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House designs are formed by various factors such as user needs, environmental facts, geographical and climatic data, economical and political issues. As houses meet the basic need for shelter, they are developed by designing functional and aesthetic spaces. The life styles, habits and preferences of the users, the relation between the environment and nature and the site of the house appear as important facts in design process. By house designing, it is aimed to meet different user needs in terms of physical, psychological and social aspects. In this respect, establishing the function and aesthetics in house design by considering the needs of the user requires a balance. The reconsideration and interpretation of traditional architectural features in house design with contemporary materials and technology enables different patterns to be realized in this field. In this study, an example of a single family house is discussed that is designed and constructed by the author considering the needs and preferences of the users in Şile, a district of Istanbul. In this article, the process of making design decisions, approaches to the traditional house designing principles, construction stages and outcome results within the framework of environmental and cultural interactions are discussed. The factors taken into consideration in the planning of the house are presented together with the relationships established with the principles of traditional design and the application stages accomplished together with the user requirements.

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