Library Buildings around the World

The masses in the building are shaped specificly to their different functions and necessary dimensions. Areas like 600 people capacity
multi-purpose room, 150 people capacity workshop room, nuptial and exhibition rooms, library, office and cafeteria are related to
each other from different elevations. These masses that are disconnected from the building facade and from each other, exist inside
the building with their unique geometries. Their surfaces emphasize Yalova’s colorful and overgrown natural texture. It is aimed
that the joyful image that various plants generate will appear beneath the surface of the facade as a second layer of exterior
perception of the building just like it is on digital publications in close perception.
The ramp that connects these masses to each other by creating a sheltered inner street,
try to enrich the lives of the visitors. In the voids that are in between the masses are mostly recreational activity functions and service
spaces.
To think about the predicted relationship between RDKM Cultural Center, which’s project was acquired by a limited competition
organized by the investor,its place and the owner of its place; the citizens, takes the building to a very specific position for the
designer… (EEA)
PAB Architects, Istanbul – Turkey
http://www.pab.com.tr
Libraries:
Namik Kemal University Faculty of Medicine Morphology Building, Tekirdağ – Turkey 2012
tekirdağ, design project and constructional drawings, 2009-2011
project team Pınar Gökbayrak, Ali Eray, Burçin Yıldırım, Burcu Yücetaş, Onur Yalınes, Özlem Yılmaz, Deniz Erdem
assistants Erhan Sevinç, Eda Yeyman İTÜ-MARDİNT coordination Assist.Prof.Dr. Yüksel Demir, Zelal Zülfiye Rahmanalı
Morphology Building which will be used as the main building for Faculty of Medicine is within the campus of Namik Kemal
University. The building consists of three blocks which includes offices for faculty members, laboratories, classrooms, and lecture
rooms. The sunken courtyards, which enable maximum natural light and ventilation for basement floors, also complete the formal
expression of the building since their footprints grow out of the volumetric layout of the blocks. Block A with the main entrance,
consisting of lecture rooms, classrooms, cafeteria, reading room is allocated for students. Block C with the office spaces which are
lined up around a gallery space is used by faculty members. Block B comprising of laboratories, seminar and meeting rooms is
planned both for students’ and faculty members’ use. The courtyards at lower-levels maximize natural lighting and ventilation for
interior spaces, while their footprints complete the volumetric expression of the building which has 12.000 m2 gross floor area. The
building construction has finished in June 2012 and currently in use. (PAB)
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