{"id":7092,"date":"2026-02-04T19:07:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T19:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archworks.agu.edu.tr\/?p=7092"},"modified":"2026-02-04T19:08:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T19:08:49","slug":"living-cycle-house-serkan-keceli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/archworks.agu.edu.tr\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/living-cycle-house-serkan-keceli\/","title":{"rendered":"Living Cycle House \/ Serkan Ke\u00e7eli\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Living\u00a0Cycle\u00a0House\u00a0was\u00a0designed\u00a0as a\u00a0response\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0increasingly\u00a0weakening\u00a0relationship\u00a0between\u00a0nature,\u00a0production\u00a0culture,\u00a0and\u00a0social\u00a0interaction\u00a0in\u00a0contemporary\u00a0residential\u00a0life.\u00a0Residential\u00a0projects\u00a0designed\u00a0in\u00a0recent\u00a0years\u00a0have\u00a0encouraged\u00a0people\u00a0to\u00a0adopt\u00a0an\u00a0inward-looking\u00a0lifestyle,\u00a0while\u00a0also\u00a0largely\u00a0preventing\u00a0them\u00a0from\u00a0growing\u00a0their\u00a0own\u00a0natural\u00a0produce\u00a0in\u00a0their\u00a0gardens.\u00a0The\u00a0Living\u00a0Cycle\u00a0House\u00a0project\u00a0aims\u00a0to\u00a0rethink\u00a0housing\u00a0not\u00a0only\u00a0as a\u00a0shelter\u00a0but\u00a0also\u00a0as an\u00a0active,\u00a0social,\u00a0and\u00a0productive\u00a0part\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0life\u00a0cycle.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Looking\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0project&#8217;s\u00a0most\u00a0fundamental\u00a0approach, it\u00a0creates\u00a0a\u00a0spatial\u00a0concept\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0Talas\u00a0district\u00a0of Kayseri, an\u00a0area\u00a0with\u00a0almost\u00a0no\u00a0agricultural\u00a0land,\u00a0that\u00a0reconnects\u00a0people\u00a0with\u00a0agriculture\u00a0and\u00a0aims\u00a0to\u00a0strengthen\u00a0social\u00a0relationships.\u00a0Shared\u00a0agricultural\u00a0areas,\u00a0both\u00a0soil-based\u00a0and\u00a0soil-free,\u00a0integrated\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0housing\u00a0structure\u00a0become\u00a0part\u00a0of\u00a0everyday\u00a0life,\u00a0transforming\u00a0production\u00a0into\u00a0a\u00a0collective\u00a0experience.\u00a0In\u00a0this\u00a0project,\u00a0agriculture\u00a0is not\u00a0merely\u00a0a\u00a0production\u00a0activity; it is a\u00a0social\u00a0tool\u00a0that\u00a0brings\u00a0users\u00a0together\u00a0and\u00a0encourages\u00a0interaction\u00a0and\u00a0sharing.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Upon\u00a0reviewing\u00a0the\u00a0project\u00a0plan,\u00a0we\u00a0see\u00a0that\u00a0a\u00a0courtyard\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0designed\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0middle\u00a0section\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0U-shaped\u00a0form,\u00a0and\u00a0one\u00a0side\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0form has\u00a0been\u00a0cut\u00a0off\u00a0at\u00a0ground\u00a0level\u00a0and\u00a0designated\u00a0as an\u00a0agricultural\u00a0area. 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