KARATAY - KONYA
Client
KONYA METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY
Total Area
315.000 m²
Scope
URBAN DESIGN
Completion Year
2011
Info
HOUSING TEXTURE UNIQUE TO KONYA WAS REINTERPRETED BY PROTECTING STEET ALLEYS WHICH HAVE A SIGNIFICANT VALUE IN TERMS OF THE MEMORY OF THE CITY. STREET TEXTURE, WHICH CONSISTED OF 2 STOREY RESIDENCES ON CURRENT STREETS WERE REANIMATED. RESIDENCES WERE INTEGRATED WITH HISTORICAL STREET TEXTURE BY MEANS OF A STRUCTURING WITH COURTYARD DESIGN. EFFORTS WERE MADE TO MATERIALIZE THE URBAN TRANSFORMATION PROJECT WITHOUT REMOVING LOCAL TEXTURE WITH NEW GREEN BANDS-RECREATIONAL AREAS-SOCIAL FACILITIES.