Research Article

Quarantine structures: Examples of klazomen quarantine station

Volume: 6 Number: 1 January 30, 2023
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Quarantine structures: Examples of klazomen quarantine station

Abstract

Quarantine is defined as providing isolation in a defined period of time for suspicious people or goods in order to prevent spread of infectious diseases. Buildings, where the quarantine durations are spent, are called “Lazzaretto” in Europe and “tahaffuzhane” in Ottoman Empire. Although quarantine processes were implemented in many parts of the world, especially in Europe, until the 20th century starting from the 14th century, characteristics of the architectural structures in which this function was fulfilled were rarely discussed in academic studies. In light of this, the main aim of this study is to reveal genuine architectural structuring of Klazomen Tahaffuzhane that is mostly survived to date. For this purpose, quarantine structuring built from the 14th to the 20th centuries were handled firstly in terms of “site selection”, “layout scheme” and “interior design”, and then elements that form architectural structures for quarantine function were defined. Data acquired during the inspection in quarantine island housing Klazomen Tahaffuzhane were compared with archive and literature investigations, the results obtained were interpreted through the general features of the architectural structures intended for the quarantine function. Original structure of the Klazomen tahaffuzhane in the 19th century was then defined in terms of “site selection”, “layout scheme” and “indoor design”.

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Details

Primary Language

Turkish

Subjects

Architecture

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

January 30, 2023

Submission Date

January 29, 2022

Acceptance Date

January 4, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 1970 Volume: 6 Number: 1

APA
Gazi Gezgin, A. (2023). Karantina yapılanmaları: Klazomen tahaffuzhanesi örneği. GRID - Architecture Planning and Design Journal, 6(1), 133-175. https://doi.org/10.37246/grid.1064964