Izmir Bornova Evka 3 Social&Transportation Center

IN CONTEMPORARY CITIES TRANSPORTATION CENTERS BECOME ATTRACTION POINTS WITHIN THE HEAVY TRAFFIC. EACH PROPOSED DESIGN INTENTIONS SHOULD BE SENSIVITE TO BE USERFRIENDLY AND EASY ACCESSIBLE.

THE AIM OF THE PROJECT IS TO PROPOSE LOW-RISE BUILDING AND TO PRETEND CHAOTIC SITUATION BY DIVIDING INNER COURTS AND INTEGRATE THE INNER STREETS WITH COURTS AND TO HAVE STRONG URBAN COMPOSITION. THE UNDERGROUND STATION COURT IS DESIGNED AS A MAIN APPROACH ALLEY, THE SHAFTS IN RESTRICTED COURT IS PROPOSED AS ACTIVITY AND FAIR AREA.

INSTEAD OF OF EVALUATING THE TRANSPORTATION CENTER AND SOCIAL ACTIVITY AS INDIVIDUAL BUILDINGS, THINKING THE TRANPORTATION PART AS A SUB FUNCTION OF SOCIAL CENTER IS PROPOSED. THE FUNCTIONS THAT SHOULD BE LOCATED IN GROUND FLOOR CATEGORIZED BY THE RELATIONS.

INSTEAD OF HAVING CRACKS ON TOPOGRAPHY TO REACH THE PARK AND BUS LINES, THE CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE OF UNDERGROUND STATION IS PROPOSED TO USE. EASY ACCESIBLE VERTICAL CIRCULATION SHAFTS ARE DESIGNED WHERE THE INFRASTUCTURE IS FAR FROM.

THE COMMERCIAL FUNCTIONS ARE LOCATED BY THE SIDE OF CENGIZHAN AVENUE BECAUSE OF THE DYNAMISM. THE ACCESS FOR THE SOCIAL AREA IS FROM THE MAIN COURT. THE EDUCATION STUDIOS ARE LOCATED BETWEEN CANAL AND MAIN COURT IN AN ISOLATED AREA. THE PROJECT HAS SMALL CAFES AND SNACK SHOPS ALMOST IN EVERY CORNER OF THE COURTS.

THE PERFORMANCE CENTER IS PROPOSED IN UPPER FLOOR, THIS DECISION MAKES THE GROUND FLOOR FREE AND CREATES AN URBAN VOID AND KEEP THE PEDESTRIAN WAYS CONTINIOUSLY.

Izmir Bornova Evka 3 Social&Transportation Center by Kemal Serkan Demir in Turkey won the WA Award Cycle 25. Please find below the WA Award poster for this project.