MILITARY ACADEMY OF DEFENSE SPORTS CENTER

3 sports saloon composed mostly whole building in terms of volume. Building plastic is shaped with the expression of working scheme in this saloons. The entry hall is attached in front of these 3 saloons. Entrances of saloons and exits for tribunes are provided over this hall. Exposed concrete surface rising to the half of the building is used for the montage of the sports equipment also by thickening and wrapping 3 edges of the building, works for installation gallery continuing horizontally. This area between the roof and massive surface is designed as totally glass surface in order to benefit as much as possible from natural light. Steel construction roof sitting on this is arranged as closed with aluminum panels outside, as continued whole installation open inside. All metal and aluminum parts are painted to one color to avoid visual disturbance due to the suspended ceiling.

Year: 2014

Location: Ankara, Turkey

Client: Havelsan

Programme: Sport

Total Area: 5.500 m²

Status: Constructed, 2015

Project Team: Emre Şavural, Fatih Yavuz, Ramazan Avcı, Seden Cinasal, Esra Nur Barakat, Merve Görkem, Betül Dönmez

Consultants: Zafer Kınacı (Civil Eng.), Bahri Türkmen (Mech. Eng.), Kemal Ovacık (El. Eng.), Tanju Ataylar (Fire Protection), Funda Ataylar (Lighting), Habibe Aduş Yılmaz (Landscape Arch.) 

Architectural Photography: Yerçekim

in collaboration with SCRA