Kentpark Shopping Center is located at Eskisehir-Ankara Highway, the main traffic artery connecting Ankara to the west direction. The project is planned in two phases comprised of retail and residential functions. The building is designed with functional and spatial diversity concept including residential, office, entertainment, home decoration and retail utilities. It is aimed to go beyond the usual introverted shopping mall concept defined as “retail box” for the design criteria of the building. The building is designed with the concept of “high street retail” by creating an “urban park” formed with the elements of the city as public squares, streets, parks, gardens and terraces. The main feature of the project is the “main interior street” connecting the main road to buffer zone which is comprised of the recreation area and a small lake. This buffer zone is connecting and as well as separating the residences from the shopping center. In addition, the building is designed in respect to the objective of sustainability by obtaining natural climate conditions at the interior of the building.
2007
