Ezgi Ozdogan
2026
Contemporary domestic design organizes daily life into single-purpose spaces, reinforcing privacy, behavioral isolation, and social hierarchy through rigid programming. In contrast, traditional Turkish homes employ multifunctional rooms (başoda) that support dining, resting, working, hosting, and sleeping without fixed spatial identities. Their flexibility arises from spatial neutrality, adaptable furniture, and occupation rather than predetermined function. This thesis examines how programming rigidity shapes social behavior and proposes an unlabeled spatial core as an alternative. By replacing fixed divisions with flexible, integrated furnishings, interior space becomes a shared field that encourages cohabitation, simultaneity, and adaptable everyday living through deliberate architectural ambiguity.