Abstract
This study investigated the hygiene state of kitchens, bathrooms and toilets and how they are used in the traditional houses (their characteristics, the changes in their uses and the extent of these changes). The study also attempted to find the principles and criterions on which the arrangements that are the products of accumulated experiences were based in the spaces or systems. Furthermore, the study investigated how and at what level the new equipment that the new age presents are reflected in the traditional house. The dimensional, positional, directional, constructional, equipment and material characteristics of these elements were investigated in accordance with the knowledge, theories and principles of architecture and instructive data on these were obtained from the traditional houses. The traditional Turkish houses, Greek houses and hybrid houses in the city of Trabzon, Turkey, were chosen as the sample of the study. Key words: Kitchen, bathroom, toilet, location, direction, construction, equipment, traditional houses.
Highlights
Architectural concepts are prospective and they have the power to change the environment
This study investigated the spaces of kitchen, bathroom and toilets in the traditional Trabzon urban houses that have completed their evolution and that have original characteristics
They determined the importance of size, location, direction, equipment and materials of the kitchen, toilet and bathroom in a house
Summary
Architectural concepts are prospective and they have the power to change the environment. That these decisions are taken under certain contexts and conditions make them dependent on both the past and present (Dickens, 1989; Edwards et al, 2005). In our expectations from the future, we need to try to evaluate, interpret and explain the past and present in an interaction This affects our decisions for the future and creates the context for change. Water and moisture insulations and there should be enough ventilation. There must be enough skylight and heat (Ranson, 1991; Heyman et al, 2005; Jones et al, 2007). One of the most important needs, must be brought into the building and waste water must be taken away from the building and in this way building conditions must be improved to make the use of different systems possible
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