Kayseri Sahabiye Urban Design

SABRI PASAYIGIT DESIGN OFFICE has recently revealed a new master plan for Municipality of Kayseri in Sahabiye neighborhood of Kayseri,Turkey . The project “ KAYSERI SAHABIYE URBAN DESIGN” has been designed in 2015 and is now among the 3 finalists for the planning project.
The project is a challenge between historical architecture and modern architecture as an urban transformation. The design strategy has focused on the historical castle of Kayseri which is the city center point as a place where the urban design will go throw the old city, exactly by designing public spaces as physical connections.
In order to avoid repeated architectural design, there are phases with particular style were planned by following similar architectural language. By going far from the city center, taller buildings will show up and volumes of the project will end up with two iconic office buildings to be the new symbol of Kayseri. Cultural and public buildings are closer to the historical center.
The project will provide an efficient solution to the traffic problem of the city center by dividing the traffic load with a large scale double street design along the green area.
The most important point of the design is to connect the green large scale park of the project to the historical part of the center, by adding another large scale green area which will cross the old one. The meeting point of the 2 large scale green parks is the exact location for the 2 commercial towers which represent the role of Kayseri in the economy of Turkey. Also it will symbolize Kayseri as a commercial meeting point since Kayseri was one of the important caravanserais of Silk Road.

Environmental Quality :
To ensure the continuity of green space around the city center, the existing green park is planned to be merged with an additional secondary park which will pass through the historical center. So it will become the longest public space of Kayseri. The public space is designed as a long sight starting from the tall buildings along the commercial street till the city center by respecting the historical monuments.
In order to avoid repeated architectural design, there are different phases with particular style followed similar architectural language. By going far from the city center, taller buildings will show up and volumes of the project will end up with two iconic office buildings to be the new symbol of Kayseri. Cultural buildings are more close to the historical center and commercial buildings are
The project has solved the traffic problem of the city center by dividing the traffic load as a large scale street design solution along the green area.
Economic Value: The Project as the biggest urban transformation in Turkey, emphasizing on the commercial Profitability of urban planning. Commercial buildings and the two commercial towers as the monuments of the project, they are physically involved with the main public space to boost the commercial activities. This also reflects the historical role of Kayseri in the silk road.
The design quality of residential areas by planning enormous green public site is also a revolutionary in the property value of the city. This value will support the Profitability of the undeveloped parts of the city for new investors.