“Comparison café and restaurants in old city and new development areas”

ARCH 501 / INAR 501 - INTERDISCIPLINARY WORKSHOPUğur Ulaş Dağlı; Özlem Olgaç Türker

Samira ForouzmandSaloumeh Kahouei

Research question & Aim :

Questions: what kind of things cause differences between restaurants and cafés that located in old and new

development areas? Can they reflect identity and culture of Cyprus?

Aim: Analyze café and restaurants in old city and compering them with new development areas Survey cultural transition in restaurant and café in Nicosia Study the role of identity in this buildings

Keywords: Identity Cultural translation Social life

Structure

Introduction topic

Café & restaurants in old city• Identity• Social life

Café & restaurants in new development area • Identity• Social life

Comparing two parts

Cultural translation

Conclusion

Visual analysisPhysical analysis

Visual analysisPhysical analysis

Introduction

Restaurant and café in history

The restaurant less than 220 years old the 18th century only men allowed to go to restaurant only one dish was offered each day

The first real restaurant offering a menu with a choice of dishes opened in Paris in 1765.

Type of restaurant Fast food Fast Casual Casual dining Family style Fine dining

Nicosia

Nicosia is a walled city which is unique in having successive cultural layers of Byzantine, Frankish, Venetian, Ottoman, British and post- British periods.

Nicosia started expanded rapidly after the World War II Nowadays the medieval walls represent a border dividing the city into the historical center and the modern areas

which has been built beyond. The center of the city is the liveliest part of the city crossed by narrow streets, shops, cafes and restaurants.

It can be seen different type of restaurants, café and bar within the walled city which is built in historical buildings.

However ,outside of the historical city most of the restaurants and cafes built in modern buildings such as Ezic ,Califorian, …

Café & Restaurants in Old CityIdentity

Visual analysiso Sky line harmony and continuity

one or two stories

o Façade

o Connection with environment: o Same languageo they try to keep the harmony of the culture of the city

o Defined boundary :o there is no definition for boundary –permeabilityo Same level o Less privacy

large windowsmaterial Yellow stone and glass(traditional)Color Keeping the traditional style in colorShading new elements to old buildings

Identity

Physical analysis

o Buildings : Using old buildings and renovating them for new function

Changing a plan for needs of today

Adding some new part

New buildings which have harmony with old one

o Buildings –streets: Human scale: mostly they respect to the old existing buildings in scale

small

Connecting to pedestrian

They are more active

o Space: Reflecting the culture and identity of the city

There are more active and create lively space

o Building - space: They reflect the traditional architecture of the city

o Indoor –outdoor : Visual connection :view to the street

Physical connection :open and semi open space

Social life

Social analysis

o Users Tourists

local people

o Cultural keep the culture and identity of the

neighborhood and city

o Social interaction

In this district urban texture create some open space (plaza) for a group off café and restaurant which is share between them or sometimes they use pedestrian path as plaza and these spaces are appropriate for social connection

Connection with south parts:You can see people with different nationality in this neighborhood, people from south and north part have social connection in this part ,because it is close to the main gate .

Café & Restaurants in New Development AreasIdentity

Visual analysiso sky line do not have harmony with the surrounding

some part of multi stories building

o Façade large window

material glass

concrete

steel panel

color use the new style in color

shading elements tent structures

movement elements

o Connection with environmento Same language with modern periphery o discord with culture of the city

o Defended boundaryo there is definition for boundary – no permeabilityo different level o more privacy

Identity

Physical analysis

o Buildings : Some designed for restaurant or cafe function Some design in multifunctional buildings

o Buildings –streets :

no human scale bigger mass Connecting to pedestrian glassy wall calm semi closed edge safety

o Space:

Combination different cultures and identity There are more active and create lively space

o Building - space: They reflect the modern architecture of the city

o Indoor –outdoor :

Visual connection : view to the street

Physical connection : open and semi open space

Social life

Social analysis

o Users mostly local people because, they are located near the street and downtown and very accessible for all people

o Culture adopted with new culture and new identity in new part of city

o social interaction

In this district urban texture design open space (plaza) for some café or restaurant and they have defended plaza in front of themselves or rarely they use pedestrian path as plaza or do not have plaza .

These spaces are appropriate for social connection

Comparing

•sky line do not have harmony with the surrounding•Façade use the new (contemporary) style •Same language with modern periphery •there is definition for boundary – no permeability

•Sky line harmony and continuity

•Façade Keeping the traditional style •Same language with this environment•there is no definition for boundary –permeability

Visual

•designed for function of restaurant or café

•no human scale•There are more active and create lively space•They reflect the modern architecture of the city • Visual connection : view to the street • Physical connection : open and semi open space

•Using old buildings and renovating them for new function •Human scale•There are more active and create lively space •They reflect the traditional architecture of the city •Visual connection :view to the street • Physical connection :open and semi open space

Physical

•Users mostly local people•adopted with new culture and new identity in new part of city •Social interaction most of them have defended plaza in front of themselves

•Users Tourists and local people •keep the culture and identity of the neighborhood and city •Social interaction most of them use pedestrian path as plaza

social

New development area old city

Cultural translation

Ottoman period

British period

Restaurants and cafes in old city represent the historical background

• until 19th century • Reflect Identity of the city • social structure changed • westernization process • Organic pattern within the

Walled city

New system of • administration• Transportation• Technology• Economy• Culture • Lifestyleexpansion of the city to the outside of walls New urban pattern

Restaurants and cafes reflect contemporary style and new identity of the city

Cyprus remained the home of several architectural style. Today ,Roman, Byzantine, Gothic, Renaissance, Ottoman and British colonial styles are the main architectural styles, which dominate the multi-cultural identity of the island.

Conclusion

To sum up, all things considered, it seems logical to say that in Nicosia old restaurants and cafés have changed forward to new of them in form, scale and connection with environment in old and new development area, due to changing their culture and identity.

Archi-cultural translation has important effect in this change. Therefore, it can be seen these places have different parameter for users and different shapes that have harmony with old environment in walled city. However, in new development area most of things have changing so the restaurants and cafes in this part adapt themselves with modern environment and users needs.

So ,we can see restaurants and café in walled city are totally different than outside of the historical city.

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