CİHANBEYLİ / KONYA
Client
MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND TURISM & CİHANBEYLİ MUNICIPALITY
Total Area
9.000 m²
Scope
ARCHITECTURAL and ENGINEERING PROJECTS, PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Completion Year
2015
Info
THE AREA’S SPACIOUSNESS WAS ENHANCED BY MAINTAINING A HIGH LEVEL OF TRANSPARENCY IN THE BUILDING’S FAÇADE, ALLOWING AMPLE NATURAL LIGHT TO FLOOD THE FOYER AND EXHIBITION SPACES, AND INCORPORATING RECESSED TILE ELEMENTS. THE OVERALL FORM WAS ACHIEVED BY DYNAMICALLY TWISTING THE SHELL ROOF—COMPOSED OF A SINGLE PLANE—TOWARD THE ROAD FRONTAGE IN ANGULAR SECTIONS, CREATING A STRIKING ARCHITECTURAL EXPRESSION.
DESIGNED AS A VERSATILE CULTURAL VENUE, THE BUILDING WILL ACCOMMODATE A RANGE OF ARTISTIC AND PERFORMANCE FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING THEATER, OPERA, AND CONCERTS, WHILE OFFERING DEDICATED EXHIBITION SPACES FOR PLASTIC ARTS. ADDITIONALLY, WITH ITS SPECIALIZED WORKSHOPS FOR PAINTING, SCULPTURE, MUSIC, AND FOLK DANCE, THE FACILITY WILL SERVE AS A HUB FOR LEARNING AND ARTISTIC EXPRESSION, FOSTERING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE ARTS AT MULTIPLE LEVELS.