MAHALLE II
ARAS BURAK ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION / DIPLOMA 9 / YEAR 4 / 2009-2010 SEPTEMBER REVIEW
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CITY WITHOUT STREETS
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CATALHOYUK
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FORMING ROUTES
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RING (MAHALLE) TYPES
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SIMPLIFICATION
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INHABITATION
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The new Mahalle design of a tissue is under the responsibility of a second designer. it is the composition of approximately 50 units and shared spaces
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the original layout with built-in furnitures
This man uses his capsule as his guest room and gallery for the paintings he loves with his own authentic furniture.
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a businessman using the capsule accepting the layout architect suggests except the curtain he added.
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This woman, aims to keep her capsule clean and neat. She added a hanger for her shirts, a larger light source and her own fridge.
This businessman also removed all of the furniture and was not satisfied with the heating and got his own heater for the room.
These are the evidence of the rebellion. The residents of Nakagin Tower, just before its demolition, changed almost everything that was designed as standard, built-in feature by Kisho Kurokawa. Kisho Kurokawa was always trying to be in control of his buildings, feeling even responsible for the use of a light bulb that he does not approve. The residents changed almost everything he designed in a capsule in time. This young man removed all of the built in furnitures and built his own bookshelves, storange units and changed the frame of his round window.
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Inland Steel building was the icon of the postwar United States. Built in Chicago in 1955, designed by Skidmore Owings Merrill. The building was designed as two connected towers. And had all of its services like the lifts staircases, bathroom and kitchen in the first tower while the empty column free floorplates are in the second tower.
His aim was to standardize the housing units just like cars, making them consumable. These mass produced capsules were to be replaced when they are too old. In 20 years time, new designs would come and take the place of old ones.
This system later became the standard for the skyscrapers we have today.
The steel core would be permament part of the building where the lifts and stairs are located.
Today, our clients are after 40x40 footprint skyscrapers with an open plan.
Unfortunately this very ambitious way of building never succeded and today, the building is being demolished.
Eventhough the looks are slightly different, we are in a world of standardized architecture.
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Nakagin Tower was built in 1972, designed by Kisho Kurokawa.
ARCHITECT 2 can be a group of designers who specialize in capsule design
Open Floors
Open Floors
TO BE DESIGNED but REPLACED in 20 YRS by ARCHITECT 2
DESIGNED but NOT FINALIZED by ARCHITECT 1
DESIGNED and FINALIZED by the ARCHITECT
Circulation + Services
Circulation + Services
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Nakagin Tower was built based on the ideas formed in 1960 post-war Japan, the Metabolist Movement that Kurokawa was also a member of.
They were after the invention of a denser type of development, based on tower communities.
Metabolists believed our buildings should work just like trees, while certain parts are replacable, open for change - the rest would be permanent providing a structural frame and services for the impermanent plug in - plug out units.
Kikutake’s Tower in the Sea project was allowing only a certain number of residents to live in. After the tower was fully occupied, another one would be added, a new community would start.
The cities and buildings are not seen as permanent things subjected to be preserved in Japanese culture in contrast to the western understanding. Just like the Ise Shrine getting rebuilt the same way every 20 years,
He called the plots on his mega structure as artificial lands. The towers would not be owned by a single person and would belong to the public while the capsules are private and constantly changing.
Metabolists were after a constantly changing system that can be applied to the modern city.
Metabolist projects were highly political in this way, proposing completely a new way of building our cities.
All of their ideas were formed post war therefore they were looking for new ways of designing the
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new cities since Japanese cities were destroyed with bombings.
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Kisho Kurokawa designed his capsules to have a lifespan of 20 years. After this time they were to be replaced by new designs. While the permanent steel core stays. His capsules were aged in 20 years but never got replaced.
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143m
261m
a building, 100m taller, only 1,7km away from each other, looks almost same height. what is all this effort for? a taller building?
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more than one ground levels
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height means nothing
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I follow the rebellion pattern of the Nakagin Tower as I rebrief the project. my users are - family with two kids. - couple who like traditional houses and art - couple who spend most of their time out in the city. - young man living alone, using the space as his entertainment, study space - a small company
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CITY WITHOUT STREETS
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Terracing / Mahalles
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Golden Horn Istanbul
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site of Tayyip Erdogan Stadium
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Worlds / Mid-Scale Urban Unit
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Terracing (Overlapping)
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Open Edge Condition with the City
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No Streets / Terrace Walks
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Different Colors / Different Worlds
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The Grid Orientation
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Relationship from Main Street (via vehicle)
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Level Changes / Terracing
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Level Changing / Terracing
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New Core = The Ring
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Building = City
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CATALHOYUK
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The new Personal Space, this is the scale of design that design is fetishized and becomes a consumable product just like a car, an iphone.
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Catalhoyuk
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Looking back to the very beginning of the formation of the city, we see in Catalhoyuk no streets existed. People used to access houses from their roof. Since I have been looking for new ways of forming an iconic residential project, as a new phase the project goes, I wanted to rebrief Catalhoyuk.
FORMING ROUTES
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Forming Routes
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Removing the Stadium + TRT
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Rings Aligning towards water
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Rings Curving towards Kasimpasa
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More than One Ground Level
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Change in Height for Vistas
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Curving the Horizontals
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Varying Scales, Overlapping
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Cropping the edges site boundaries
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Squeezing the overall for denser
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Bridging Over / Under the Streets
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Squeezing with Rule
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Potential of the Underground Space
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View from the Top Ring / Daylight Test
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Bridging / Underground Connection
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Viewing Towards Golden Horn
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Daylight Test
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main walk: Taksim - Golden Horn
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Main Walk - Branching Routes
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Varying angles for Circulation
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Varying Angles for the Ring Positioning
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RING TYPES
MANIFESTO
We have to respond to the fast changing world in a more sophisticated way. Enough of the production served to an audince of so called gurus; the most boring boring people ever, the architecture groupies. ignorance is miss
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Looking for Ramp Potentials
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In -between Space
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Testing Shifts and Scale Change
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In-between Shared Space
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Intersecting Courtyards
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Cantilevering
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Different types of Rings
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Branching Routes / Ramps
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Flat, single Courtyards
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Courtyards: Different Light Conditions
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Simplified Arrangement
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The edge touching to the Main Street
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Pop-Out Courtyards, Terrace becomes Street
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Public Entrance
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Simplified Grid
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Crossing between Courtyards
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Courtyards under Daylight
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Walk from Odakule Tower
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Defining Ground Levels (Darker)
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Two types of Ground Levels
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Stage / Theatre
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Locating the Theatre
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Locating the Sport Fields
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Relationship with the Existing City
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The walk
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Passage under the Main Street
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Continous Terrace Grid independent from the city
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INHABITATION
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The year starts with rebriefing of an iconic project. I picked the Nakagin Tower by Kisho Kurokawa built in 1972 in Ginza, Tokyo.
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Existing City vs new Mahalle
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Entrances to the Levels
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Experiencing the Mahalles from the Main Road (Tarlabasi)
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Entrances + Stepping for Public Access
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Step Angle
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Marketplace
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Sport Fields (Swimming Pool)
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Recognizing the Human Scale / Units
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Shared Balconies for Residents
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New City Square in West
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Mahalles in Dayingt (Cross Courtyards Opennings)
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Surprise view from the Steet (from vehicle)
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The Community Center
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Community Center Square
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4 Couryards meet in 1, branch to main route
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Marketplace vs 4 courtyards meet 1
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Residential Entrances
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Exit to the Courtyard
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Exit to Courtyard, then Shared Space
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Varying levels of Privacy all in one
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Strip of interconnecting courtyards
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