Climate conditions,
prevailing wind direction, scenery and location in relation to the
urban context, as well as the Savrun River encircling the site have
been the starting points of the design, along with the program
requirements.
Due to their
distinct functions and working hours,the municipality building and
the cultural center were designed as separate buildings. The
positioning of both structures was directly influenced by the
prevailing wind direction.
The municipality
building that has higher number of users and longer functioning hours
was rotated to face the prevailing wind from southwest, in order to
benefit from natural cross ventilation. The cultural center designed
as a sloping mass with a low height was positioned perpendicular to
the municipality building in order to avoid the obstruction of the
prevailing wind.

To maximize the
effectiveness of the natural air flow, the depth of offices were kept
lower than 12m and the program was met by stacking the required
sections on top of each other. The shallow plan scheme will also
enhance the penetration of daylight whereas allowing a more effective
separation of different departments.

Both buildings were
pushed to the setback limits so that a public park was created
in-between, while increasing the visibility from the Kamil Kara
Boulevard.
A pedestrian axis
parallel to the municipality building was formed between the
neighboring park on the Savrun River side of the site and the traffic
direction from the town center. Entrances to both buildings were
planned along that axis. Vehicle entrance to the site will be
strictly limited to the mayor, protocol guests, ambulances,
firefighters and transportation of goods.

The distinctly
shaped municipality building and cultural center were formed in a way
that the two separate structures are perceived as a single sloping
mass that starts ascending from the ground at one edge of the site
and reaches its full height at the other end. The main objective of
the mass study has been to achieve the monumental effect of an
“artificial peak” that will become a new point of reference of
Kadirli in addition to the Sulemis Peak.
The opaque surfaces
of façades were clad with travertine, which as a natural material
will blend with the landscaping, refer to the stone masonry heritage
of the vernacular architecture and reflect the image of “robustness”
that is expected from a public building. Metal and glass are
preferred as the only other materials for the rest of the façade due
to their “contemporary”, “homogenous” and “light”
characteristics, contrasting with the “natural”, “heterogeneous”
and “heavy” effect of travertine.
A semi-open corridor
covered with foldable glass skin was planned as the main circulation
route alongside the southwest facing façade of the municipality
building. “Transparent” and “open” character of a public
building was emphasized through the visibility of the circulation
area from the outside.
Furthermore, the
circulation corridor that is narrowing down on higher floors in
correlation with the decreasing circulation is also designed to
function as a sun-breaking architectonic component against the
intensive solar radiation from southwest.

No artificial
heating/cooling system in addition to the foldable glass and climbing
plants will be installed in the circulation area that will only be
temporarily occupied by people during the daytime. By minimizing the
permanently covered building volume, the energy consumption of the
HVAC system will be significantly reduced.
Due to the long span
of the circulation area, two separate entrances were planned for the
municipality building, one closer to the Kamil Kara Boulevard being
the mayor entrance the other one close to the adjacent park on the
Savrun River side being the main entrance.
Instead of one for
each entrance, a single canopy for both entrances was designed as a
continuation of the façade. Its surface spanning along the southwest
façade will cover an area larger than 200m², which will be clad
with PV panels providing the electricity used in exterior lighting.
The main entrance to
the municipality building was emphasized with a 3 stories high atrium
designed above, which will also serve as an exhaust chimney for the
ascending warm air through the automatic outlets on its façades and
roof.
Departments inside
the municipality building that are closely related to public were
located on the lower floors and those visited less were pushed
upwards. The distribution of spaces has led to a cascading building
mass allowing large open terraces accessible from the circulation
areas on upper floors. The terraces will be covered with green roof
layers, which will absorb storm water and provide effective heat
insulation while continuing the surrounding landscape on the.
The grand hall,
storage room and other related cultural center spaces were designed
within a single building mass that will be covered with the same
travertine skin as the municipality building.
The south/ southwest
facing façades of the cultural center will be predominantly opaque
against the harsh summer sun whereas the north/northwest façades
will be open to the diffused daylight, in order to minimize the
energy needed for artificial cooling and lighting.

The interior of the
cultural center will be visually connected with the landscaping and
the view of Savrun River and Sulemis Peak through the transparent
façade facing northwest.
The required public
parking on the neighboring park was solved as a semi open underground
garage accessed by a ramp so that the greenery will not be occupied
by cars, the buildings and the surrounding landscaping will not be
separated and the vehicles will be sheltered from the negative
climate conditions.

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