Karaağaç Han is a 19th-century brick masonry caravanserai in the Hanönü district of Kastamonu — once a resting place for travelling merchants, later left vacant and structurally damaged by decades of weathering and uncontrolled repairs.
Years of water infiltration had weakened the mortar joints of the ground-floor arcade, while an incompatible cement render from a previous, poorly documented repair was trapping moisture inside the original brick wall.
Before any work began, our architects carried out a full restitution study to determine which sections of wall were original and which were later additions. The incompatible render was removed by hand, the joints were repointed with lime mortar matched to the original composition, and the roof structure was rebuilt using traditional joinery techniques.
Karaağaç Han reopened to the public in 2023 as a protected cultural asset; its original brick facade, arcade proportions and roof silhouette were fully restored and structurally secured for continued public use.
The works were carried out between 2009 and 2011, under the supervision of the Kastamonu Regional Directorate of the General Directorate of Foundations.
Karaağaç Han today — with its rebuilt roof, repointed stone-and-brick facade and restored vaulted interior, now open to the public.
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