The former Sümerbank Kayseri Textile Factory Complex (I. Nikolaev and Turkstroj, 1932-1935), abandoned due to privatization policies in 1999 and listed in the national inventories since 2002, was allocated to Abdullah Gül University, a new institution of higher education, in 2012. The master plan focusing on creating an open city campus that will become the interface between the academia and students and the citizens of Kayseri, in accordance with the education, research and societal service mission of the institution, designed by Burak Asiliskender, Nilüfer Baturayoğlu Yöney and Özlem Kevseroğlu Durmuş (for the AGU School of Architecture, was completed and ratified in 2014. AGU Student Village was repaired and restored in 2014 with simple interventions.
A restoration and adaptive reuse project for the auxiliary buildings at the Student Village was designed by Burak Asiliskender, Nilüfer Baturayoğlu Yöney and Argeus Architects. These are small buildings in pairs, comprising of six storage spaces, one for each apartment in the building it was originally associated with. The design makes use of a pair, enveloping them in a completely glazed steel framed structure, creating a cafe and student commons. The original stone masonry buildings are re-designed as kitchen, service spaces and lavatories while the new envelope creates a large hall, which will serve as an eating, studying and social space for the students residing in the campus.
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