Category
Academic
Year
2021
Location
Bitez, Bodrum
Course
Landscape Design IV · 7th Semester
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Bodrum has been a major frontier for people who seeks places to escape and settle down, in a relaxing and slow urban area, consisting of national and international tourists.
The beautiful landscape and slow urban life of Bodrum made here the focal point of these people. But this interest in the Bodrum Peninsula created a pattern of growth that consumes the natural and cultural attraction elements of Bodrum and leaving the place with emptied resources. In another words, a non sustainable growth pattern.
One way this consuming occurs is, shifting the land use in favor of mainly tourism, without considering the rights of human actors in the area, and without considering the natural and cultural asset loss and it’s long term effects. This issue can be seen in Bodrum Peninsula in both large and small scales. (Increased: Settlements, Expensive Tourism Areas, Industrial Facilities / Decreased: Forests and Green Areas, Agriculture Areas, Democratic Public Places, Cultural Assets) Another way , in order to compete with large, rich tourist facilities and each other, smaller tourist services who are run by locals, uses every land and resource they can, without considering the rights of the neighborhood. (Increased: Temporary Local Income / Decreased: Neighborhood Public Areas, Neighborhood Aesthetic, Attractiveness of Area)
According to R. W. Carter (2004), three pillars of the sustainable tourism in sporadically growing areas are, preserve, community benefit and tourist attraction.
Preserve the quality and integrity of primary tourist assets. Community must continue to receive benefits of their land and tourism. The market, Tourists, must continue to be satisfied and attracted.
Analysis — Bodrum / Muğla
Bodrum / Muğla
Analysis Phase
Bodrum has been losing agricultural and green areas to tourism land use since 1990's.
But the critical data here is %72.7 of the lost green areas are from the shore areas of Bodrum Peninsula, which are the most fertile soils.
Bodrum / Muğla
Region Overview
During the inspections of this land use on our project area on Bitez/Gümbet districts, the 'Eco-Tourism' area specified in Environment Organization Plan showed a potential for a district wide improvement project.
Bitez District
User Analysis
The users and their potential problems and solutions are mapped to propose design solutions systematically.
This problem/potentials in Bitez District are placed on the 2D map to identify the highest solution needs of the project area.
Strategy Plan — Bitez District
Bitez District
Strategy Plan
According to the systematic problem/potential identification, design strategies was generated for Bitez area on various levels. "Eco-Tourism" concept was implemented to Bitez on 1:1000 scale.
- Shared Bike Route/Network
- Beach Walking/Cycling/Function Strip
- Redesigned Vertical Streets
- Hybrid Eco-Tourism Parks
- Rainwater Harvesting System / Green Corridor
- Redesigned Beach w/ Carrying Capacity Limit
- Network of sale units for locals
Networks — Circulation · Bike · Eco-Tourism
Bitez District
Circulation Network
Allows for spontaneous experiences by redesigned, inviting road axis'.
Bitez Beach
Bike Network & Function Strip
Shared Bike Units and bike prioritized route networks shift the balance of transportation vehicles in favor of bicycles.
Bike Rental Units are placed around Bitez's streets to supply tourists and families to travel on Bitez's newly designed bike friendly roads.
Bitez Beach
Eco-Tourism Network
Aims to: Reconnect producer and customer · Distribute tourism flow · Protect the natural assets of Bitez.
Singular sales units will provide producers a space to demonstrate their products to customers.
Redesign of Coastal Strip aims to sustain the valuable experience of Bitez beach by introducing a personal space / user limit.
Eco-Tourism Parks — Fall · Winter · Summer · Bioswale
Eco-Tourism Parks
Fall Garden
Eco-Tourism Parks
Winter Garden
Eco-Tourism Parks
Summer Garden
Eco-Tourism Parks
Bioswale
Redesigned Bitez Beach
Redesigned
Bitez Beach
X-Ray — Construction · Planting
Bitez District · X-Ray
Construction Plan
In order to reduce the carbon footprint, minimise costs, support local producers, and have a coherent language, local Bodrum Kayrak Stone variations are used throughout the pavements of district.
Bitez Beach · X-Ray
Beach Strip Detail
Beach Strip Detail — 1/500 Constructional Plan.
Eco-Tourism Parks · X-Ray
The proposed plant species are selected among the local species that will physically support the program of the area and that will minimize the cost.
Fall Garden
Winter Garden
Summer Garden
Bitez District · X-Ray
Planting Design
Eco-Tourism Parks have eight distinct local Citrus species that specializes with the ripening time and physical attributes.
The bioswale plant species are from the water trapping species.
