{"id":9052,"date":"2026-06-30T21:44:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T21:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archworks.agu.edu.tr\/?p=9052"},"modified":"2026-06-30T21:44:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T21:44:57","slug":"buse-yilmaz-re-porosity-infiltrating-the-monolith-through-missing-tracks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/archworks.agu.edu.tr\/index.php\/2026\/06\/30\/buse-yilmaz-re-porosity-infiltrating-the-monolith-through-missing-tracks\/","title":{"rendered":"BUSE YILMAZ\/RE-POROSITY: Infiltrating the Monolith Through Missing Tracks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">RE-POROSITY: Infiltrating the Monolith Through Missing Tracks<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Re-Porosity\u00a0is a\u00a0master\u202fstudio\u202f(ARCH 502)\u202fproject,\u00a0establishing\u00a0a generative, data-driven framework designed to counteract the morphological fossilization and loss of threshold caused by modernist residential blocks. Focusing on the standardized T9 housing towers in Kayseri,\u00a0Turkey, the design\u00a0utilizes\u00a0urban memory as an active physical manual for surgical architectural intervention. By algorithmically cross-examining 1970 historical street layouts against contemporary 2026 solid block configurations, the project\u00a0identifies\u00a0precise structural collision points where lost pedestrian connections are entombed beneath modern property boundaries.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>To operationalize these friction zones, a systematic bivariate matrix is developed. It categorizes interventions through two independent parameters: Infiltration Intensities (<em data-start=\"286\" data-end=\"289\">I<\/em>\u2081 to <em data-start=\"294\" data-end=\"297\">I<\/em>\u2083, ranging from superficial shell stretching to deep mass splitting) and Urban Void Characters (<em data-start=\"393\" data-end=\"396\">V<\/em>\u2081 to <em data-start=\"401\" data-end=\"404\">V<\/em>\u2084, moving from narrow linear junctions to hyper-porous clusters). When applied on-site, this systematic logic creates twelve distinct spatial scenarios. These typologies physically carve out complex, three-dimensional activity voids or social organs directly from the monolithic concrete cores.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW240015770 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240015770 BCX0\">Rather than adopting an empty formalist layout, the project transforms these carved interventions into vital community destinations. A lightweight, exterior parasitic\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240015770 BCX0\">circulation<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240015770 BCX0\">\u00a0network weaves the blocks together, allowing the public to climb from the ground plane into elevated student co-labs and neighborhood yards without breaching residential privacy.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240015770 BCX0\">At<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240015770 BCX0\">\u00a0the ground plan, all asphalt parking buffers are replaced with non-engineered social green spaces. By shaping the topography into soft lawn mounds and timber deck platforms, the site acts as an adaptive urban\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240015770 BCX0\">porosity<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240015770 BCX0\">\u00a0that maximizes social interaction and restores microclimatic comfort.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240015770 BCX0\">Ultimately, the<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240015770 BCX0\">\u00a0project\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240015770 BCX0\">demonstrates<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240015770 BCX0\">\u00a0that high-density housing can be surgically open to the city, successfully transitioning from a sterile, hermetic enclave into a porous, lively, and socially sustainable democratic space.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW240015770 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9051\" src=\"http:\/\/archworks.agu.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Poster_Buse-Yilmaz-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"7086\" height=\"17716\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RE-POROSITY: Infiltrating the Monolith Through Missing Tracks\u00a0 Re-Porosity\u00a0is a\u00a0master\u202fstudio\u202f(ARCH 502)\u202fproject,\u00a0establishing\u00a0a generative, data-driven framework designed to counteract the morphological fossilization and loss of threshold caused by modernist residential blocks. Focusing on the standardized T9 housing towers in Kayseri,\u00a0Turkey, the design\u00a0utilizes\u00a0urban memory as an active physical manual for surgical architectural intervention. 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