Beylikduzu Ataturk Arts And Cultural Center

Beylikduzu Ataturk Arts And Cultural Center
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BEYLIKDUZU ATATURK ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTER

SO? Architecture and Ideas

LOCATION
Istanbul, Turkey

CATEGORY
Cultural Center

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Sevince Bayrak, Oral Göktaş

DESIGN TEAM
Sevince Bayrak, Oral Göktaş, Derya Ertan Şen

AREA
20000.0 m2

MANUFACTURERS
Kale, Kasso, Saray, Bayou, x-line

PHOTOGRAPHS
Yerçekim

INTERIOR LANDSCAPE CONSULTANCY
TYLA

PROJECT YEAR
2018

TEAM
Atıl Aggündüz, Elif Çivici, Laura Villeret, Damla Kömürcü, Hanse Yalçınkaya, Metincan Güzel, Buket Yılmaz, Şeyma Erdal, Cansu Özay, Ece Paşalıoğlu, Hazal Seval

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Has redesigned an existing 20000 m2 public cultural center by a major renovation project for Beylikduzu Municipality in Istanbul.

Beylikduzu Ataturk Arts And Cultural Center
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Beylikduzu Ataturk Arts And Cultural Center
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Located in a district with 317.000 population, the project serves as a major public spot with its vibrant facilities such as library, children library, multi-purpose hall, playground area, workshops and studios and cinema halls, all reconfigured and redesigned by SO?.

The building has gone under both structural and architectural renovation that require the redesigning of the entire interior and the façade.

Beylikduzu Ataturk Arts And Cultural Center
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Beylikduzu Ataturk Arts And Cultural Center
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The main intervention to the existing architectural layout is the reconfiguration of the giant atrium -2000 m2- by installing a steel staircase with timber extensions acting as a vertical garden.

This compelling circulation element provides a powerful image for the public entrance of the building as well as a shortcut for inner circulation between the different facilities that are dispersed around the atrium covered with a glass roof.

Beylikduzu Ataturk Arts And Cultural Center
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Beylikduzu Ataturk Arts And Cultural Center
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Beylikduzu Ataturk Arts And Cultural Center
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All interior façades and ceilings are covered with plywood and opaque glass, providing a strong continuity in the architectural texture, and acoustically well designed rooms.

The outer façade has been redesigned considering the physical requirements of the activity areas since the existing version did not include any openings for natural ventilation and daylighting.

Beylikduzu Ataturk Arts And Cultural Center
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Beylikduzu Ataturk Arts And Cultural Center
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The existing façade walls are covered with a thin layer of corten, in order to provide a contemporary image to the existing massive building layout.

All main activity areas, including library, multi-purpose hall and workshops can be naturally ventilated and lighted in the new configuration.

Beylikduzu Ataturk Arts And Cultural Center
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Beylikduzu Ataturk Arts And Cultural Center
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Since the building welcomes every section of the population, from seniors to children, with its diverse facilities, all circulation areas are considered as places of public gathering, letting people spend time without being obliged to any commercial activity inside the building.

Sitting and resting areas dispersed around the atrium nourish the vibrant atmosphere that is provided by the programme of the building.

Beylikduzu Ataturk Arts And Cultural Center
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Beylikduzu Ataturk Arts And Cultural Center
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Once a big void, the atrium is now acting as an oasis in the core of the building, illuminated by daylight coming from the glass roof.


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B1 Plan
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B1 Mezzanine plan
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Ground floor plan
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First floor plan
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