Site Analysis: A Thousand Ways by Gülşah https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss Exploring Site Context // Reflections on the Site Context // Site analysis is one of the first steps of design where we develop a sensitivity about the site. It is a chance to explore the tools and our potentials together with the material existence of the site. // Here I shared just a few examples of many ways. Although there are categories, there is a complex network between examples - like the design process itself. // This padlet is currently being expanded and it is open to comments. // First published on March 2021. // by Gülşah Aykaç. en-us 2021-02-21 08:14:55 UTC 2025-10-13 14:36:46 UTC hello@padlet.com gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1222784800 2021-02-21 08:15:28 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1222784800 Function Analysis gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1222785218 http://www.presidentsmedals.com/Entry-20031]]> 2021-02-21 08:15:42 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1222785218 gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1268295989 Familiar (but not strict) methodologies for analysing urban contexts.]]> 2021-03-04 10:48:55 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1268295989 Bubbles / nodes/ networks gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1268687319 2021-03-04 12:56:26 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1268687319 TOPOLOGICAL MAPPING gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1268715958 thinking on the programme and/or relations between things without any spatial/formal/topographical input]]> 2021-03-04 13:04:15 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1268715958 MAPPING ACTION/TIME gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1268751308 time / space / movement]]> 2021-03-04 13:12:28 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1268751308 gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1268752848 Kitchen Table]]> 2021-03-04 13:12:50 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1268752848 gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1268765326 Architecture is not simply about space and form, but also about event, action, and what happens in space. // B.Tschumi, Manhattan Transcripts ]]> 2021-03-04 13:15:49 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1268765326 gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1268772238 thinking on the geology through abstraction.]]> 2021-03-04 13:17:21 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1268772238 gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1268804089 2021-03-04 13:24:11 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1268804089 gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1268807153 exploring new tools / through abstraction and experimentation]]> 2021-03-04 13:24:52 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1268807153 TOPOGRAPHICAL MAPPING gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1268817065 2021-03-04 13:27:03 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1268817065 gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1268856844 freedom for lines of thoughts on a site :) :
http://socks-studio.com/2019/03/19/review-eric-alonzo-the-architecture-of-the-road-history-and-theories-2018-2/]]> 2021-03-04 13:34:31 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1268856844 gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1268926442 a color palette / site observation ]]> 2021-03-04 13:47:32 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1268926442 gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1268950890 2021-03-04 13:51:54 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1268950890 gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1270192981 2021-03-04 17:16:21 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1270192981 gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1270203473 2021-03-04 17:18:03 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1270203473 gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1272590430 2021-03-05 06:16:21 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1272590430 gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1272592406 2021-03-05 06:17:46 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1272592406 gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1301686048 IMPORTANT! NO BUBBLE DIAGRAMS YES MAPPING;  so this is just to show that there could be dynamic and creative ways of making bubble diagrams. ]]> 2021-03-12 08:03:26 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1301686048 Enric Miralles gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1342223296 An architect studying how our journey  to the site occurs, and what kind of experiences we have during this journey.]]> 2021-03-23 11:10:32 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1342223296 gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1342224919 2021-03-23 11:11:10 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1342224919 Lebbeus Woods gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1384293487 could lines of thought turn into spaces itself?]]> 2021-04-05 18:29:24 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1384293487 gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1384306168 Sketching on a site reflects lines of thoughts, a way to experience the site.]]> 2021-04-05 18:32:47 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1384306168 what kind of volume(s) does the landscape create? gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1504773344 Link to the source]]> 2021-05-08 09:04:02 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1504773344 gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1504790977 in the same essay: materials/textures in the site.]]> 2021-05-08 09:25:10 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1504790977 COLLAGE gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1504793420 2021-05-08 09:28:12 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1504793420 in a collage work, we are all free. gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1504794758 while working on a collage, we could think on: how do we set relation between things? between sequences or images?
 ]]> 2021-05-08 09:29:43 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1504794758 gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1504809278 data like users' preferences or user types or frequency/time information of the citizens might provide topological information about the context.]]> 2021-05-08 09:46:58 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1504809278 PHOTOCOMPOSITION gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1771789300 Photocomposition. Photocollage. Collages of routes.]]> 2021-09-27 16:36:39 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1771789300 gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1771800456 LINES OF THOUGHT]]> 2021-09-27 16:40:17 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1771800456 AUTOBIOGRAHIC DOCUMENTATION OF A SITE gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1771832735 What do you see in this "place as a space"? Using your personal notes, former experiences to document a site is also a step/way to analyse the context. It could be the notes on your notebook or subjective maps of your site visits. ]]> 2021-09-27 16:50:22 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1771832735 gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1771837571 MATERIALITY / MADDİLİK / MADDE OLUŞ]]> 2021-09-27 16:51:53 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1771837571 https://snazzymaps.com/ gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1773435038 Free download Google Maps in whichever style you like!]]> 2021-09-28 05:11:40 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1773435038 https://anvaka.github.io/city-roads/ gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1773438433 It works with Open Street Map and draw the roads.]]> 2021-09-28 05:13:34 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1773438433 https://www.openstreetmap.org gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1773439539 An open source]]> 2021-09-28 05:14:11 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1773439539 SOURCES TO RE-DRAW GEOGRAPHIC MAPS gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1773440513 2021-09-28 05:14:44 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1773440513 Google Maps Street View Photographs is a good source to make section-collage or photocomposition gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1773443875 https://www.instagram.com/p/CRn9uU3tW54/ ]]> 2021-09-28 05:16:47 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1773443875 gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1773447519 https://burak-arikan.com/tr/antakya-biennial-artist-network/#jp-carousel-3223]]> 2021-09-28 05:18:54 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1773447519 Notebook gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1773449931 https://www.gulsahaykac.com/defter]]> 2021-09-28 05:20:22 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1773449931 A site collage? Plan-collages or section-collages of the existing site gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1773456804 https://www.quondam.com/37/3754f.htm ]]> 2021-09-28 05:24:17 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1773456804 A map of experiences gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1773461626 https://drawingmatter.org/fresh-and-surprised/]]> 2021-09-28 05:27:09 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1773461626 Maps of journeys and experiments gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1773463963 http://ivanasidzimovska.com/projects/11-mental-maps-kreuzberg/]]> 2021-09-28 05:28:30 UTC https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1773463963 Task gulsahaykac https://padlet.com/gulsahaykac/mg6yi2zxpklz61ss/wish/1951057172 Kentsel Analiz: Otobiyografik Bir Yaklaşım


Çocukken sizde yer etmiş bir mekanı düşünün. Hangi şehirdeydi? Bir apartman mıydı? Yoksa bir ev mi? Kaç katlıydı? İçerdeki ışık nasıldı? Sokakla ilişkisi var mıydı? Hava kaçta kararırdı? Kaldırım nasıldı? Oradaki yaşantın nasıldı?

Bu mekanın kentsel/mekansal bir katman olarak anlat:

1- Kolaj/assamblaj/kesit-kolaj ya da yaratıcı haritalama
2- Metin (200 kelime maksimum)
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