KOCAELİ SEKA I. KAĞIT FABRİKASI'NIN MİMARİ ANALİZİ VE YENİDEN KULLANIM ÖNERİLERİ

Abstract

Kocaeli, a city where the industrial plants which produced textiles for the Ottoman palace and army were estab­lished in the 19 th century, continued its industrial character during the Republican Period as many plants were established both by the government and the private sector. Industry has become a significant part of the urban identity of Kocaeli in the 20 th century. Established in 1936 in Kocaeli during the Early Republican Period, the SEKA Cellulose and Paper Complex was one of the pioneering plants. The SEKA Complex became a modernization model for the city, such as other industrial plants that have been established within the frame of statecraft concept during early Republican Peri­od. However, the complex had to be shut down in 2005 due to its inadequate technology. Various investigations and studies have since been carried out on the integration of the complex into the urban life. Production equipments/activities belonging to the past and the architectural complexes which include these equip­ments/activities are described as industrial monuments within the framework of their historical, architectural and technological importance. Within this context, the units added to the Kocaeli SEKA complex between 1936 and 1960 were placed under the auspices of the Turkish Culture and Nature Conservation Board in 2005 and have since become protected. This study details the architectural analysis and the industrial signs of the I. Paper Factory (1936) of the SEKA Com­plex in order to investigate how this complex could best be integrated into the current urban life of the city. On the scope of this study, work following scheme, general architectural characteristics and conservation problems of the factory, which consists of paper pulp unit, production unit, supply unit have been determined. Preliminary archi­tectural project proposals have been developed for the building in accordance with appropriate new function.