranbolu

Abstract

This study examines the door latch mirrors on traditional Safranbolu residential doors, which carry both formal and symbolic meanings, aiming to highlight their uniqueness and promote their sustainability. It seeks to present viable design alternatives using the shape grammar approach, which is effectively employed to evaluate the design languages of traditional architectural elements through both two-dimensional and, more rarely, three-dimensional analyses. While latch mirrors display rich variations in the patterns on their surfaces, this study focuses on the features of their external forms. Based on these ideas, the first phase of the study involved photographic documentation of existing latch mirrors in the buildings. Common and distinct two-dimensional geometric properties, relationship types, and rules were identified. Using Grasshopper (a visual programming plugin for Rhinoceros), a parametric model was developed based on these defined geometric rules. The study demonstrates its methods and production potential through examples. As a result, new 3D models were generated according to the design rules defined for door latch mirrors. Finally, the findings suggest that the model has the potential to actively support the preservation of traditional craftsmanship by providing alternative methods for restoration and facilitating cultural transmission related to tourism.

Keywords

Design , Door latch mirror , Geometric analysis , Parametric model , Shape grammar

Ethical Statement

This study does not involve human or animal participants. All procedures followed scientific and ethical principles, and all referenced studies are appropriately cited.

Supporting Institution

This research received no external funding.

Thanks

The author/authors do not wish to acknowledge any individual or institution.

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