Çankaya University Center for Congress and Culture in

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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

Çankaya University Center for Congress and Culture in Etimesgut, Turkey by Erkal Architects

August 12th, 2019 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Erkal Architects

Designed for a mid-size university campus, Congress and Culture Center is encircled by administrative facilities and situated on top of a central plot within the Çankaya University campus. The building is planned to house a main hall for 350 people with stage mechanics and professional electronics to undertake academic conferences and congress events as well as cultural performances such as concerts and theater productions. The main hall seamlessly integrates with interior spaces such as separable seminar rooms and the main foyer.

Image Courtesy © Yercekim Architectural Photography

Architects: Erkal Architects
Project: Çankaya University Center for Congress and Culture
Location: Etimesgut, Turkey
Photography: Yercekim Architectural Photography
Client: Çankaya University
Structural Engineer: Levent Aksaray
Steel Design: Mehmet Göktaş
Mechanical Engineer: Merkezi Isıtma Sistemleri
Electrical Engineer: Promete
Civil Engineer: Diyap
Built Area: 2.000 m²
Design: 2015
Construction: 2016 – 2018

Image Courtesy © Yercekim Architectural Photography

The main foyer is the central element of the architectural programme as it commands views across the entire campus and beyond. It functions as a volume that displays the effects of the movement of the sun throughout the day. Consequently, the activity along this sequence of spaces becomes a spectacle from the outside as well. The foyer was desired to be highly versatile and suitable for a wide array of functions, and it was designed to be larger than all the other spaces. A system of exhibition furniture developed with static and moveable parts allow exhibitions and extended audience events.

Image Courtesy © Yercekim Architectural Photography

Image Courtesy © Erkal Architects

: Image Courtesy © Yercekim Architectural Photography

: Image Courtesy © Yercekim Architectural Photography

: Image Courtesy © Yercekim Architectural Photography

: Image Courtesy © Erkal Architects

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Tags: Etimesgut, Turkey

Categories: Campus, Center, Cultural Center, Hall, University Building

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