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Gezi <strong>Park</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
Design Evolution<br />
+0m<br />
+3m<br />
SINGLE SURFACE<br />
ISTIKLAL<br />
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A DIVIDED PATCHWORK, TAKSİM SQUARE<br />
AT THE MOMENT TAKSIM SQUARE IS IN TWO LEVELS, THE CONCRETE BASE AND<br />
THE GEZI PARK +3M ABOVE THE CONCRETE PLATE. WE SEE THIS DIVISION AS A<br />
PROBLEM; THIS DIVISION BREAKS ONE GREAT SPACE INTO TWO.<br />
MAKE TAKSIM SQUARE A SINGLE SURFACE<br />
BY INTRODUCING RAMPS STARTING FROM ALMOST CUMHURIYET ANITI, WE WANT TO<br />
CONNECT TWO LEVELS INTO ONE SINGLE SURFACE MAKING PUBLIC ABLE TO WALK<br />
EFFORTLESSLY INTO GEZI PARK. IN-FACT, EVEN MAKE TAKSIM EXTENSION OF GEZI<br />
PARK.<br />
BUILDING OFFICE | PAGE 6<br />
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DEFINE A FOCUS AREA OF DEVELOPMENT<br />
REUSE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE WE KNOW THE SENSITIVITY OF BUILDING<br />
ANYTHING PERMANENT IN TAKSIM SQUARE. THEREFORE WE WOULD LIKE TO<br />
MERGE TALIMHANE INTO THE COMPETITION AREA, TO REBUILD SOME OF THE<br />
BUILDINGS OR REUSE EXISTING STRUCTURES.<br />
MAKE THE GEZİ PARK MUCH BIGGER<br />
TALIMHANE SEEMS TO BE A CUT-OFF URBAN FABRIC WANTING TO EXTEND INTO<br />
TAKSIM SQUARE; WE WOULD LIKE TO COMPLETE TALIMHANE AS NEW GREEN ZONES<br />
WHERE PEOPLE CAN REST AND ENJOY GREENERY.<br />
ÇEŞME<br />
ANIT<br />
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PROVIDING PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIONS<br />
THE ALIGNMENT OF TALIMHANE SEEMS TO BE COMPLETING THE EXISTING<br />
CONNECTIONS MUCH HEALTHIER THAN ANY OTHER ALIGNMENT FOR THE GRID.<br />
DEFINING THE GRID OF TAKSİM SQUARE<br />
WE INTRODUCE A PIN / GRID SYSTEM 50x50, WHICH ALSO MATCHES THE CURRENT<br />
EXISTING BUILDING EDGES, MONUMENTS, FOUNTAIN to DEFINE THE FORMULA OF<br />
NEW DEVELOPMENT. THESE TOWERS WILL ALSO SERVE AS THE INFRASTRUCTURE<br />
OF THE CITY SQUARE.