SITE TRIP IN İZMİR | Harboring İzmir Mediterranean Academy

TERM PROJECT | Harboring İzmir Mediterranean Academy

In this semester architectural design studio courses in TEDU will be conducted on sites located in the historical core of the city of İzmir. This is an opportunity to witness and take part in a genuine public initiative that has been started by İzmir Municipality in the Cultural Workshop of 2009.

The topic of our project is to design a building that harbours İzmir Mediterranean Academy. The challenge is to project an edifice that represents the vision of the institution towards;

• an architectural design
• an all-inclusive public building
• an ecologically conscious technology
• a reappraisal of the historical context

The project site is selected both to be suitable for İMA  and also to facilitate the design with multiple potential, problems and values. It is at the junction of Kordon, Konak Pier, Fevzi Paşa Boulevard, pedestrian path to Konak and Kemeraltı that is the historical bazaar of the city.

The program is constituted of functions that are both used by İMA and at the same time form revenue for the institution. There are three major groups; convention facilities(auditorium, multi-purpose hall, seminar rooms), exhibition spaces, archives and research. The plot area is around 6000 m2.