Kırsal yerleşmeler yaşayanlarının ihtiyaçlarına yanıt veren, doğal çevre ile uyumlu, kültürel değerleri önemseyen yerleşmelerdir. Doğal kaynakları, tarımsal faaliyetleri, rekreasyon etkinlikleri, sosyal-kültürel yapısı, konutu ve diğer birimleri ile bir bütün olarak, tarihi süreç içerisinde, mimari kültürümüzün oluşumunda önemlidir. Günümüzde farklı koşullar altında değişim geçiren bu yerleşmelerin belgelenmesi ve sürdürülebilirliğinin sağlanması yönünde katkılar sunabilecek kırsal mimari ilkelerinin, neden-sonuç ilişkileri ile ortaya konulması gerekmektedir. Artvin, bulunduğu konum ile Doğu Karadeniz ve Kuzey Doğu Anadolu Bölgesi arasında fiziksel ve kültürel açıdan geçiş bölgesi olmuş; yöre halkı, doğal çevre ve kültürel zenginliklerini kırsal mimari geleneğine yansıtarak, yöreye özgü bir yapı çeşitliliği oluşturulmuştur. Bu özgün kır mimarisi bölgedeki yeni yatırımlar (baraj, hes yapımı, yeni yapılaşmalar) gibi gelişmeler sonucunda zarar görmekte ve yok olmaktadır. Konut çevresine ait yerel verilerin, yaşam kültürünü yansıtan mesajların anlaşılması ve günümüzde değerlendirilmesi amacı ile söz konusu bölge araştırma alanı olarak seçilmiştir. Çalışma kapsamında yerel verilerin konut çevresindeki yapılar ve alan kullanımı açısından değerlendirilmesi irdelenmiştir. Araştırmaya ait materyaller alanda yapılan tespitlerle elde edilmiştir. Çalışmada yaşam kültürünü yansıtan, konut çevresindeki yapılara ilişkin malzeme ve strüktür, kullanım, konum bilgileri verilerek; konut çevresindeki konumları, konuta mesafeleri, alt mekan oluşumları, dizimsel ilişkileri iki boyutlu ve üç boyutlu grafiksel analizlerle karşılaştırmalı olarak değerlendirilmiştir. Bölgedeki yaşam kültürünü yansıtan mimari yapının tespiti ve gerekliliklerin ortaya konulması, kaynak oluşturmak açısından önemlidir

Rural settlements are the settlements that meet the requirements of local people considering cultural values important, combining them with nature, being harmonious with land form and local climate. They are important for the creation of architectural culture amalgamating (unifying) natural environment with the agricultural activities, recreational activities, social forms, and houses and their related buildings within historical process (course). In these days, places is changing with effects of different condition, so we have to contribute rural architecture principles and produce reason-result relation to provide sustainability and certification of these places. This study mainly gives information about the understanding estates and around of it area usage, provide form-ground interaction to bring out textural characterization. We also would like to provide functional solution residential and residential border. Moreover, this study shows to residential neighbourhood all units structural specialize, usage aims, and compare distance with residential then evaluate optimum location. The location of Artvin, is between the eastern Black Sea and the North Eastern Anatolia Region is the physical and cultural transition region. Natural environment and cultural riches of the locals reflect the rural architectural tradition created a structure unique to the region diversity. This unique rural architecture, are suffered and disappear with effects of new investments in the region (dam, hes, the new constructions etc. For this reason, for evaluation of the local data in the housing and environment are selected the villages of Artvin. In this regard, minimum two maximum four villages are chosen each town in this region. Moreover, 22 villages were identified and the sustainability of traditional rural settlements and characteristic of these areas has chosen. The data obtained through area study were determined according to the architectural measures and observations conducted at the site in the determined settlement group and these were evaluated according to environmental data together with plans, drawings on sections, and appearance. Photos and video films are used in the relieve studies conducted in the region. The visual data obtained from the field were analyzed and examined with the help of graphical analysis, visual analysis techniques. Plan drawings were evaluated with fullness - emptiness analysis according to figure - ground technique. The continuity in the serial form and the inter - relation of the buildings near the house were investigated in space organization of the house and its environs. Statute mile to house of builds were analyzed by comparing between the districts and builds and shown graphically. According to field usage the distance of the unit from the houses are categorised, compare and contrast each other and town by town with graphical analysis This study shows to, usage of village house and around of it can change as a result of productivity of region and these functions can give us general construction of countryside life-style. Houses of these villages complete each other with its cultural and natural beauties, moreover each houses, which has got same function with others can be identified with their name, shape, size and location. These buildings are determined hayloft, warehouse, storage-Serander, fountain, storagenalya, oven, mill and toilets. We also give information about the materials, functions and location of houses. The usage of residential neighbourhood form as a result of economic activities and these activities gives information about the main body of rural living. The usage area is usually composed with barn, hay-barn, storeroom and green Wall, slope, fence can strict the housing area. All of these factors can change topography and scale of area, they also change village by village. Residential in plan, forms group with units (warehouse, hay-barn, storeroom) density of all these units can increase and decrease as a result of number of residential. These units can be differentiating with place organisation function and scales. These units are different with the function and size from each other and form a very small spaces with residential space in the organization. In settlements residential usually take attention with size and location. Units mission in residential generally restrict area and create private site for residential owners. These private sites allow to users to cooking, vegetable-fruit drying, storage etc. Between residential we can generally see common areas to provide services. Residential entrance opens into this field and there are animal congregate, cooking place, warehouse, and fountain in this common area. Arhavi, Hopa and Borcka storage are provided with Warehouse, which is called ''Serender'' on the other hand it is called in Savsat and Ardanuc warehouse. All of these units are located in about ten meters. Warehouse also has inside the house. The people, who lives in rural area are integrated their life to nature, that kind of place we cannot find yard and courtyard. Villages border do not careful about privacy. Closed houses usually are formed by relatives. Border of houses usually identified with fences, shrubs, trees, slope and natural elements. Male and female work together farm and also use common areas in front of the house commonly. Barn, which is categorised the unit of village houses, are formed the nearest place around the garden. Furthermore, we can see these barns on the ground floor of the houses, for the advantages of heatingup temperature of house. The ranges of these barns are usually designed 5 meters around the house, but sometimes this distance can be reach 30 meters. Houses and units of houses forms group between them and the density of these groups can change with the density of houses. If number of houses increase, density of units will increase similarly. As a result of graphical analyses, syntagmatic identity in site organisation determines the unit of houses. The unit, which can change according to their function and size are formed closure with houses and they are form sub-place with syntagmatic sustainability. The syntagmatic sites, which are located along the road and river, can refer the local identity according to their scale, shape, function. Around of houses, front site each houses, common usage, entrance of houses with their hierarchical variance and their relation present to experienced location to users. Open spaces, which are designed in rural settlements, are designed as a result of physical and socio-cultural vital necessities and it also have to satisfy to local people with their multi-functionality.