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Adana Çukurova, Turkey : City Hall & Cultural Center Building

Turkish Cultural Center Development – design by Derya Ekim Öztepe + Ozan Öztepe

21 Sep 2012

Adana Çukurova City Hall & Cultural Center

Design: Derya Ekim Öztepe and Ozan Öztepe

Location: south east Turkey, close to border with Syria

Turkish Cultural Centre Building

CITY HALL AND CULTURAL CENTER OF ADANA CUKUROVA

The results of the architectural competition of the city hall and cultural center – Adana Çukurova was declared on 23th November 2011. There were 100 competitors who participated from all around Turkey. The president of the competition jury was Celal Abdi Güzer from Middle East Technical University. Derya Ekim Öztepe and Ozan Öztepe’s project got the First Prize. The construction drawings of the design are prepared by MTF proje. At the end of July 2012 the construction of the building began.

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The surrounding of the building is mostly captured with green areas. The basic idea of the building came out according to this information. Half of the building is designed just under the green land which is coherent due to the topography. Generally in all over the world city halls give the impression of the power of government. Here in Adana Çukurova, the building is designed due to the human scale. The building is consisted of a four story city hall, a culture center which has the capacity of nearly 500 people, a city library, a wedding place, city information center and the ateliers.

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The completion area was set close to Belediye Evleri Residantial Area. The site is between north and north settlements of the residential area. According to the design the all area between these two residential cores is designed as a City Park. The building is set at the side of the City Park in order to get an undisturbed green land. The culture center is designed below ground level because of its mass.

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The city hall is separated from the culture center because of function. The City hall, culture center and the presidential areas got different entrances. The meeting area of the city hall is separated from the main body of the building. It’s cladded with wood which makes it different from the other parts of the building. The meeting area of the city hall represents the general image of the residents who live inside the border of Adana Çukurova municipality.

The inside of the building is designed due to the function and the sustainability. Adana Çukurova has a hot climate. The natural air ventilation and the natural light is used in order to reduce the energy need. The atrium place divides the building into to two which helps the building work like a courtyard. The green roof also reduces the need of energy need for cooling the inner spaces.

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Adana Çukurova Cultural Center – Building Information

Yarışma Projesi Tarihi / Competition Project Date: 2011 Kasım / 2011 Nov
Uygulama Projesi Tarihi / Construction Project Date: 2011 Kasım – 2012 Mart / 2011 Nov – 2012 Mar
Proje Yeri / Project Location: Adana Çukurova, Türkiye / Adana Çukurova, Turkey
Proje Tipi / Project Type: Belediye Binası ve Kültür Merkezi / Municipality Building and Cultural Center
Mimari Proje / Architectural Project: MTF Proje

Proje Ekibi / Project Team:
DERYA EKİM ÖZTEPE (Y. Mimar/ Ma. Architect)
OZAN ÖZTEPE (Y. Mimar/ Ma. Architect)
DENİZ ÇUBUKÇU (İç Mimar/Interior Architect)
UMUT SERT (Mimar/Architect)
ZSOFIA TÖRÖK (Mimar/Architect)
ELÇİN ALPAR (Mimar/Architect)

Danışmanlar / Consultants:
OĞUZ UNER (İnşaat Mühendisi/ Civil Engineer)
SÜLEYMAN AKIM (Makine Mühendisi/ Mechanical Eng.)
YILMAZ OĞRALI (Elektrik Mühendisi/Electrical Engineer)

Proje Alanı / Project Area 17.000 m2
Arsa Alanı / Land Area 12.900 m2

Adana Çukurova Building images / information from Derya Ekim Öztepe

Location: Adana Çukurova, Turkey