CI PA 2003 XIX th International Symposium, 30 September - 04 October, 2003, Antalya, Turkey 
Figure 1. 3D Model of Koruçam Village 
It is possible to approach the village from two directions. 
Village takes its name from the Koruçam Cape. When it is 
approached from the east, the Koruçam village is hidden inside 
the slope, and cannot be perceived. Although the village cannot 
be perceived at the end of the curve of the road just at the 
entrance of the village, the whole atmosphere of the village is 
felt and understood easily. 
Figure 2. Circulation and Density map of Koruçam Village 
Since, there are two slopes at both two directions towards the 
West and the South, none of the buildings affect each other’s 
views. The buildings on sloppy site are placed in a way that, 
they usually follow the topographical contours of the land and 
are taken the sea view. At the entrance of the village, the 
settlement density is low, whereas while approaching to the 
centre of the village, the density increases. The attached houses 
provide a nice perspective inside the village by the help of the 
organic and irregular urban street structure, which create a 
flowing dynamic exterior space. 
Figure 3. Used and Unused buildings in the Koru9am Village 
When it is approached to the village centre that is buried in the 
greenery, a majestic and grandeur church is hidden. The old 
church of St. George, a fifteenth-century building, is in huge 
dimension and monumental scale. The Church was located at 
the urban square of the village. The other supporting buildings 
of the square are a small market that provides the public 
shopping possibility, a fountain, and some cafes, that give the 
possibility to spend time to the men of the village, mukhtar’s 
office, and a restaurant. 
Figure 4. Existing Land Uses in the Village 
PUBLIC BUILDINGS 
COMMUNITY SERVICES 
DWELLINGS 
The village is settled on hard and rocky lands, in addition to 
these, agricultural lands are located at the lower grounds of the 
village. These lands also shelter very productive areas where 
olive/carob trees and barley/wheat are grown. In Koruçam 
Village, olive oil and molasses production used to be an 
essential income for the villagers. 
Since the local material is stone, generally, the local material of 
the traditional buildings of the Maronites is stone and the 
building structure is load bearing wall with wooden flat roofs. 
There exist some 100, 200 and 350 years old traditional 
buildings arranged on the narrow streets. 
Figure 5. Distribution of Building Floor in Koruçam Village 
Generally, all around of the island has long, hot, humid 
summers and short, warm rainy winters. Almost the buildings 
have a transitional space which is defined by an arcade that 
provides shade in summer time and getting sun inside during 
winter time. The houses without arcade have a pergola with 
grapevine at the front yard that creates shadow as well. 
Theoretical analysis of socio-cultural structure of the 
Koruqam Village 
The families of Maronite continue their life at the Northern and 
Southern parts of Cyprus. 1200 years ago, Maronite community 
emigrate from Lebanon because of some political effects and 
settled on title Northern hills of Cyprus. The mother language 
of Maronites is Arabic and they are Catholic Christian. After 
settling Arabic, as mentioned above, while co-operating with 
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