Bahcelievler Carrefour

2010 - Istanbul, Turkey

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Role:

Lead Designer at ERA Architects

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Scope:

Programming, Concept Design, Design Development, Detail Design

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Size:

64000 m2

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Status:

Built

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Description:

The building includes a hypermarket, shopping mall and enclosed parking.Located on European side of Istanbul, the project is adjacent to an important highway, near Istanbul Airport. The concept of the building takes  the chaotic expression of the surrounding neighborhood as reference and brings it to a level of clear architecture.  It is separated from the sharp and visually crowded urban context with its calm curvilinear form. The white streamline shape is also a reference to the planes that takes off every minute just across the building.