Beyoglu Municipality Additional Service Building

Beyoglu, Istanbul

On Istiklal Street, the ground and basement floors are designed to be used as an art gallery and the upper floors as an office building, creating a homogeneous façade layout within the silhouette where it is located, and to be articulated with its own character within the series of historical buildings that have been formed in the historical process and are not really found in Istanbul. works. We tried to construct a front that carries its personality without being predatory.

In addition, we decided to go down to the basement floor in order to expand the service area of the art gallery that will be located on the ground floor. However, when going down to the basement floor, we opened a round gallery hole to keep from the ground floor and to strengthen the spatial unity between the floors. This round gallery hole extends beyond the building, complete with a glass ceiling to allow natural light. Thus, we brought natural light and sky to the basement floor.