Agricultural Research Centre

Antalya, Turkey

3112.TUR2007 Award Cycle

Client: Enza Zaden Inc

Built Area: 1’728 m²

Cost: US$ 818’521

The agricultural research centre consists of an administrative block, containing offices, research laboratories and storage, along with two accommodation units. A projected third block may be added at a later date. The mother-and-daughter design team have based proportions, details and plan type on precedents found in vernacular architecture, but interpreted them in a contemporary way. The reinforced concrete skeleton is covered with exposed RC slabs, while the aluminium frames of the roof system carry both transparent and opaque roof surfaces. The massing of the building as a whole attempts to capture the ‘horizontal harmony of nature’.

Architect: Özden Egel & Hande Egel

Architects

Clients

CommissionDesignConstructionOccupancySiteGround FloorTotal FloorCostsProgramme

Agricultural Research Centre

Canakçi Küyü, Yukari Kocayatak, SerikAntalya, Turkey

Özden Egel & Hande EgelAntalya, Turkey

Enza Zaden IncAntalya, Turkey

19991999 - 20012001 - 20022002166’841 m2

1’543 m2

1’728 m2

US$ 818’521The agricultural research centre consists of an administrative block, containing offices, research laboratories and storage, along with two accommodation units. A projected third block may be added at a later date. The mother-and-daughter design team have based proportions, details and plan type on precedents found in vernacular architecture, but interpreted them in a contemporary way. The reinforced concrete skeleton is covered with exposed RC slabs, while the aluminium frames of the roof system carry both transparent and opaque roof surfaces. The massing of the building as a whole attempts to capture the ‘horizontal harmony of nature’.

Building Type2007 Award Cycle 3112.TUR

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