Research Article

Contextual and Participatory Approaches in the Adaptive Reuse of Historical Buildings: Erimtan and CerModern as Contemporary Exhibition Spaces

Volume: 13 Number: 3 September 30, 2025
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Contextual and Participatory Approaches in the Adaptive Reuse of Historical Buildings: Erimtan and CerModern as Contemporary Exhibition Spaces

Abstract

Cities are not merely physical spaces but dynamic environments where historical continuity and social interaction persist. The sustainability of a city depends on the transformation of the built environment being shaped through an integrated relationship with historical accumulation, cultural values, and social dynamics. In this regard, it is important to reintegrate spaces remain unused within the urban fabric back into social life, in order to preserve urban identity and strengthen the sense of belonging. Emphasizing the importance of maintaining the connection between the space and its historical and social context, this approach reveals diverse layers of urban belonging. The aim of the study is to examine the potential of museum spaces to transform into discourse fields within the context of contemporary museology and to investigate the impact of spatial decisions on knowledge and meaning production throughout this process. The aim of addressing adaptive reuse and contemporary museology together in this study is to discuss design and construction strategies that can restore the original identities of historic buildings within a contextual integrity. The analysis examines the conversion of unused culturally valuable buildings into exhibition spaces. This framework investigated the Erimtan Archaeology Museum and CerModern as case studies. These two cases were analyzed in terms of contextual connection, cultural sensitivity, selection of spatial opportunities, and social participation. The study demonstrates that transforming historic spaces into exhibition areas within contemporary museology enhances spatial belonging and strengthens urban memory through their contextual and historical layers, thereby supporting sustainable transformation.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Architectural History, Theory and Criticism

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

September 30, 2025

Submission Date

June 16, 2025

Acceptance Date

August 5, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 13 Number: 3

APA
Sayıcı, M., Kutbay Mutlu, B. Ş., Yaşar, A. Ş., Külfetoğlu, G., & Aycı, H. (2025). Contextual and Participatory Approaches in the Adaptive Reuse of Historical Buildings: Erimtan and CerModern as Contemporary Exhibition Spaces. Gazi University Journal of Science Part B: Art Humanities Design and Planning, 13(3), 385-400. https://izlik.org/JA27BC66TC
AMA
1.Sayıcı M, Kutbay Mutlu BŞ, Yaşar AŞ, Külfetoğlu G, Aycı H. Contextual and Participatory Approaches in the Adaptive Reuse of Historical Buildings: Erimtan and CerModern as Contemporary Exhibition Spaces. GUJSPB. 2025;13(3):385-400. https://izlik.org/JA27BC66TC
Chicago
Sayıcı, Merve, Bengü Şerife Kutbay Mutlu, Alanur Şura Yaşar, Gözde Külfetoğlu, and Hilal Aycı. 2025. “Contextual and Participatory Approaches in the Adaptive Reuse of Historical Buildings: Erimtan and CerModern As Contemporary Exhibition Spaces”. Gazi University Journal of Science Part B: Art Humanities Design and Planning 13 (3): 385-400. https://izlik.org/JA27BC66TC.
EndNote
Sayıcı M, Kutbay Mutlu BŞ, Yaşar AŞ, Külfetoğlu G, Aycı H (September 1, 2025) Contextual and Participatory Approaches in the Adaptive Reuse of Historical Buildings: Erimtan and CerModern as Contemporary Exhibition Spaces. Gazi University Journal of Science Part B: Art Humanities Design and Planning 13 3 385–400.
IEEE
[1]M. Sayıcı, B. Ş. Kutbay Mutlu, A. Ş. Yaşar, G. Külfetoğlu, and H. Aycı, “Contextual and Participatory Approaches in the Adaptive Reuse of Historical Buildings: Erimtan and CerModern as Contemporary Exhibition Spaces”, GUJSPB, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 385–400, Sept. 2025, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA27BC66TC
ISNAD
Sayıcı, Merve - Kutbay Mutlu, Bengü Şerife - Yaşar, Alanur Şura - Külfetoğlu, Gözde - Aycı, Hilal. “Contextual and Participatory Approaches in the Adaptive Reuse of Historical Buildings: Erimtan and CerModern As Contemporary Exhibition Spaces”. Gazi University Journal of Science Part B: Art Humanities Design and Planning 13/3 (September 1, 2025): 385-400. https://izlik.org/JA27BC66TC.
JAMA
1.Sayıcı M, Kutbay Mutlu BŞ, Yaşar AŞ, Külfetoğlu G, Aycı H. Contextual and Participatory Approaches in the Adaptive Reuse of Historical Buildings: Erimtan and CerModern as Contemporary Exhibition Spaces. GUJSPB. 2025;13:385–400.
MLA
Sayıcı, Merve, et al. “Contextual and Participatory Approaches in the Adaptive Reuse of Historical Buildings: Erimtan and CerModern As Contemporary Exhibition Spaces”. Gazi University Journal of Science Part B: Art Humanities Design and Planning, vol. 13, no. 3, Sept. 2025, pp. 385-00, https://izlik.org/JA27BC66TC.
Vancouver
1.Merve Sayıcı, Bengü Şerife Kutbay Mutlu, Alanur Şura Yaşar, Gözde Külfetoğlu, Hilal Aycı. Contextual and Participatory Approaches in the Adaptive Reuse of Historical Buildings: Erimtan and CerModern as Contemporary Exhibition Spaces. GUJSPB [Internet]. 2025 Sep. 1;13(3):385-400. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA27BC66TC