A MODEL FOR POST-DISASTER RECONSTRUCTION: THE CASE STUDY IN DINAR/TURKEY Evren Burak Enginoz  Abstract Post-disaster occupants may have different expectations from their post- disaster houses in relation with their living conditions, social and cultural structures formed in their previous urban or rural settlements. Therefore, the objective of this study is to introduce a reconstruction model on the “design” of the post-disaster houses in rural or urban areas that is appropriate for the user background, requirements and preferences. With the help of the case study held in Dinar district, additionally Aktoprak and Gencali villages in the countryside of Afyon showed us that the design of post-disaster houses in accordance with occupants’ changing needs and preferences that is appropriate to the regional living conditions, the issue of having no adaptation problem is mainly depended on serious design decisions. Post-disaster houses, housing preference, residential satisfaction, design citeria and evaluation, reconstruction/design model INTRODUCTION The residences, all living areas, buildings and human relations; in brief, the social and physical environment established by mankind are badly affected from natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, tornados and others. For the sake of survival, human beings become helpless in overcoming the big loss when they go through in post-disaster period. In order to re-organize the socio- economical life of survivors, the post-disaster period recovery actions should be identified in detail. The construction of post- disaster houses and settlement areas play important roles in these actions. However, post-disaster occupants may have different expectations from their post- disaster houses in relation to their living conditions, social and cultural structures that are required by their previous urban or rural settlements. Therefore, the objective of this study is to introduce a reconstruction model on the “design” of the post -disaster  Architect PhD, Research Assistant in Kultur University of Istanbul, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Architecture, E-5 Karayolu uzeri, Yan yol, Bakırkoy, Istanbul, Turkey, e.enginoz@iku.edu.tr