OVERVIEW on ARCH401 | Emsalsiz’

This semester we have tried to design a structure which have 60.000-m2 construction site in Söğütözü. In the term project “EMSALSİZ”, first of all we analyzed the site, and specified the program as a group and then we designed the structure individually.

In the analyze process, we have analyzed the site and specific structures in Söğütözü as a group. It is important for specified the program and the creation of the design idea. And we learned how to analyze.

The one difference between EMSALSİZ and other term projects is that program of the structure is specified by us. While specifying the program, the analyses on site have created input on the program. Thinking about the programs, functions, and actors are critical process for design process. Dealing with program is different experience for me, and I explored some principles about creating program. And this period I examined some example of library in the world every scale.

 After the specified the program, we were dealing with bigness. Before the dealing with bigness of the structure, I have comprehended the scale. Because of the bigness there are some problems, which we must handle it such as vertical circulation, service-served spaces, otopark. It is important to screen on examples on Turkey and the world, which are similar scale to realize the scale.

 The term project: EMSALSİZ have been introduced about the definition and had discussion about the bigness. Dealing with this issue and the term project is very crucial considering the last decades large urban projects in the metropolitan areas have been challenging architectural design in respect to complexity, program and scale before the being architect.

FINAL JURY | The Term Project : EMSALSİZ

After the preliminary jury, I focused on circulation and served-service spaces of the structure considering criticism on preliminary jury. Library is rising from ground level to top. It directed to green area while rising. A core which contain circulation of the library is rising with library. Around the core, there are service spaces for other function with a ramp which are also shaping according to library. The social spaces reached with the library. Besides that, a city archive are designed basement level with a underground street which connected with railway station.

PRELIMINARY JURY | Emsalsiz

After specified the program specifically, we have started to designing the library individually. I wanted to design a library is rising from the entrance floor to the last level. While rising, it will expand. The other programs such as auditorium, exhibition hall, cinema, game center have been designed according to library.

In the preliminary jury, I have received some criticisms about the vertical circulation and serves-served spaces. It is important for this structure on this scale.

PROGRAM | The Term Project: Emsalsiz

After the analyses of the Söğütözü site, we have created a program for the term project:emsalsiz as a group. The site is on the Eskişehir Road so we focused on the actors in Eskişehir Road. There are some universities such as METU, TOBB ETU and Hacettepe University, a lot of ministries such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. And then we have specified their needs.

 We focused on a library with high-tech industry ‘mediatheque’ as a program. People will use this mediatheque as a working space and group working space with technological compliance and the mediatheque will allow information storage of universities and ministries as city archive. This program is important that it allow to shaping environment.

After the focusing on library idea, we have analysed Provincial Public Library and National Library which are city libraries in Ankara in terms of their programs, their capacities, their users. And we have decided program, actors, and spaces. The spaces of the mediatheque will creating dynamic spaces with different programs.

PHYSICAL MORPHOLOGY | Models

Reverse Model is telling about physical morphology features in Söğütözü. The plot pattern and street pattern are carved.

The other model is related with Armada. While planning Armada Extention a green axis was envisaged to support green areas and pedestrian road. This green axis reached Konya yolu and Tobb ETU. But it was not constructed completely.