'Events'
The neighbourhood of Gulsuyu and Gulensu is a rich tapestry of events and social interactions. A strong sense of community is brought about by the blurred boundaries between shared space and private space in a dense low rise urban landscape.
The Dukkani is positioned in a perfect location to share in these events. It looks towards a predefined 'Centre' of the neighbourhood monitored by CCTV to control anticipated gatherings, political uprisings or ultimately revolutions. It sits on the most important Bus Route in the village attracting interest from as far as Kadikoy and Kartal. It straddles a major school route inspiring curiosity from the neighbourhood's budding intellectuals and on Wednesdays becomes a silent part of a massive Bazaar that weaves all the way across the stepped hillside.
Although we have witnessed this, the Dukkani's relationship to these events and social interactions is ambiguous and in many cases non-existent.
Though exploring and mapping past events alongside the physical and social connections in the Dukkani's vicinity I hope to explore the type of conversation this shop could have with the residents that walk past it with curiosity each day.
From this study I hope to make a number of decisions both physical and temporal that will re-appropriate shared space around the Dukkani to allow for a richer and more explorative exchange.
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