KONYA MUSEUM

KONYA

Client

MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND TURISM & KONYA METROPOLITAN

Total Area

19.600

Scope

ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Completion Year

2014

Info

THIS PROJECT AIMS TO REDEFINE THE CITY’S IDENTITY THROUGH A MUSEUM THAT BLENDS CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE WITH HISTORICAL HERITAGE. INSPIRED BY THE FLOWING MOVEMENT OF THE ‘TENNURE’ (THE CLOTH WORN BY WHIRLING DERVISHES DURING MEVLEVI CEREMONIES), THE MUSEUM’S DYNAMIC FORM CREATES SPATIAL COMPOSITIONS THAT EMBODY THE SEMA CEREMONY’S FLUIDITY. DESIGNED FOR ACCESSIBILITY, THE INTERIOR FEATURES INTEGRATED RAMPS, ENSURING AN UNINTERRUPTED VISITOR EXPERIENCE WHILE MAINTAINING FULL INCLUSIVITY. STRUCTURAL CORES SUPPORT EFFICIENT CIRCULATION, ENHANCING BOTH FUNCTIONALITY AND ENGAGEMENT WITHIN SPACE.