A Community Center for

Community Resilience
CEM KARACA COMMUNITY CENTER
AND
CASE STUDIES
PROJECT NAME:
Cem Karaca Community Center

ARCHITECTs:
Skala Proje

PROJECT LOCATION:
Yenimahalle/Bakırköy

PROJECT YEAR:
2005

PROJET AREA:
8600 m²

CAPACITY: more than 460 People

SURROUNDING BUILDINGS AND
SERVICES

Parking

PHARMASY
FACILITIES

Multipurpose Hall

Exhibition Area

Technology Workshop

Backstages

Restrooms

Managment Rooms

Art director Rooms

Technical Rooms

Parking Area
HUMAN DENSITY

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday
PROBLEMS

Lack Of Outdoor Places

Lack Of Common Spaces

Street Connections Are Not Inviting

Lightining Problem Outside The Building

Hard To Reach To Building

Lack Of Facility
POTANCIALS

460 People Capacity Multipurpose Hall

Large Empty Spaces

In A Central Place
PROJECT NAME:
Training Recreation Education
Center (Trec)

ARCHITECTs:
ikon.5 architects

PROJECT LOCATION:
Newark, New Jersey

PROJECT YEAR:
2016

PROJET AREA:
1858.06 m²
SITE PLAN AND SETTLEMENT
TREC (training, recreation,
education center) is a community
center set between an industrial
and residential zone that houses
vital services for a community
that has few too institutions in its
neighborhood.

Services support road is seperated

from the street, so it is easier for cars
Pedestrian Path from to unload staff
car parking area to building

Entrance is near to Ludow Street

but not directly, to reach the building
visitors are passing the front garden
DESIGN DECISIONS
FACILITIES AND CAPACITIES
• Gymnasium cap:150
• Locker & Showers
• Fitness/Aerobic room cap: 25
• Child care center cap: 15
• Study/ Library
• Classrooms cap:24
• Community Meeting room cap:60
• Community Garden
• Community Kitchen
RELATIONS AND ANALYSIS
1. Relationship between entrance,
No View information and offices.
Because of People can easily access to
The Privacy
related person when they come
Solid Facade Transparent Facade
2. Relationship between yoga
room, fitness and community
2 garden View of nature is
Second corridor 4 important for the person who is
is needed doing sports or yoga
because of
No View privacy
Because of 3. Relationship between study hall,
The Usage 3
classrooms and community
1 room Easy accessibility
between different study places
is important

4. Relationship between service

View of Passerbys is Classrooms gate and communal kitchen
and Meeting Hall
Incoming supplys can
be easily taken into the kitchen
SECTIONS
North Light

Commons

Classrooms
 Monday
HUMAN DENSITY AND ACTIVITIES RELATION
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Tuesday
Senior Fitness Zumba Senior Fitness Yoga Bingo Dance
11am-12pm 5.30pm-6.30pm 11am-12pm 6pm-7pm 12pm-2pm 9am-12pm

Beginner Karate Kick Boxing Basketball Chess Line Dancing Girls Scouts
5.30pm – 6.30pm 5.30pm-6.30pm 3.30pm-6pm 6pm-7.30 pm 12pm-1pm 10am-12pm Wednesday
Intermediate karate Beginner Karate Game Night
5.30pm-6.30pm 5.30pm-6.30pm 6pm-8pm

Intermediate
6.30pm-7.30pm Thursday

Dance Studio Gym Classroom Community Room

Friday
Hours of increased human density are hours of activities.
Activities during peak hours are Senior Fitness,Yoga, Chess, Bingo
Dance and scouts
Saturday
PROJECT NAME:
Nenagh Leisure Centre and Town
Park

ARCHITECTs:
ABK Architects

PROJECT LOCATION:
Nenagh/Ireland

PROJECT YEAR:
2015

PROJET AREA:
1600 m²
 SITE PLAN

The project involved the renewal and

reorientation of the building to
address the new park to the east and The old entrance was moved to the east facade
to be more related to the park.
the creation of an entrance that
reconciled the different functions of
Swimming with Gymnasium and Former Entrance Pedestrian Bridge
Aerobics.
Bridge
New Entrance

Park

Entrance Parking
Pedestrian Path
Vehicle Path
Pedestrian Path
 SECTION

Extended Gym Pedestrian Path

Swimming Pool Hall
FORMER/NEW PLAN ANALYSIS AND FACILITIES
 Monday
HUMAN DENSITY AND ACTIVITIES RELATION
Tuesday Times Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

7-8 am Lane Lane Lane Lane Lane

Swimming Swimming Swimming Swimming Swimming CLOSED CLOSED
Wednesday
9-10 am Lane Lane
Over 60’s Over 60’s Over 60’s Over 60’s Over 60’s Swimming Swimming

11-12 pm
Thursday Family Swim Family Swim Family Swim Family Swim Family Swim Family Swim Family Swim

1—2 pm
Casual Swim Casual Swim Casual Swim Casual Swim Casual Swim Over 60’s Over 60’s
Friday
3-4 pm
Family Swim Family Swim Family Swim Family Swim Family Swim Special Need Family Swim

5-6 pm
Saturday Casual Swim Casual Swim Casual Swim Casual Swim Casual Swim Casual Swim Casual Swim

7-8 pm Lane Lane Lane

Swimming Casual Swim Swimming Casual Swim Swimming CLOSED CLOSED

Sunday
Most of the days and hours human density is high.
Peak human density hours are highlighted with yellow.
According to that mostpreferable activity is family swim.
PROJECT NAME:
Pratgraussals Events Hall

ARCHITECTs:
PPA architectures + Encore
Heureux Architects

PROJECT LOCATION:
Albi, France

PROJECT YEAR:
2018

PROJET AREA:
2400 m²
SITE PLAN
PLAN AND ANALYSIS

Grand Hall doors are open to

both corridor and outside
SECTION AND ANALYSIS
SCENARIOS
A fully open space for hosting
exhibitions, big evening
Movable Tables parties,dances, diners,
conferances,concerts or
competitons

Screen
The rooms to the north can
Stage be opened up, using mobile
partitions, becoming a
concert stage.

The patio, near the secondary

entrance, is designed as a
convivial environment for a
smaller number of users or
related to the main event.
PROJECT NAME:
Rehovot Community Center

ARCHITECTs:
Kimmel Eshkolot Architects

PROJECT LOCATION:
Rehovot, Israel

PROJECT YEAR:
2016

PROJET AREA:
2500 m²
 The project is built in a new SITE PLAN
neighborhood in the city of Rehovot,
called New Rehovot, which is an area in
development stages. The site is located
in the center of the neighborhood
which is designated for public Connection road
buildings; some of which have already to other building
been built, such as an elementary
school and a sports-center. Tall
residential buildings are yet to be built
in the area.

Building shape turned inside

because of the main street
that pass near it.
Parking and
Entrance
Two different masses create a Connection
courtyard at the middle Connection road
Entrance to other building
Courtyard connects two other
building. Pedestrians may use
this courtyard for passing
 FACILITIES
Dance Studio
Music room
Sports room
Library
Arts and crafts workshop
Martial-arts studios
Multi-purpose hall Entrance
‘youth wing’

Next to the main building is a

library, which operates as a
multi-media center, attracting
visitors of all ages for a variety
of activities. The two buildings
are designed to operate
Entrance
together and separately.
 PLAN AND ANALYSIS

Common study area connects Connection

with smaller study rooms.

Entrance

This is a corridor like entrance

which is not suitable for large Main
group of people Entrance

Courtyard
Toilets are not allow to put a
opening on the facade.

Almost fully blind inner facade

does not allow to create a
visual connection between
courtyard and inside.
Connection between library and main
building

Shading element + Protect

from Street noise Blind inner facade
PROJECT NAME:
The Sōma City Home for All

ARCHITECTs:
Klein Dytham architecture, Toyo
Ito & Associates

PROJECT LOCATION:
Soma, japan

PROJECT YEAR:
2015

PROJET AREA:
152 m²
Five years after the devastating
Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
struck Japan, Klein Dytham
Architecture has unveiled a
community hall for recovering city
Sōma, designed to look like a
huge straw hat
Children cant play at the
outside because of the
radiation level. Thats why
openings are very important
to create at least visual
connect
Columns
Large are is not divided by any wall

Playing Area It is a tree shape

to create a
natural look
inside

Cloumns are also

used as furniture
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