Case Studies
Using visual field research, we were able to identify and differentiate between three main types:
1. The model house, which refers back to a fixed image in appearance and design, an image which is the basis for a concrete idea at the beginning of the construction project and is usually built within a specific timeframe.
2. The 'two-faced' house, which has been built on the one hand in a German and on the other a local, standard Turkish way, with two equal parts that are visibly separated from each other.
3. The multi-layer house, which has been built over many years, usually by the owner themselves during holiday periods, and the construction process of which is reflected in different construction styles and German construction materials.
Of the 116 total returnee houses we studied, 56 per cent were model houses, 35 per cent two-faced houses and 9 per cent multi-layer houses.
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