THE IMPACT OF PILOTS’ IS BRUTALIST ARCHITECTURE EXAMPLE THE BARBICAN CENTER ON STRUCTURE PUBLIC SPACES

Abstract

From past to present, mankind has shown the ability to apply various buildings/volumes by processing and using different materials offered by nature, depending on its geography. The building production process, which started with primitive materials, continued over time with different materials and new construction techniques. Each architectural structure, which was created depending on the conditions of the period and the opportunities it offered, led to the emergence of different architectural styles. One of them was the architectural approach defined as brutalist style. The basis of the style is the use of unprocessed raw concrete material to fulfill different purposes. It is possible to come across many buildings/urban equipment designed and applied in brutalist style by different architects. “The Barbican Centre”, which constitutes the sample of the study and was built in London, England between 1962-1982 and hosted different actions, can be shown as one of the iconic examples of the brutalist style. The aim with this example is that the “piloties”, which are an important architectural element and support the building complex/carrying the entire load of the building, welcoming the user as a series of reinforced concrete columns, are all areas that fit the definition of public space inside and outside the building complex (areas that allow different actions/ to examine the effect on landscape areas). In the study, the sample of the study was interpreted by providing a holistic flow with a single case design by using the descriptive case study approach, one of the qualitative research methods.It is thought that the study will contribute to the literature in terms of understanding the importance of the concept of "pilot", which is an important carrier element in architecture and used by many architects for different design ideas and spatial organizations, and its effects on the public space.