Cepa Shopping Center

CEPA Shopping Center, opened in August 2007, is one of the biggest of six shopping centers designed by the architectural group in Ankara, Turkey. The site is on Ankara’s key commercial and public artery, Eskisehir Road, opposite Middle East Technical University. The land plot of the building is approximately 52.000 m², it has a total building area of 172.000 m², comprising a 12.700 m² do-it-yourself store, 14.000 m² hypermarket, 195 shops, cinemas, cafes, food court and entertainment center.

The main façade is designed in search for different solutions as an outcome of the narrowness of the façade with respect to the ratio of the width and length of the building. The exterior of the building is highlighted by the use of dynamic colors. It is aimed to maintain the façade effect of the daytime similar with the night time by lightening the colored materials of the façade. The massive surface of the administration office block is utilized to separate the shopping center from the office entrance. An urban scaled terrace and canopy are designed to define the main entrance on Eskisehir Road. The expansion of the food court to terrace is utilized to break the dichotomy between the interior and exterior space and to enjoy the view of the METU forest.