Full text: New perspectives to save cultural heritage

CIP A 2003 XIX 1 ' 1 International Symposium, 30 September - 04 October, 2003, Antalya, Turkey 
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3.3. Analyses and Evaluation Stage 
After the recording of descriptive data and attachment of 
related visual data for each group, an extensive database has 
become ready for spatial analysis and evaluation phases. 
Overlay and Analysis of Data: During the analysis process, 
visualization and search of various topics concerning 
continuities, alterations and comparisons among physical and 
social aspects of the site has been studied. Due to the overlay 
and query property of GIS, working with various spatial data 
one by one or as combined layers of multiple groups has 
provided altogether analysis and evaluation of different 
features. 
In order to evaluate the historical continuity of the Zenginler 
District a comprehensive understanding of the historical 
development of Antakya should be achieved. Therefore, to 
visualize the expansions or reductions of the city throughout 
history and to compare the changes, a set of overlay is 
prepared showing the layout of the city from different eras 
including Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Arabian and 
Ottoman eras and existing situation. (Figure 4) 
Figure 4. Overlay of historical maps 
While producing overlay of visual documents onto the 
designed base map and database, 3D model of the topography 
and the study area is constructed so as to evaluate the 
silhouette of the context.(Figure 5) 
Figure 5. 3D Model of the site 
Besides, following queries over the attribute data have been 
carried on and their spatial distribution is visualized: 
• Classification of buildings according to their types and 
conditions, 
• Alterations, related to the building lots, space use, 
structural system, Finishing material as well as 
spatial/mass alterations including the definitions of types 
of changes, 
• Continuities/discontinuities, between original and current 
situation of physical and social aspects including 
function of buildings, use of spaces, 
• Relations, among physical and social structure to 
understand the reasons, effects and causes of alterations 
and discontinuities. 
Evaluation of Data: Analyses of the characteristics of the 
site has been followed by evaluation process of the displayed 
data in order to Find out: 
• values of the traditional buildings. deFining categories of 
value degrees according to the architectural features they 
posses, 
• problems, related to the environmental services, building 
lots, buildings, pattern of use (poor sanitary conditions in 
living and service spaces) including the deFinitions for the 
causes, reasons and effects, 
• potentials, for the improvement of houses for future uses, 
participation of the inhabitants, implementation of the 
preservation and rehabilitation decisions. 
In the framework of input data, various queries over designed 
database have provided juxtaposition and superimpose of 
different spatial layers during evaluation of the analyses. 
Display of the results in various formats are obtained, such as 
maps, tables and charts, due to the different presentation 
options in GIS. (Figure 6) 
3.4 Decision 
According to the information accomplished during the 
evaluation stage concerning values to be protected, potentials 
to be developed and problems to be solved, an Urban 
Conservation Project for the study area is developed. The 
conservation decisions have included general preservation 
policy for the whole study area and physical interventions for 
individual buildings. At that point, specific types and 
categories of interventions have been defined according to 
the condition of building groups classified during the 
analyses and evaluation stage. 
Besides, by querying of spatial data groups established 
according to the problems, potentials and values during the
	        
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