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WOOD SCIENCE FOR CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
Fig. 1: Horizontal Timber Lintels
Hımış (Timber Framed structures) construction is simply described as a timber frame with masonry
infill such as bricks adobes or stones. This type of construction is a variation on a shared construction
tradition that has existed through history in many parts of the world. It is possible to classify
traditional hımış construction depending on the structural system such as; system contained bracing
elements and no bracing elements [2]. But, since the Kula is in the seismic region of the country, the
studs are supported especially by diagonal bracing elements to strengthen the building against
horizontal forces. Bagdadi construction where the voids between timber framing members is filled
with lighter materials or with trunk shells are transformed into a filling material by sand and lime
mortar. The interior surfaces of walls are covered by lath and plaster work or wood, whereas the outer
surfaces are either plastered or non-plastered or wooden plastered.(covered by wood planks) [2]. A
timber frame with masonry infill which is defined as Hımıs Technique (timber framed structure), is the
most commonly used technique in Kula Houses.
horizontal
timber
elements
Fig. 2: Construction System of Kula Traditional Houses
3. Examination of the case study examples –zabunlar house and göldeliler house
Two important Kula houses are focused as the case study examples of renovation of historical timber
structures. These examples are chosen because one of the renovation works of these buildings is done
and other is in process. The first example is done by reconstruction method, and the second renovation
work is replacing only the damaged timber elements with new ones and conserving the others in situ.
Zabunlar house is a typical Ottoman house located in the territory and is renovated and turned into a
hotel. Hikmet Bozkurt House, which is known as “Göldeliler House” once when it was built, and
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Timber
Frame
With
Masonry
Infill