FALL 2021-ARCH401

DESIGN

As a conceptual study, it was desired to solve all public and private fields in a single mass. This usage class, which should normally be separated as if cut from each other, has been brought to a state where it can work together with different floors and elevation differences. It was aimed to design a project that could easily use the natural effects in the area but not be completely affected by them. For example, the first courtyard was opened from the north to get the fresh air that can be fed from the north winds, but the level difference was used to reduce the force. In order to use the winds coming from the south-west, a passage was created in the same direction. In this way, turbulence does not occur at any point of the structure, the air is in constant flow. This idea also applies to human circulation. Each usage area is solved at a single floor height and provides a permanent flow by not breaking their relations with each other. By using a level difference of 4 meters in the area, the volume of the building seen has been reduced to almost half, so that the appearance of the area and its surroundings has not deteriorated. The site was determined to change its topography by framing an area of sufficient size as shown in the plan. Natural effects were taken into consideration while designing. Elements that directly affect the air temperature, such as sunlight and main wind direction, have been the main elements that shape the design.

PARTIAL IMPLEMENTATIONS

Solutions have been created on the upper floors, on a single level in the north, where visitors can easily walk around, but for the collective activity areas (the common area for visitors and researchers), a semi-private area has been created by taking it underground, and the transition between private and public areas has been softened. In the same way, by ensuring the differentiation of use within the private area itself, larger areas were provided for collective uses by solving places such as working and eating areas on the lower floor, and the lower floor was melted down with the topography. Since the effects of natural factors are less in the north, a facade design was created with local techniques. For example, since the facade of the visitor center is a blind wall, a masonry wall was preferred, so this wall was used as a visual reflection point for an event space.

It is aimed to save energy in order to keep the building cold by partially blocking the sunlight coming into the building with programmable elastomers, which is a special technology on other facades. even in this direction, the roof was designed as white and protected from the ultraviolet effects of the sun by reflectivity. The unused parts of the façade will also be completed with smooth white plaster to increase reflectivity and the living façade design, which is the latest technology, will be applied to the remaining parts. (https://www.arup.com/projects/bioenergy-facade )

VOLUMETRIC IMPLEMENTATIONS

 If it is talked about the project anatomy piece by piece, if the doors used provide the transition between the indoor and outdoor environment, the entrances and exits are made safer and emphasized by using the sliding barn door. windows used in any indoor environment are kept as far from each other as possible, making the indoor ventilation most efficient. Since there were long spans and widths throughout the project, a waffle system was used to carry it with a single column. Since the waffle system is a heavy structure, it was appropriate to use half-meter columns to carry its own weight. At the same time, this system has been used purely because it creates its own texture and pattern on the ceiling, and even the presence of this system on the ceiling of the conference hall increases the surface area, thus providing sound insulation. The public areas have always been designed to offer options to the users. For example, visitors who have visited the museum in the visitor center can go directly to the library, cafe, exhibition area, vehicles for field trips, and souvenir shops. these alternatives were gathered in a "square" in the north and that area was transformed into a gathering and collective activity area.

WITH REGARD TO THE REGULATIONS

The entire project has been designed in accordance with the Turkish construction regulations. For example, the furthest distance to the doors for escape in case of fire is kept less than 45 meters. eaves on the roofs were kept less than 1 meter and sunshades were used. Despite the possibility of use in winter, a fire chimney was placed in the two rooms closest to the entrance door (10 people) and ventilation was provided for the laboratories on the lower floor. The masonry stone wall used in the visitor center, even if it does not carry a load, provides the clause of regulation "the environment and the natural structure are not opposite, they are protected", because as most of the house masonry and project area is protected area, it is forbidden and undesirable to erect high buildings in Şanlıurfa/Karahantepe.