AHLAT YOUTH & ACCOMMODATION CENTER

VAN LAKE;
IT IS HARD TO ILLUSTRATE THE CULTURAL, NATURAL AND HISTORICAL HERITAGE OF VAN AND BITLIS… THE INCREDIBLE GENERATION OF THE LAKE, THE WAY OF HOW THE WATER REUNION WITH THE MOUNTAINS, FLORA, NATURAL BRIDGES AND HISTORICAL BUILDINGS… THE PYHSICAL SURROUNDINGS THAT WERE BUILT WITH LOCAL STONE… AND ANY CREATION IN THIS UNIQUE AREA…

IN THIS CONTEXT; EVERY PROPOSED IDEA THAT LINKS TO THE SITE IS CREATED TO HAVE INTERCONNECTION BETWEEN PUBLIC LIFE AND HUMANBEING. THE DESIGN INTENTIONS HAVE TO BE RESPECTFULL TO THE VERNACULAR PATTERN, HISTORY, NATURE AND SOCIAL DATA OF THE AREA.

THE PROJECT WAS DESIGNED AS YOUTH&ACCOMMODATION CENTER. ACCORDING TO THE NEEDS OF THE CENTER, THE BUILDING HAS 60 ROOMS, SPA CENTER, SOCIAL AREAS AND SHORE USES. GROUND FLOOR USES ARE MOSTLY FOR CULTURAL AND PUBLIC ACTIVITIES. FOR THE PUBLIC ACTIVITIES THERE EXIST INDIVIDUAL ENTRIES AS WELL.

Site area : 59.189 sq.m
Building area : 7.523 sq.m
Total floor area : 2.403 sq.m
3 Stories building
Structure : Concrete, Material: Exposed concrete, natural stone.

Kemal Serkan Demir
Ece Türkel Demir
Ali Erman Aydın
Feyza Nur Çelik

AHLAT YOUTH & ACCOMMODATION CENTER by Kemal Serkan Demir in Turkey won the WA Award Cycle 26. Please find below the WA Award poster for this project.