Fracture of Karahantepe / Havva Gök
In line with the impression of historical urban fabric of Şanlıurfa knitted with introvert masonry houses teared apart from each other with narrow and shade streets, the project has been intended to break up the landscape and give the feeling of a 'crack'. In accordance with this main idea, the functions were hidden under the ground and wanted to be shown as a part of the landscape. While the landscape is visible from the outside, as the visitor approaches, it is aimed to start exploring with warm and generous interiors of its own scale and volume. In order to refer to the traditional architecture of Şanlıurfa, which is closed to the street, it is aimed to see landscape walls on the outer surface and to use glass surfaces on the inner parts.
The field is split into public, semi-public and private. As a requirement of the hot climate, buildings were apart, and streets were formed. Vehicle access for visitors is provided by a specialized road taken from the main road. Visitors can get their tickets from the ticket sales point that meets them at the entrance after parking their vehicles or after reaching the service. They are led to the common courtyard with the street accompanied by the open exhibition space. The functions in the visitor center are placed around the common courtyard. Each function opens onto the common courtyard. Thus, creating a lively common space that gathers people together like in Şanlıurfa houses.
There is a museum, cafe, gift shop, library, workshop, and multi-purpose hall around the courtyard. The museum provides information about Şanlıurfa to the visitors and at the same time prepares them for the field visit. There is a library for visitors who want to learn more about the city and the area. There are workshop areas on archaeology for different age groups. Service points for going to the archaeological area are located at the end of the main axle. There is a cafe that works together with the gift shop located next to the service waiting point. People can wait and spend time in the cafe. Personal entrance is provided by the service entrance from the main road. There is a specialized car parking area for researchers. Laboratories and depots are built close to each other. A special interior garden has been designed for the researchers. With this interior garden, it is aimed to receive light for the laboratories and coworking area. With 1 meter level difference, research units and accommodation are privatized.
It is aimed to bring light inside by creating streets between the units. There is a changing room for hand washing and changing clothes for the team coming from the field. After this point, people can head to the dining room, laboratory, or accommodation. In the accommodation part, firstly, a large common area meets. At the first and last point, there are bathrooms for common use. A common area has been created with an open-air courtyard. The coworking area connects the accommodation and laboratories. Transition from the common area to the dining hall has been provided. The hobby gardens intended for researchers serve also for the dining hall. It also offers an activity area with a volleyball and basketball court designed as multi-purpose. At the same time, it offers researchers the use of open-air cinema in the evenings by sitting on the natural steps created.
Thermal insulation is provided by constructing the functions under the ground. With this feature, it keeps it cool in summer and warm in winter. Planted reinforced concrete slabs serving this purpose will be used on the roof. Blind walls were used in the accommodation units to prevent the heat coming from the south. Windows have been placed on the north facade to provide light to the units. The windows are set high to provide privacy. By choosing glass surfaces in the sections facing the courtyard in the visitor center, maximum level of daylight can be taken in. In order to collect the rainwater on the pitched roofs, systems will be placed, and rainwater collection tanks will be placed. The collected rainwater is planned to be used for purposes such as toilets, landscape irrigation, washing materials from the archaeological site. It is planned to provide the energy production and hot water needs of the building with photovoltaic solar panels placed on the roof of the accommodation units to be located on the south side.
