THE BUILDINGS’ MAIN STRUCTURE
IS A FLAT SLAB CONCRETE SYSTEM AT
THE OFFICES AND EXPOSED FRAME
STRUCTURE AT THE LOWER LEVELS.
The building implements the sustainability principles overall from
single and double skin facade systems with dynamic sun shading
integrated with lighting, to special heating & cooling systems
providing the inner spaces with hundred percent fresh air. The
facades have been designed as unitized systems allowing the
high quality in terms of heat and acoustic insulation as the site is
surrounded by highways with heavy traffic.
During the initial stages of design when the site has been acquired,
the old chemical factory has been removed. The soil has been
checked further for contamination. The remainings have been
dismantled into several different categories and have been sent for
recycling and certified. The existing pine trees from the old factory
has been kept and few displaced into newer locations within the
site. The rainwater harvesting is used for the landscape mainly. The
green hills were obtained by a system of cables embedded into the
sedum surface from top to bottom of the artificial hills. It is one of
the largest green roof system applications in Turkey. The campus
has received Leed Gold certificate.
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