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ARCHI TECTURALCONCEPT; TAKSİ M: F ACI NGWI THTHETOPOGRAPHYOFSOCI ALMEMORY Thes t or yofT ak s i m Squar ebegi nswi t ht hecons t r uct i onofMas k em, awa t erdi s t r i but i onbui l di ngi n1 7 32, l oca t edi nt heper i pher yof t heci t ydur i ngt heOt t omanPer i od.

Af t ert hecons t r uct i onofMak s em,t heBeyoğl ur egi on,whi chmett hewa t er ,hast ur nedi nt oal ar ges et t l ementar eaduet ot he pr i v i l egesgi v ent omi nor i t i es .

Af t ert ha t , t heT opçuBar r ack swer ebui l ti nt hi sar ea, whi chga v et her egi onadi f f er entdynami c.

T ak s i m Gar den, t hefir s tpubl i cpar kdes i gnedi nt heOt t omanPer i odi n1 87 0, i sbui l tbehi ndt heT opçuBar r ack sandt hust hear ea cr ea t esacent erofa t t r act i onf orur banl i f e.

T opçuBar r ack si sas t r uct ur ewi t hacour t yar dwi t hachar act er i s t i cs i z eonanur bans cal e, s uchast heT aş k ı ş l as t r uct ur et ha ti snear i t .

Thi sl ar gecour t yar di sapl acewher ehor s eev ent s , demons t r a t i onfli ght s( 1 91 0) , bal l oonfli ght s( 1 907 ) , f oot bal l ev ent s( 1 9041 91 4) , mi l i t ar yex er ci s es , andconcer t sar ehel d.

Thecour t yar d, whi chf unct i onedasT ak s i m St adi um ov er t i mes er v edasapr epar a t or ys pacef or t het r ans i t i ont ot hepubl i cs paceof t heRepubl i c,asapubl i cs pacet ha tr econci l edt hemaj or i t ybypr ov i di nganenv i r onmentf orcol l ect i v ega t her i ngsandemot i ons , pr ot ect i ngi ndi v i dual i dent i t i esandcl as sbel ongi ngsf r om ex cl us i on.

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T al i mhanepl ai nont heBos phor uss i deoft hebar r ack si sapl acewher e ci r cus esar ees t abl i s hed,bi cycl esar er ent ed,gamesar epl ayed,and s oci alev ent sov er flow f r om t he cour t yar d oft he bar r ack s ,wi t ha wonder f ul Bos phor usv i ew.

Anew s t a t ewases t abl i s hedwi t ht hei ndependencegai nedbyt he s ca t t er edpr eci ousna t i ona f t ert heeconomi candpol i t i caldi f ficul t i es , war s , def ea t s , occupa t i onst ha tt heOt t omanEmpi r ehadbeent hr ough i ni t sl as tper i od.

Republ i canadmi ni s t r a t i ont ha tdefinesi t sai m ast he “ l ev elofmoder nci v i l i z a t i on ”t endst omoder ni z ei nev er yas pect .

Al s o, t hebegi nni ngofpubl i cs pacecons t r uct i oni nT ak s i m Squar ei sar es ul t oft hemoder npr oj ectoft heRepubl i c.Ex per i encei nT ur k eypol i t i cal a t t i t udesha v ean act i v er ol ei nt hes t or yoft heSquar ef oryear s becaus e ur ban s cal e moder ni z a t i on t ak es pl ace i nl i ne wi t ht he deci s i ons oft he management .I nt hi s cont ex t ,T ak s i m' s phys i cal t r ans f or ma t i onpr oces si sact ual l yacal l f or s oci al t r ans f or ma t i onbyt he admi ni s t r a t i onhol di ngpol i t i cal power .

Themes s agesoft hi scal l , whos e mai npur pos ei smoder ni z a t i on,wer ei nt endedt obegi v ent hr ough pl anni ngandar chi t ect ur e.

Pr os tPl an,whi chhasas peci alpl acei nt hemoder ni z a t i onpr oces sof I s t anbul : ai mst opl ant heur banpubl i cs paceofRepubl i canmoder ni s m, whi chi sacul t ur al r ev ol ut i on. " LesT r ans f or ma t i onsd' I s t anbul " ; Pl anni ngwi t ht hemot t oai mst omak e f r ees pacest hemai nel ementf ort hebeaut i fica t i onandhygi eneoft he ci t y.

Ur bans ceness uchaspar k s , cas i nos , beaches , cl ubs , oper abal l et , andt hea t erbui l di ngsar et hepubl i cs pacesoft hecul t ur alr ev ol ut i on, butt hemos ti mpor t antoft hes epubl i cs pacesi st hecer emoni al s pace r equi r edbyt henew s oci al .Pr ous t ' sT ak s i m Squar epr opos als t ar t son t hi si deol ogi cal gr oundandfir s tbyi nt er v eni ngi nt he" pl ace "chos enf or t hecons t r uct i onoft heRepubl i cMonument .

Thi si nt er v ent i oni sdefined as “ ev acua t i on ”i nt he ar chi t ect ur al l i t er a t ur e becaus ei t was i nt er r upt eddemol i s hedby t he bui l di ng communi t i esoft heT opçu Bar r ack s , whi chhasani mpor t antpl acei nt hemonument , ur bant ex t ur e, andci t ymemor y.

T ak s i m Squar ei st he chr onol ogi cals t or y oft he ex pans i on and ev acua t i onoft hev oi dt ha tphys i cal l ydev el opedar oundt heRepubl i c Monumenti nt i me.

Semant i cal l y, i ti sas t or yofapl acewher edi f f er ent t ypesoft hought sha v ebecomev i s i bl ef or about200year s , wher et hey ha v ebeenbr ok enandcl as hedwi t heachot her .

Asi ti sk nown, ci t i esar e l i v i nggeogr aphyandt heev ent sandt hepl aceswi t nes s i ngt hem ar e memor ys paces .Thes pacest ha tchange,t r ans f or m,ordi s appeari n accor dancewi t ht heci v i l i z a t i onpr ef er encesoft hes oci et i escons t i t ut e t hememor yoft heci t y.

Al t hought hi spl ace, whi chi sdefinedasT ak s i m Squar e, hasex pandedandl os ti t sbor der sar oundt he“ Monument ” , i ti s t hepubl i cpl aceofev ent st ha tl ef tbot hphys i cal andment al mar ki nt he memor yoft heci t y, I s t anbul .

I mpor t ant t r aces t hat ar et he f oundi ng el ement s ofT aks i m Memor ySpace:

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Thecons t r uct i onoft hemonument 2.

Someoft hebar nsoft heT opçuBar r ack swer edemol i s hedi nor der t o mak et heRepubl i cMonumentci r cul arf or m ef f ect i v e.

3.Thef actt ha tt hepl a t f or mi sabus yj unct i onr a t hert hananempt y pl ace.

4.Des t r uct i on of al lbar ns t r uct ur es of t he T opçu Bar r ack si n accor dancewi t ht hepr os tpl an.

Thedemol i t i onoft heT opçuBar r ack sa f t er1 928 5.

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I nönüt r i pandt hecons t r uct i onofi t ss ur r oundi ngs 7 .

Mak i ngt heCr ys t al Cas i no, whi chi si nhar monywi t ht hecent r al f or m oft he Republ i c Monumenti nt he 1 930s ,and t r ans f or med i nt oa mi ddl ecl as sent er t ai nmentpl acebypar t i ci pa t i ngi nur banl i f ewi t ha col oni z edf r i nge.

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Mak i ngt heAt a t ür kCul t ur al Cent er 9.

Openi ngoft heBos phor uss i deofT ak s i m Gar dent ha thasBos phor us andHal i çv i ews , f orhot el cons t r uct i on. ( Sher a t on, nowCeyl anI nt . ) 1 0.TheCr ys t alCas i nowasdemol i s hedi nt he1 960sandt henor t her n l i mi toft hes quar ewasl os t .

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Ana t t emptt or ebui l dt heT opçuBar r ack s 1 4.

Gez i Par ki nci dent 1 5.

St ar tofT ak s i m Mos quecons t r uct i on 6.T ar l abaş ı1 986/ 1 988boul ev ar dopeni ng/ pedes t r i ani z a t i onofI s t i k l al 1 s t r eetandt heconnect i onoft hehi s t or i calpeni ns ul awi t hT ak s i m,not onl yt hedes t r uct i onoft heLev ant i near chi t ect ur ebutal s oas oci ol ogi cal t r ans f or ma t i on.

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Thepr oces sofdemol i t i onandr econs t r uct i onoft heAt a t ür kCul t ur al Cent er .

T ak s i m Memor yi ndi ca t est ha tT ak s i m Squar ei nT ur k eyr epr es ent st he pr es enceofdi f f er enti deas .

For t hi sr eas on, i ti sak i ndof“ chal l enge ”ar ea bot h by t hos e wi t h pol i t i calpowerand by t hei ropponent s .The s ubcons ci ousoft hi schal l engel i esi nt hef earofs eei ngi t s el fas" t he ot her "i ns oci et y.Al ldemol i t i onsa t t emptt or ebui l d,pl anni ng,and ar chi t ect ur als ear chesi nT ak s i m ar er eflect i onsoft hi s" chal l enge " .For ex ampl e, t hecons t r uct i onoft heT ak s i m Mos quei sachal l engewher et he pol i t i calpower has r eached i t s goal ,whi l et he des i r ef or t he r econs t r uct i onoft heT opçuBar r ack si sachal l enget ha tdi dnotr eachi t s pur pos eduet ot heGez i Pr ot es t .

Si ncei t sex i s t ence, T ak s i m Squar ehas notgai nedaqual i fiedpubl i cs pacechar act ert ha ti tdes er v edasar es ul t oft hef ear scr ea t edbyal l t hememor i es , chal l enges , and“ beobs t i na t e ” appr oachest ha tha v edev el opedagai ns ti t .

Ourar chi t ect ur alconcepthasbeendet er mi ned f ort hi spur pos eas “ conf r ont i ngt het opogr aphyofs oci almemor y”becaus et hes ear chf or ci v i l i z a t i oncanonl yber eal i z edbyconf r ont i ngt hememor ys pacesoft he s oci et y.Ps ychi a t r i s tChr i s t opheAndr es ayst ha tFear sar ecaus edby genet i csorwha ti sl ear nedandex per i enced.Accor di ngt ot heaut hor , Fear s ,l i k eal lher i t ages ,ar eagoodchancef orust os ur v i v eandan i mpor t antf act orf ort hequal i t yofl i f e.Howev er ,i ti sneces s ar yt odeal wi t hf ear swi t ht hes our cesf r om whi cht heyar ef edandt oconf r ont t hem.

The1 0s t epsAndr er ecommendst of acef ear scons t i t ut et hes t agesof t hear chi t ect ur al concept .

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Donotobeyyourf ear s/i nt er pr etT ak s i m Memor ySpaceasanur ban a t t r act i on.

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Geti nf or medaboutwha ts car esyou/Soci al t opogr aphyofmemor y 3.

Don ' tbea f r ai doff ear /Anar chi t ect ur al a t t i t udet ha tr eflect syour own t i me 4.Changeyourv i ew oft hewor l d/Li v i ngwi t h“ t heot her ”i nt heci t y, wher et heper cept i onofci v i l i z a t i oni sl i v i ng.

5.Facet hef earaccor di ng t ot her ul es/Publ i cs paces ens i t i v i t yOpeni ngt heT ak s i m Gar dent our banpanor ama 6.

Res pectyour f ear sandmak eot her sr es pect/T or emi ndt hi sf eel i ngt o Gez i Par k , whi chi sact ual l yt hecour t yar doft heT opçuBar r ack s , andt o pr es er v ei t sher bal pr es enceasi ti s 7 .

Cons i deryourf ear , s t or y, andf unct i on/Cr ea t eanur banpl a t f or mf or any k i nd ofr epr es ent a t i on by mobi l i z i ng Gez iPar kt owar ds t he Monumentoft heRepubl i c.Thes how,concer t ,cel ebr a t i on,r ecr ea t i on, et c.

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Focusonyour s el f/di s cov ert heMak s em, whi chgi v esi t snamet ot he Regi on,anddes i gnt he“ s el s ebi l ”di r ect or yi nf r ontoft hes quar ef r ont , wher et heI s t anbul Spr i ngwa t er sar et as t ed.

9.Lear nt or el axanddi v edeepl y/r ei nt er pr etGez iPar kasanur ban r ecr ea t i onar ea, es t abl i s hi ngs t r ongr el a t i ons hi pswi t hi t senv i r onment 1 0.

Det er mi net hedur a t i onofyouref f or t s/Ti meal l oca t i oni soneoft he mos tdi f ficul tt hi ngsf ormet r opol i t anl i f e,s oi ti sneces s ar yt omak e s pa t i alar r angement st ha t wi l lmi ni mi z et i me l os s es ort o mak e ar chi t ect ur al ar r angement st ha twi l l s l owdownt i mei nar api dmov ement .

T ak s i ms quar epr opos al i sapr oj ectt os l owdownt i me.

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SOCI ALMEMORYSHOWSI TSELFI NCI TYSPACES. The moder ni z a t i on pr oces s es of s oci et i es ha v ea f f ect ed t r adi t i onal per cept i onsofl i f eor s pa t i al f or ma t i ons .

T ak s i mi st he r egi ont ha thasex per i encedt hi si mpactt hemos ti nt ens i v el y, s ot hedes i gn pr obl emswi t hi nt heT ak s i m Squar eand t he i nt er act i onar eaar egr oupedundert hr eeheadi ngs :phys i cal l y, concept ual l y, andment al l y.

Phys i calPr obl ems ;TheSquar eandGez iPar kwal l scons i s tof t heMak s em andI s t i k l alAv enuewal l s ,t heMonumentandi t s s ur r oundi ng wal l s ,aswel last r ans por t a t i onand mov ement pr obl ems .

Fort hi spur pos e, t heGez i Par kper i pher yi sdes i gned asanAmphii nal ldi r ect i ons .

Thus ,ar i chur banus ehasbeen cr ea t edwi t houthar mi ngt hena t ur alpl antt ex t ur eoft hePar k .

The Monumenti s des cr i bed i n a mor e power f ulway by enl ar gi ng t he Amphit hr ough t he s quar e and Cumhur i yet St r eet .

Thes pacest ha tt hes emov ement scaus ear edes i gned as t he mai nt r ans por t a t i on cor ef orT ak s i m Squar e.The t r ans por t a t i onaxt ha tdi agonal l ycomesf r om t heSquar et ur ns i nt oani nners t r eetf orcommer ci al us agei nCumhur i yetSt r eet .

I ti sdi v i dedi nt os ecur i t yands oci als pacesi nt hedi r ect i onof t heSquar e.

Becaus eoft ha t , Squar ehasbecomeaf ocal poi nt t r i anmov ement s . f orpedes Concept ualPr obl ems ;Asi ti sk nown,s oci almemor ys hows i t s el fi nci t ys paces .I nt ha tas pect ,T ak s i m hasal waysbeen r ecogni z ed as a “ chal l engi ng”s pace f ort he “ ot her s ” .The ar chi t ect ur alconceptai mst ot ur nt heSquar ei nt oanur ban l i v i ng s pace f or“ ev er ybody” i ns t ead of “ chal l enge ” .The pos s i bi l i t i esoft he r egi on i nt he hi s t or i calpr oces s( ur ban panor ama, cul t ur al , r ecr ea t i onal , et c. ) wer et r i edt ober egai ned.

Per cept i onoft hecent erofa t t r act i ont ha tt heT ak s i m Regi on hol dsf orI s t anbul ,T ur k ey,andt hewor l daccompani edbya concept ual appr oacht odes i gn.

Ment al Pr obl ems ; Thear chi t ect ur al concept , definedasf aci ng t het opogr aphyofSoci alMemor y,wasdev el oped t os ol v e ment al pr obl ems .

Thebui l di ngel ement , definedast heMemor y Space, us est hegeomet r yoft heT opçuBar r ack s .

I twi l l cr ea t ea memor yv al uewheni t ss hadowf al l sont hegr ound.

Thecar r i er s oft he Memor y Space cor r es pond t o" memor i es "i ns oci al memor y.The Memor y Space,whi ch i sr eached by t he a t or sf r om Gez iPar k ,i sacul t ur eandar tenv i r onment es cal wher eev ent st ha tha v el ef tt hei rmar ki nt hePubl i cMemor yar e ex hi bi t ed.

Theuppers ur f aceoft heMemor ySpacei sdefinedasT ak s i m Gar den.Thev al ueoft heci t ypanor amai nT ak s i m Gar deni s pr es ent edher et ot heci t y.I thasv i s t asopeni ngt oT ak s i m Gar den,Bos phor us ,Hi s t or i calHal f ,I s t i k l alAv enue,andHal i ç.

Thus , t heol dv al ueoft heT ak s i m Gar den, whi chr emai nedi nt he f r ontgar denoft heDi v anHot elort hebackgar denoft he Ceyl anHot el , hasbeenr es t or ed.

Asar es ul t :

T ak s i m Squar ei snotj us tanar chi t ect ur aldes i gnbutal s oa pl aceha v i ngT ur k ey’ sl as t200year soft hes oci alandcul t ur al hi s t or yofmemor ys pace.Ourdes i gnai mst ounder s t andt he pl aceandcar r yi ti nt hecont ex tofcul t ur al cont i nui t ywi t ht he cour aget ot hef ut ur e.Thi spl ace,wher eal lt hegr oupst ha t mak eupt hes oci et yar er epr es ent ed,hast of acet hepas t .I n t hedes i gn, s t ar t i ngf r om t hedefini t i onofI s t anbul asawooden ci t y, t hes ect i onswher eGez i Par kbecomesamphi t hea t erand s pa t i al i z edar ef or es eent ous e“ wooden ”ma t er i al .

Thena t ur al s t onecoa t i ngwi l lbeus edont hes ur f aceoft hes quar e.I ti s env i s agedt ha tt hememor ys pacewi l lbemadeasana t ur al s t onecoa t i ngons t eel cons t r uct i on.

Thecov erov erMak s em i s ar eflect i v egl as ss ur f ace.Thema t er i al s -s el s ebi l l er -i nt hi s s ect i onwi l l bemadeofs t ai nl es ss t eel .

The us age s cenar i os r el a t ed t oT ak s i m Squar e and i t s s ur r oundi ngs mai nl y cons i s t of f unct i onalr el a t i ons t ha t i nt egr a t es oci al ,cul t ur al ,r ecr ea t i onal ,and t r ans por t a t i on r el a t i ons .

Thes ear e; Col l ect i on, Cel ebr a t i on, Pr ot es t , Concer t s/Shows , Recr ea t i on Concer t , Game, Cul t ur al ev ent s , Cr ui s i ng, pedes t r i ant r ans f er Commer ci al us es , Wa t ert as t i ngwor k s hops , Ur banagr i cul t ur e Sapl i ngands eedpl ant i ng/ s al esar eas , Fl owerpl ant i ngar eas Memor ys paces ,Chi l dr en ' spl aygr ounds ,Bi cycl e par k / r epai r s hop, Y out hcr ea t i v i t ycent eret c.

I s t anbul i saci t yt ha ti ss hapedbyna t ur e.

Meet i ngt hena t ur eof I s t anbul andk eepi ngi tal i v ei soneoft hepr i mar yobj ect i v esof t hepr oj ect .Thepr ot ect edv eget a t i v et ex t ur ei nt hear eaand newaddi t i onsar ei nt endedt obecompa t i bl ewi t ht heflor aof I s t anbul andcr ea t eas t r onghabi t a t .

Thema t er i al ss el ect edf or t hi spr oj ectr eflectt hedes i gnappr oachf oras us t ai nabl ef ut ur e.

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Thes e ar et he vi ewi ng ar eas of v ar i ousact i vi t i est obehel dont he s quar e.Thel owers ur f acesoft he s quar e amphi esar e des i gned as s oci al cul t ur al s paces .

The ex i t of under gr ound t r ans por t at i onv ehi cl ess cat t er edi n di f f er entpoi nt sont hes quar ewas col l ect edatt het r ans f ercent er .

The t r ans f ercent ercar r i est he s quar e di agonal l yt oCumhur i y ets t r eet

Thebi gges tpr obl em ofGez i Par kand T ak s i m Squar ei st her andomnes sof t he pedes t r i an t r ans por t at i on net wor k.Ther ef or e, t he des i gned cent r alt r ans f ercent erwi l lpr ovi de eas yacces sf orpedes t r i anst ot he s quar eandGez i Par k.

Thel owers ur f aceoft hes quar e amphii s des i gned as a s oci al cul t ur al cent er .

Dayl i ght per meabi l i t yi spr ovi dedbet ween t heamphi t er r aces .

Thi ss ect i oni s al s ous edf orni ghtl i ght i ng.

Nat ur als t one i s us ed i nt he s quar e.Thel i nest hatgi v et he char act eroft he floorwi l lbe made ofs t ai nl es ss t eel ,whi ch pr ovi desl i ght ni ngpos s i bi l i t i es .

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Memor ys pace-Conf r ont at i on Thedes i r et odomi nat eov erdi f f er entt hought sandt her eact i onsagai ns ti tar et hedet er mi nant soft hememor ys pace.

I ti sneces s ar yt of acet hei deol ogi calf earcr eat edby t hes eef f ect sandr eact i ons .

Ev er yt hi ngt hatex i s t si nT ak s i m' spas tar et hev al uesofT ak s i m.

I ti spos s i bl ebyconf r ont i ngt hef actt hatt hes ear et hev al uesofs oci al memor yand t r ans f er r i ngt hem t ot henex tgener at i ons .

Thememor ys pacei st hepl acewher et heev ent sofI s t anbul andT ak s i mr egi onwi t nes s edi nt hehi s t or i cal pr oces sar eex per i enced.

Thi ss pacet ak esi t sphy s i cal ex i s t encef r om s emant i cconnot at i ons .

T ak s i mi sapl aceofr epr es ent at i on.

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Wat ers pr i nkl er sar edes i gnedi nt hepar tof t he s quar et hat i s cl os et ot he AKM f acade.

The s pr i nkl er sf or m accor di ng t o t hedi f f er entmus i cgenr esandf or m dance s how f ort heus er sofSquar eAmphi .

Al s o, t he wet floor cr eat es a mi cr ocl i mat i c envi r onment .

Gez iPar ki scur r ent l yl ocat edonahi gh pl at f or mi nt hedi r ect i on oft hes quar e.

Thi ss i t uat i on cr eat es a phy s i caland vi s ualobs t acl ebet weent hes quar eand t he par k.The Gez ipar k was mov ed t owar dst hes quar ebymaki ng i tasan amphi t heat ers ot hatt hes quar ebecame aki ndofur bans cene.

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Ther ear eequi pment sont hegar denf or act i vi t i ess uchass i t t i ng,r es t i ng,l i ght i ng, char gi ng, s hor t t er m wor ki ng, r eadi ng, r es t i ng,whi ch can pr ovi de t he needsof gr oupsofdi f f er entages .

Thegar den s ur f acewi l lbecov er ed wi t h woodasas us t ai nabl emat er i alwi t hhi gh s l i pr es i s t anceand l ow car bon emi s s i on.

As t he gar den i s open t o phy s i cal envi r onmentcondi t i ons ,r ai nwat erwi l lbe col l ect ed and r eus ed.Gl as s bal us t r ades wi l lbedi mens i onedasvi s or sagai ns twi nd ef f ect s .

Panor ama( Over l ooki ng I s t anbul )

T ak s i m gar den of f er s uni que I s t anbul panor amai ndi f f er entdi r ect i ons .

Di f f er ent act i vi t i es ( wal ki ng, eat i ng, per f or mi ng) ar e hel d on t he gar den s ur f ace. Fr om t hi s per s pect i v e, t he gar denopenst ot hehi s t or i calpeni ns ul a andt heGol denHor npanor ama.T ak s i m gar den i st he new at t r act i on poi ntof I s t anbul .

Pl antt ext ur e T ak s i m gar denwi t hat ot als ur f acear ea of 8000 m² i s equi pped wi t h pl ant s peci esbel ongi ngt ot heflor aofI s t anbul .

Speci al s ect i ons t udi eswi l l becar r i edout f ort hegr owi ngenvi r onment sofpl ant s .

Pl ant s peci es wi l lbe s el ect ed f r om bl oomi ngs peci es

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Appr oacht ot hes quar ei nGez i Par k

Gez i par k

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T aks i m Gar den

Theex i s t i nggr eent ex t ur eoft he Gez ipar k has a f r agment ed char act er .I nt hi spr oj ect ,whi ch cr eat esdi f f i cul t i esf ort heus er , a l i nearandcont i nuousr egul at i on pr opos al i s of f er ed by cons i der i ng t he di r ect i ons of pedes t r i an mov ement t ot he par k.

Someaut hor sdef i neI s t anbul as t heci t yofs t ai r sbecaus eoft he char act er of t he t opogr aphi c s t r uct ur ei thas .Fort hi sr eas on, s t ai r sf r om di f f er ent s i des of Gez iPar k ar el ocat ed i nt he memor y s pace and T ak s i m gar denont her oof .

T ak s i m gar denwhi chi sl ocat edont he r oofoft hememor ys pace, of f er sI s t anbul ur ban panor ama.I tcons i s t s ofpubl i c s paceswher es i t t i ng, r es t i ng, v eget at i v e t ex t ur e, mi ni concer t sandi nvi t at i onscan be hel d on t he gar den s ur f ace.The gar den r emi ndsust hatGez iPar kwas oncet hecour t y ar doft hebar r ack s .

Akm andper i pher ydi al ogue

Met eSt eetAmphi

Shel t erf orSt r ayAni mal s

Whent hebui l di ngsonMet eSt r eetar er edes i gned,t hegr ound floor sar er ecommendedt obeper meabl ebecaus et hecul t ur eand ar ti mpact sofAKM whi char ebehi ndt hes es t r uct ur esandt he di al oguebet weent heamphi t heat ers ur f acesofGez iPar kt hat opent oMet es t r eet , wi l l pr ovi deas t r ongur banl i f e.

Met es t r eeti ss l oppyt owar dsT aş kı ş l adi r ect i on.

Thepar kof f er s aus agebyt r ans f or mi ngt hi ss l opei nt oanamphi t heat er .The v eget at i v e el ement s and ot herequi pment s on t he amphi s ur f acehav ebecomeapl acewher ey oungpeopl ecans how t hei rt al entper f or mancesbycr eat i ngas t r ongr ecr eat i onar ea.

Envi r onment al l yf r i endl ywood mat er i al wi l l be us ed i n al l amphi s ur f aces becaus ewoodr epr es ent st hepubl i ci n ar chi t ect ur eofI s t anbul .Amphit er r aces ar eal s odes i gnedt obes hel t er sf ors t r ay ani mal s .

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Met eSt r eetandpar ki nt er act i on

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Maks em Sel s ebi l Meet i ngpoi nt

Sel s ebi l

Sel s ebi l des i gns

Ther egi oni sal s oas t r ongr ef er encepoi nt f ormeet i ngi nt hes quar e.Ther ei sapool des i gned t hr oughout Mak s em and a s eat i ngar eaar oundi t .

T ak s i m Squar et ak es i t s name f r om t he Mak s em s t r uct ur e.

Mak s em i st hes pat i al cons t i t uentel ementof t he r egi on.Fort hi sr eas on,a r eflect i v e canopy i s des i gned on Mak s em and a s t r ong par t i ci pat i on i n T ak s i mi sens ur ed.Undert hecanopy ,s el s ebi l swer e des i gned.I ti sai medt ot as t et her i chs pr i ngwat er sof I s t anbul f r om t hes el s ebi l s .

Ther e ar e many f ount ai ns bui l ti n di f f er ent per i ods t hr oughout I s t anbul . s el s ebi l swer edes i gned asahi s t or i cal i nt er pr et at i onoft hes ef ount ai ns

h a mi d i y e d a ğ l a r d a n g e l e n doğal l ezzet tadı na v a r a ma y a c a k s ı n ı z i y i i ç me l e r

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Maks em-I s t i kl al St r eet Maks em

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Memor ys pace

The Mak s em s t r uct ur e,whi ch gav ei t s namet ot her egi on,hasbeent ur nedi nt o t hemos ti mpor t antmeet i ngpoi ntoft he s quar e.

Reflect i v ecanopywasdes i gnedon Mak s em and t he i ns cr i pt i on was emphas i z edonMak s em att heent r anceof I s t i kl al St r eet .

Al t houghi ti st hemos tchar act er i s t i cpl ace ofI s t anbul , i ti sunqual i f i edi nt er msoffloor ar r angement .Ourpr opos alai mst ocr eat e a common l anguage f ort he Monument , t he Squar e,of t he l i nearar r angement s t ar t i ngf r om I s t i kl al St r eet .

I tmai nt ai nsi t spl ace i nt he s quar e by phy s i calmai nt enance and r epai r .The t r ack ss ur r oundi ng t he monument ar e des i gned t of or m a common l anguage wi t h t he di r ect i ons of i s t i kl al s t r eet , s quar e,t ar l abaş ıand Cumhur i y ets t r eet di r ect i ons .

Conceptofconf r ont at i oni sr epr es ent ed by memor ys pace.Fr om t he I s t i kl al St r eetappr oach,Gez iPar kandmemor y s pacecons t i t ut epower f ul i magesoft he s quar e.

“ Hercanl ı yas uyl ahayat ver di k. ” Enbi yaSur es i 30.

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Gez i Par k UpperSquar eandI nnerSt r eetEf f ect Sl oppyGr as sSur f ace

Uppers quar eandbr i dges

I nnerSt r eet

Thes l opi ng s ur f acet hatl eadsf r om t he Gez iPar kt ot hei nners t r eeti sanact i v e gr een ar ea.I nt he cont ex t of s pat i al cont i nui t y , i tal l owsact i onss uchass i t t i ng, r es t i ngandr eachi ng.

Theuppers quar ewhi chi sor gani z edatt he l ev elofGez iPar ki sdes i gnedf ordi f f er ent us age.Theuppers quar eandCumhur i y et s t r eet amphi es ar e connect ed wi t h gal l er i esandof f erar i chur banl i f e.

I ti st hes t r eett hatcombi nespedes t r i ans f r om Har bi y eSt r eetwi t hcul t ur e,ar tand commer ci al us age.

Thei nners t r eetl eads t obot ht heGez i Par kandt hepedes t r i an t r ans f er cent er whi ch dev el ops di agonal l y .

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Cumhur i yetSt r eets quar eappr oach Cumhur i yetSt r etAmphi

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Nei ghbor i ngBui l di ngs

The amphi es hav es pat i al l y combi ned t heGez i Par kwi t hnei ghbor i ngbui l di ngs .

Thus ,Cumhur i y etSt r eetgai nedas cal ed vi ewi nt er msofmonumentor i ent at i on.

Cumhur i y etSt r eetof f er san of fs cal ed anddi s connect edvi ew f r om Gez iPar kas ar es ul tofnew t r af f i car r angement s .For t hi s pur pos e,Gez iPar k was ex panded par al l elt o Cumhur i y etAv enueand t ur n i nt oamphi .

I nt er ms of s pat i alpl anni ng at t he gr oundoorl ev eloft hebui l di ngst hat l i mi t Cumhur i y et St r eet ,i t wi l l be r enewed i naf unct i onalwayt o meet Cumhur i y etSt r eetandi t samphi .

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UpperSquar e Gr oundT ext ur e

Us age

Hi s t or i cal Tr ace

UpperSquar eVi s t a

Theuppers quar edes i gned i nGez iPar k al l ows f ordi f f er ent us age ( cel ebr at i on, per f or mance, et c. )Thegr oundt ex t ur ehas beendes i gnedcons i der i ngt hes quar eand par kappr oachesofpedes t r i ans .

Gez iPar ki s an ur ban at t r act i on i nt he hi s t or i calpr oces s .Byaddi ng upt odat e r equi r ement st ot he us es i nt he ci t y' s memor y , ur banneedshav ebeenaddedt o t heci t y .

Theuppers quar eappr oachest he mai n s quar e wi t h amphi es i n t wo di r ect i ons .

The hi s t or i calt r ai lbor der i ng t he upper s quar ei st he s hadows oft he memor y cent erdes i gned att he l ev elof1 02.

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Shadowsi nt er actwi t ht hes t eelcol umns , whi ch ar et he s uppor t soft he memor y cent erar ei ncl udet hes quar ei nur banl i f e.

Theuppers quar ehasar i chvi s t as i ncei t i s a cor ner char act er . Republ i c monument Mak s em, T ar l abaş ı ,I s t i kl al s t r eetor i ent at i onsaddv al uet oal oggi a i nt he uppers quar e.I tal s o of f er sa vi ewi ng oppor t uni t yf ori nt er act i onsi n t hel owers quar e.

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I s t anbul Panor ama-( Squar e, T ar l abas ı , Gol denHor n) Panor ama( Over l ooki ngI s t anbul )

T aks i m Gar den

T a k s i m ga r denoffer suni queI s t a nbulpa nor a mai n di ffer ent di r ec t i ons .Di ffer ent a c t i v i t i es ( t our i ng, ea t i ng,per f or ma nc e)a r ec a r r i edoutont hega r den s ur f a c e .I nt hi sper s pec t i v e ,t hega r den openst o T a r l a ba ş ıa nd Ha l i ç .T a k s i m ga r den i st he new a t t r a c t i onpoi ntofI s t a nbul .

T her ea r e owergr owi ngt er r a c esont he a mphi t hea t erwher ec hi l dr en a nd y oung peopl ec a npa r t i c i pa t e .Pl a nt sa r es el ec t ed f r om endemi cs pec i ess ui t a bl ef orI s t a nbul or a .

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Gez i Par k/ cour t yar doft hebar r acks Cour t yar damphi

Memor ys t ai r s

Pool

Pl antt ext ur e

Amphi esar eur banf ur ni t ur es ur r oundi ng t he cent r al cour t y ar d. The amphi es , des i gnedwi t hv eget at i v et ex t ur e,pr ovi de ent er t ai nmentandr ecr eat i onenvi r onment f orus er sofdi f f er entagegr oups .

Someaut hor sdef i neI s t anbulas" t heci t y ofs t ai r s "due t ot he char act eroft he t opogr aphi cs t r uct ur e.Fort hi sr eas on, es cal at or sf r om di f f er ent s i des of t he ex cur s i on par k ar e pos i t i oned i n t he memor ys paceandont her oofgar den.

opçu heT d oft ar y t he cour st ki iPar Gez he nt di ar y t ed cour aps l .Thecol s ack r bar k has been he par t of t al par r cent sa ei Ther . er heat t heamphi nt gnedi i edes r he eloft ev agel t hes on poolatt i eflect r . amphi

Theex i s t i ngpl antt ex t ur eofGez iPar ki s pr es er v edasi ti s .Onl ys mal lpl ant st hat wer eont hepoolwer et r ans f er r edi nt he ar ea.I naddi t i on,pl ant ss ui t abl ef ort he flor a of I s t anbul wer e added i n accor dancewi t ht hel ands capei mage.

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St ops

T ak s i m gar den,whi chi st hef i r s tpl anned publ i cpar kofI s t anbul ,i st hi spoi nt .The par k, whi ch has been opened t o cons t r uct i onf ort i me, s eemst obecaught i nt hemi ddl et oday .

Ours ugges t i onai ms t os t r ongl yi nt egr at et heT ak s i m par kwi t h t heGez i Par kı .

Theappr oacht ot heGez iPar kf r om As k er Ocağı s t r eeti sdes i gnedt os t r engt hent he i nt er act i onwi t ht heenvi r onment .

Thepar k was amphi t heat ert owar dsAs k erOcağı s t r eet and pr ovi ded vi s ualand s pat i al cont i nui t y .

T r ans i t i onscompat i bl ewi t ht hel ands cape concepthav ebeenpr opos ed t or epl ace t heex i s t i ngwal l sands t ai r st hati nt er r upt s pat i alcont i nui t ybet weenGez iPar kand T ak s i m Par k.

Met r oandbuss t opsi nt hedi r ect i onof Cumhur i y etAv enuehav ebeens pat i al l y i mpr ov ed and t ur ned i nt o nat ur al el ement soft hepar k.

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