SOBE I – Center for Inclusive Education
April 2012 – completed November 2016
The building shapes within the programmatic organization and adapts to the local climate and architecture. The indigenous fabric of mud brick houses in the villages of Middle Anatolian plain is the main reference. The complex is composed of an agglomeration of masses that form an inner pedestrian street in-between. The inner street is the semi -open circulation and public spine of the campus. It also gathers the programs in a horizontal relationship and a gathering space.
Location
Konya, TurkeyConstruction Area
7.600 m²Client
Municipality of Selçuklu, Konya
The façade is composed of terra cotta baguettes that metaphorically refer to the local use of mud brick in the villages. The terra cotta layer on the façade forms a double façade to provide shading and temperature control inside the building.
The program is composed of a mix of public use. Programs open to public are cafeteria, multi-purpose hall, sports facilities, swimming pool, horse farm, agricultural land as well as classes and accommodation for children with autism. The program masses each having an autonomous mass come together and relate with the inner public street that links the complex to the open air facilities.
