The Emergence of Studio Apartments

• Main Authors: Mine Ulusoy, Merve Özkaynak
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Konya Technical University Faculty of Architecture and Design 2016-12-01
• Series: Iconarp International Journal of Architecture and Planning
• Subjects: America, immigration, studio apartment, tenement housing.
• Online Access: http://iconarp.selcuk.edu.tr/iconarp/article/view/117

The first studio-type residences that emerged in America have become widespread throughout the world in the coming years. The studio flourished as an American culture in Turkey, in order to meet the need for single-person living. During the 19th century, immigrants from America and other European countries, mostly from Great Britain and Ireland, have been migrated. The search for solutions to these housing problems has created studio-type apartments. Immigration has resulted in millions of people coming to the media in bad conditions and bringing legal solutions to the agenda. In this study; The socio-cultural and architectural qualities of the concept of the studio apartment in America, which is frequently seen in recent years in Turkey, have also been examined.