These are the beginnings of the types of images that we are trying to produce to analyze the Fener-Balat. The goal is to eventually make a composite drawing that shows this street-front in relation to its location on the map, and the sectional qualities as the topography changes. As we take photographs, we are also documenting the type of construction, number of floors, and if noted, the age of the building. By the end of the visit we will have documented several streets like this one in each of the neighborhoods that we study. We are also simultaneously noting which intersections seem the busiest. We are planning on doing several time-lapse sequences to show how people move through the space, in addition to drawing and diagramming.
Here is a rough draft of a streetfront– the name is Yildirim Caddesi, and runs parallel to the waterfront, and terminates at the Patriarchate. We have only surveyed the North side, the South side, which should be finished by next week, will show the Patriarchate itself.
North Side, Yildirim Caddesi
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