Definition of Open-Permeable Neighborhood Concept and Design Criteria for Development of an Open-Permeable Neighborhood System in the Levent Region

Abstract

The urban texture formed by the hierarchic relations of walkable urban public and private areas of approximately three kilometres in the Levent Region and the system of passages, streets and avenues that combine the functional focal points of the neighbourhoods, creates a living system by linking the residential areas that have been designed in different periods. In this context, the article evaluates the results of the university research project developed for the Levent Region. The concept of Open-Permeable Neighbourhood is considered as a spatial reading methodology developed on the redefinition of the neighbourhood based on the dynamic interaction of the physical components of the urban space. The research method in question has been considered in two stages. The first stage includes analysis based on the structural features and the spatial planning and design setup created by the local development plans in a period of approximately thirty years. The second stage is structured in order to reveal how the data obtained about the Open-Permeable Neighbourhood as a result of spatial analysis corresponds to daily life through the user experience. In this context, the defined spatial analysis method was used and the characteristics of this phenomenon were determined. By evaluating the findings obtained within the framework of the urban design discipline, it is aimed to reveal the design criteria that will ensure the continuity of the spatial memory in the Levent Region and increase the quality of life.