Smart Home Study Within the Scope of Urban Transformation Project: Case of MAtchUP Antalya Project

The aim of this study is to discuss the concept of "Ecological Smart City" through the "Kepez-Santral Smart Urban Transformation Project", which includes Kepez and Santral neighborhoods of Antalya's Kepez District. Known as shantytowns, this area, which contains unhealthy and unstable buildings, was declared a 'Risky Zone' within the scope of the "Law on Disaster Relief Areas No. 6306" with the decision of the Council of Ministers dated 24.11.2014 and numbered 7041 and published in the Official Gazette. The practices of the new urban transformation in the concept of "Ecological Smart City", which was started with the joint decision of more than 3000 landowners living in unhealthy conditions, still continue today. Kepez-Santral Smart Urban Transformation Project, which was prepared under the leadership of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality and received international award and grant support with the European Union MAtchUP project, was started as a pilot project in the fields of smart city, smart transportation and smart housing in Antalya. In addition to the benefits such as demolishing dangerous and risky urban areas and solving property problems, the Project aims to develop a smart area that uses green, livable and innovative technologies. In this study, the technologies used in the housing blocks to be smart within the scope of the MAtchUP project, the anticipated energy consumption and the opportunities it will provide to the users have been evaluated. In this context, a comparison is made between the old and new buildings in terms of residents' comfort, heating-cooling systems, energy savings, etc. Consequently, in the study, the dimensions of the Ecological Smart City concept are revealed and analyzed through the introduction of the project.