ARCH 403_Contemporary Architectural Discourse Spring’20

Assoc. Prof Aslı Ceylan ÖNER

Project I_Report_1_Contemporary Architetcs

05.05.2021

Murat TABANLIOĞLU

Murat Tabanlolu, born on December 12, 1960, received his bachelor's degree in
architecture from Vienna Technical University in 1992. Following his experiences in Vienna with
eminent architects. Tabanlolu Architecture was built by him and Hayati Tabanlolu. For his work, he
earned several accolades, including the TMMOB Building Achievement Award and two major awards
from the Cityscape Architectural Review in Dubai. Murat Tabanlolu is a lecturer at a number of
universities, including Bilgi University, as well as a conference speaker in Turkey and abroad and a
jury member for national and international competitions. He is a member of the 2013 Aa Han Awards
master jury. Murat Tabanlolu is fluent in both English and German..

Tabanlıoğlu Architects

Murat Tabanlolu and his father Hayati Tabanlolu founded Tabanlolu Architects in
1990, and Melkan Gürsel (AIA Int.) entered the firm as a partner in 1995. Dr Hayati Tabanlolu,
architect of the Ankaya Mosque, Erzurum Atatürk University, Atatürk Cultural Center, Istanbul
Atatürk Airport, and Galleria, Turkey's first shopping mall, founded an Istanbul-based architectural
firm with a long family history dating back to 1950. The office, which has been in operation for over
six decades, exemplifies integrity focused on rigor and expertise. On a national and international
scale, Tabanlolu provides project and consulting services in architecture, urban planning, and interior
design.

Projects

1993: Doğan Media Town

1993: Carousel Shopping and Living Center & Pediatric and Maternity

Hospital, Istanbul

1995: Doğan Printing Center

1998: Milas-Bodrum Airport International Terminal, Muğla

1998: British Consulate General Restoration and Reuse Project, Istanbul

2000: Expo 2000 Hannover, Turkish Pavilion, Germany

2004: Istanbul Modern, Istanbul

2004: Hotel Rixos Libertas, Croatia

2006: Kanyon Shopping Center, Istanbul

2007: Doğan Media Center (dmc), Ankara

2007: LeventLoft, Istanbul

2009: Astana Arena, Kazakhstan

2010: Tribulus Convention centre, Libya

2010: Loft Garden, Istanbul

2011: Istanbul Sapphire, Istanbul

2011: Marmara Forum, Istanbul

Researched Project; Kanyon

Kanyon is a mixed-use development in Istanbul's Levent neighborhood. It was built

between 2001 and 2006, with construction beginning in 2001 and ending in 2006.

Kanyon is a new place in the city center, where different places such as homes,
offices, shops, entertainment, and other social areas are surrounded by common green areas.
Designed as a decent neighbourhood where the interactive relationship between neighbors is
motivated and the requirements demanded by contemporary living needs are given at the highest
level within the complex, Kanyon is a new place in the city centre, where different places such as
residences, offices, shops, entertainment, and other social areas are surrounded by common green
areas. It is an urban life model. The urban effect is created by the inner roads that link the buildings
and areas and are surrounded by courtyards. The elegant flow is created by the gentle curves of each
house, layout, and link roads; the curvilinear form surrounded by greenery creates a sense of depth
and spaciousness through its multi-alternative streets.

A 25-story reinforced concrete glass-surface office tower is the largest structure on the
boulevard. 15 terrace-floor residential buildings with 179 residences in 20 different plans varying in
size from 80 to 380 square meters, 4 floors, 170 stores, 9 movie theaters, a supermarket, café, bars
and restaurants, as well as an outdoor and indoor swimming pool It has a view of the shopping
district, which includes leisure and spa facilities. The metro exit will be one of the entrance gates that
will provide access to the shopping area and the city from several floors. Instead of being a closed
shopping mall, this 40,000 m2 area is built to allow shopping in the open air, in a natural setting, such
as in Nişantaş, Beyolu, and Badat Street, but without being subject to seasonal changes. All of the
apartments, which are situated at various angles, have a commanding view of the valley while
maintaining their privacy.

Natural stones and original building materials sustain the complex's bold and striking
shape. The key elements of the facade are light earth tone stone and painted copper metal bands.
The architectural design aimed to maximize natural light and the view of the city from the interior. As
a security measure, sun-shading elements are installed on the south facade. Reinforced concrete
carcass steel and a simple raft foundation make up the carrier structure. Kanyon, a hybrid system in
terms of function, can bring new values to urban life, set new patterns, and provide a green, vibrant
pedestrian zone with a square to the area.
If we examine the blocks in more detail;

Housing Block: Kanyon has a total of 179 homes, with twenty different plan schemes to choose from.
Terrace floors are available in 15 of these homes, which range in size from 80 to 380 square meters.
The first community is mostly family type, 150-200 m2 and above, in an architectural form facing the
green roof of the shopping center and guided into the 'canyon, all of them overlooking the valley
view, each built to protect privacy and access from different cores, There are three- to four-bedroom
homes. Two-room residences and studio apartments of 70–100 m2 are located on the lower floor,
near the boulevard.

Shopping center block: Kanyon has implemented an architectural program that is distinct from that
of other shopping centers. An urban impact was generated with this proposal, which was designed as
an alternative to street shopping. A proposal for outdoor shopping was developed in this center, with
closed shopping center concepts being rejected. There are 170 shops on four floors, nine movie
theaters with seating for 1600 people, a supermarket, cafes, bars, and restaurants, a shopping area
with indoor and outdoor swimming pools, fitness and spa facilities, and a shopping area with indoor
and outdoor swimming pools. The bottom floor's open square is used for live performances,
publicity, and street shows.

Office block: The office tower has a total area of 30.000 m2 and 26 floors. To be viewed from and
perceive the city, transparent glasses were preferred over mirror glass as a curtain wall feature.

Parking Lot Space: A five-story parking garage with a capacity of 2300 vehicles is available.

Use of Green Area: The Canyon has a 3.500m2 green area. Green is used on the hard surfaces,
terraces, and roofs, with the aim of restoring naturalness to the city through vegetation and
waterscapes.

Finally, in the Kanyon,

- Security-controlled entrance gates create an obstacle between the building and the city and its
inhabitants.

- While the retail block is built as a semi-open street concept, it is partly viewed from the community
and does not guarantee the continuity of urban life, allowing the building to physically shift away
from the city. The ability of the facade materials to enable reciprocal ties with the city, the open
perception of the city within the building outside the shopping center block, and the simple
perception of the building from the city are design decisions that help the building integrate with the
city.

- The adaptation of the building's functions to the city's 'central business district' identity means that
the building is socioeconomically connected with the region. - The building's distinctive architectural
vocabulary, as well as the fact that it is a massive structure on a city scale, contribute to its
readability in the city.
- The square formed on the building's second basement floor is a feature that enables users to
socialize.

-The fact that the building is in a central location and has a metro link adds to its accessibility.

- When the physical relationships between the building's functions are analyzed, it is clear that the
shopping and entertainment units are linked, but the residential and office units' entrances and exits
are distinct from the shopping and entertainment blocks, and they act as though they were separate
buildings.

-Green areas designed specifically for residential users are visible on the building's roofs, with green
lines running the length of the retail floors. There are no public or green spaces that are directly
accessible from the city. In the second basement, there are resting areas in the food and beverage
units as well as across the square.

- The project's circulation system, which has a complicated nature when viewed holistically, has a
straightforward structure in the semi-open shopping floors, as seen in the first study. Each block has
its own circulation system. As a result, the building's general operating concept can be characterized
as fragmented and comfortable.

- When looking at the building's architecture from a sustainability standpoint, it is clear that it does
not allow for versatile use. The units' design decisions firmly endorse their current roles.

- Materials such as natural stone and aluminum materials on the facades, steel carriers forming the
foundation of the amusement block may be reused or reused if the building is renovated or
demolished. As a result, in terms of material selection, the structure can be considered sustainable.
The house has no environmentally friendly heating or cooling systems. The semi-open architecture of
the shopping block, on the other hand, allows for the use of sunlight, at least during daylight hours.

- When the sociocultural dimension of the building-user relationship is considered, Kanyon can be
said to be arbitrarily supporting the region's current social segregation. This is due not only to the
sales and rental rates in offices and condos, but also to the fact that the project's more general
definition of shopping includes units that cater to the project's upper and upper-middle income
classes. The absence of fully public spaces in the system with unregulated entry is also a factor that
reinforces this separation.

Cemal Mert ALAÇAM

20180405209

Department of Architecture