Client Bakırçay University
Location İzmir, Turkey
Type Education
Construction Area 6.600 sqm
Year 2014
Status Concept

We started the design of the project with the idea of creating a living and educational space that meets the needs of students. The building form was shaped together with the requirements program. There are 3 side masses connected to the main mass in the design. We designed the areas required for academics and general use in the main building, and planned studios and classrooms in the side masses.

With the galleries in the main mass, we created a spacious interior by ensuring continuous visual communication between the ground and first floors. We designed the studios with the idea that students would adopt their working environment as a living space. In the project where we aimed for each student to have an individual space, we created personal study and storage areas for the students. In accordance with the education method, each studio has a meeting room where students and academics can come together as a group and evaluate the projects.

The rhythmic sunshades we used in the facade design of the main mass added continuity to the design. On the facades that do not require sun control, we wanted to provide visual interaction between the interior and exterior with transparent surfaces.