ÜSKÜDAR WATERFRONT BAZAAR Adrienne Arthur Thesis Advisor: Bob Nalls Drexel University 2019
RESEARCH THESIS: At the historically strategic crossroads of Asia and Europe, I want to discover the opportunities at an major transportation intersection of ferries, buses, and trains by activating the water’s edge with a public outdoor market which embraces the future of Istanbul’s western modern influence and also reflects its eastern traditional identity. SILK ROAD
ISTANBUL TRAIN & FERRY MAP
ISTANBUL EUROPE CHINA EGYPT
PERSIA INDIA ARABIA
SOMALIA JAVA
EURASIA TRAIN MAP
ISTANBUL LAND USE MAP
COMMERCIAL
RESIDENTIAL
SITE
RESEARCH SCALE COMPARISON PHILADELPHIA
ISTANBUL
1.5 MILLION 141.7 SQ MI
14 MILLION 594 SQ MI
CIRCULATION DIAGRAM FERRY BUS BIKE TRAIN PRIMARY SECONDARY
PROGRAM PUBLIC SPACE GATHER USERS: FISHERMAN, STUDENTS, KIDS, TOURISTS, ELDERLY, SEATING SPACE FISHING
MARKET - SHOP USERS:, LOCALS, MECHANTS, TOURISTS, STUDENTS RETAIL STALLS SHOPS STORAGE LOADING
RESTAURANT - RELAX USERS: TOURISTS, LOCALS, STUDENTS STREET FOOD CAFE FOOD COURT SEATING STORAGE
FERRY - CONNECT USERS: COMMUTERS, STUDENTS, TOURISTS,, ELDERLY TURNSTILES INFORMATION BOOTH
CASE STUDIES Sydney Fish Market Sydney, Australia 3XN
Baltic Station Market Tallinn, Estonia KOKO architects
Muttrah Fish Market Muscat, Oman Snohetta
Sydney Fish Market 328,000 SF 2 Story On the Water Y / N Open Air Y / N Skylight Y / N
Program Dining Seafood & Produce Market Retail Outdoor Seating Rooftop bar Wharfs for fishing Restored park access Commercial Space
Takeaways -Smooth curve facade -Second floor roof deck -Lattice roof -Glass facade facing water -Wooden boardwalk -White structure -Formal and informal outdoor seating
Baltic Station Market 460,000 SF 2 Story & Basement On the Water Y / N Open Air Y / N Skylight Y / N
Program Parking Garage Terrace Retail Supermarket Open Fresh Market Pub
Takeaways -the train station and the market are not integrated they are just adjacent to each other -Outdoor market is placed in the most visible location to entice passerbyer -morning square and evening square named best time of day -Skylights and Atrium openings around primary vertical circulation, escalators
Muttrah Fish Market 13,125 SF 2 Story On the Water Y / N Open Air Y / N Skylight Y / N
Program Marketplace with 100 Fish sellers, vegetables, fruit Refrigeration, packaging, storage space Offices Coffee Shops Rooftop restaurant
Takeaways -interacting with the street by exposing the stairs from the -roof terraces -Second floor roof deck -Lattice roof, aluminum fins which provide shade, natural ventilation, and an ephemeral appearance -Complex roof simple concrete structure
TRANSPORTATION
LOCAL MARKETS SITE CONTEXT
SITE PHOTOS
PROCESS SKETCHES & MODEL (FALL) PARTI
MARKET
NODES
FERRY TERMINAL RESTAURANTS RETAIL
MASSING MODEL
SEA
MASSING MODEL
TABLE
PROCESS SKETCHES & MODEL (WINTER) LIGHT FILTERING STUDIES
STRUCTURE AXON
ROOF
PRIMARY
SECOND FLOOR SECONDARY
GROUND FLOOR TERTIARY
OVERALL SECTION AND WALL SECTION 36’ - 0”
110’ - 0”
50’ - 0”
RETAIL
RESTAURANT BOARDWALK
VENDOR STALLS
OPEN MARKET
MARKET
OVERALL SECTIONS
WALL SECTION - WATER’S EDGE
WALL SECTION - STREET’S EDGE
FLOOR PLANS 104,310 SF
36%
OPEN MARKET
18%
RETAIL
14%
VENDOR STALLS
11%
PRODUCE MARKET
9% 7% 5%
30,760 SF
BOARDWALK RESTAURANT STORAGE RESTROOMS
73,550 SF
SECTION PERSPECTIVE
RESTAURANT BOARDWALK
VENDOR STALLS
OVERALL SITE SECTION
OPEN MARKET
RETAIL PRODUCE MARKET
SITE PLAN
FINAL MODEL
ENTRY FROM STREET
1 | SOUTH ELEVATION - COURTYARD
1
2 | SOUTH ELEVATION - STREET VIEW
2
13 final VIEW FROM drawings RETAIL SPACE
NORTH ELEVATION - COURTYARD
RESTAURANT
BEFORE & AFTER
OPEN MARKET
USKUDAR WATERFRONT BAZAAR ISTANBUL, TURKEY
LINK TO WALKTHROUGH VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWsR5V1suyg&t=9s