Designing of transitional confluence : Davutpasa auditorium, Istanbul Turkey

The ambience of the university campus has a special resonance. Apart from the functional necessity, the building and the landscape forms the heart and soul of the institution. The purpose of this project is to design and utilize the campus derelict land asset to its full potential. Through adroit planning choice, the entire environment can be shaped into an expression of institutional identity and ambition. We have chosen a competition in Istanbul, Turkey, which constitute of urban, architectural, structural and technological aspects. The aspect of the competition is provided in chapter 1. Davutpasa campus is a part of Yildiz Technical University which has a noteworthy historical landmark and we designed a cultural space for linking the fragmented active faculty department and also the urban fabric with the institution. Our concept is based more on architectural and landscape design which offers great opportunity for requalification and transitional confluence. Initially, for developing the concept we analyzed the site and its circumference, then incorporated these analysis into the architectural design of auditorium in a sustainable way. Structural modeling is accomplished with the help of SAP 2000 software, and necessary design checks are done manually. Heating and cooling load analysis, light analysis, shadow analysis and sun path diagram is developed in Ecotect software for the Technological section. In the following chapters we have explained the details and design procedure along with the drawings to cover every related topics. Subsequently we have taken care of the standards and codes to fulfill the requirements.