BAKERY WORKSHOP // ABEER IBRAHIM
Location: Recep Tayyip Erdogan Millet Bahçesi, Kayseri, Turkey (Site 1)
Site 1 is a special site with the presence of one of the main entrances where both cars and people can enter, this feature gives site A great accessibility, flow, and circulation. In addition, this site has many features including multiple sports fields, an event field, and a playground.
The Bakery workshop is located next to the playground where children can play and adults can spend time in the workshop while waiting for their children. There are also workshops for children and adults to enjoy together. The workshop has multiple windows and sliding doors to the sitting areas; one of the sliding doors has a view to the playground so it can be a safe space for families to watch their kids play, while they interact in the workshop. There is a large sitting area around the bakery workshop where customers can sit and interact with each other. There is also a covered area for outside workshop events and when not used it can be used as a sitting area. The bakery workshop also has a walk-through where customers can buy products on the quick go and choose to eat them somewhere else or in the sitting areas while waiting for their kids. Since, there are multiple sports fields around the workshop’s location, family and friends can also participate in the workshop while waiting for their loved ones to finish. The bakery workshop is a warm, cozy, safe, and family-friendly place to learn to bake with your family, children, friends, partner, etc.
The Bakery workshop is a 40 m² closed space with a kitchen, storage, open area for the workshop, and a prep area for the walk-through. There is a semi-open area that is covered by a canopy and is connected to the workshop by a wide glass sliding door, the area is an outside workshop that can also be used as a sitting area. There are other semi-open areas connected to the building with glass sliding doors and window views from the building; they are sitting areas. The purpose is for the building and semi-open space to have a range of views of the environment, especially the playground.
Working on this project was a pleasure, I learned a lot and gained experience from real-life architecture work. This project involved the site where it would hypothetically be built. We got to experience its environment and talk to the people who visit the park and learn about their experiences too. In addition, I got constant feedback and advice from my instructors which was very valuable to the processes of making the project. As an architecture student, my life has become a routine of making a draft of my project, getting feedback and then making a new draft, and then repeating the processes. This process is valuable to ensure the quality of the work and to ensure the project adheres to the instructions.
