Irme Elektrik Headquarters
Irme Elektrik Headquarters
XL Architecture + Engineering
ARCHITECTS
Xl Architecture + Engineering
CLIENTS
Mehmet Ilhan, Irme Elektrik A.s
ENGINEERING
Xl Architecture + Engineering & Aron Contracting
MANUFACTURERS
Autodesk, Schréder, Alarko-carrier, Ciftyildiz Marble, Fms Elite Office Furniture, Gerfloor, Herkim, Kale Sinterflex
CONSTRUCTION
Xl Architecture + Engineering & Aron Contracting
ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION
Xl Architecture + Engineering & Aron Contracting
DESIGN TEAM
Arda Işik, Ceren Çağan, Cemre Akalin, Mehmet Sadik Aksu, Hilal İduğ, Candan Öztürk, Tayfun Torunoğlu
YEAR
2019
LOCATION
Izmir, Turkey
CATEGORY
Office Buildings
Text description provided by architect.
Irme Elektrik Company is a market leader company in Turkey, being exclusive representative of General Electric, Osram and Panasonic.
The company required an headquarter building which will occupy a showroom, a sales area, warehouse spaces, offices, recreational and educational areas for personnel and a private area for the owner of the company.
XL Architecture+Engineering was commissioned by Irme Elektrik Company firstly to fulfill the needs of the program but primarily to design an artifact that will inspire the inhabitants of the citizens of Izmir.
XL Architecture+Engineering proposed a triple mechanism design strategy that also characterizes XL conception of architectural design.
Architectural meaning is subjected to latency: In this case, the envelope which is composed of porcelain tiles in the colors of General Electric, Osram and Panasonic are intertwined so as to define new relations within their surroundings and themselves.
Within a quadruple mechanism of composition in terms of “territoriality”: “Participation” enables to design zones of collective experience, “Transform” enables to design “Liberate” enables to design spaces dissolving their visual and perceptual boundaries and “Unfold” enables to design spaces defining their surroundings – the street, the city, hence the extensions on the rear facade, backyard and the additional roof are perceived as the illusional unfolding of the monolithic main building.
A design strategy called as “Box Strategy” proposes new and creative ways of using, producing, operating and consuming spaces.
