It appeared as a parcel with a total construction area of 32090 square meters, which includes residences as well as residents.
The biggest handicap of the project was that it was a parcel with an elevation difference of around 32 meters, which was a very challenging situation for the education parcel. Our approach to the project was to turn the slope of the land into an advantage and place the buildings at level, instead of creating serious costs by using retaining walls on both sides. In this way, it was aimed to design an interactive and environmentally compatible school complex by using the slope as efficiently as possible and minimizing the soil load.
The flat areas within the land were provided with primary and secondary school buildings. The middle part of both buildings was emptied and courtyards were created with landscaping and seating units where teachers and students can socialize. In the plan, when you enter from the upper level, there is first a ceremony area. Since we wanted the ceremony area to have a strong connection with the courtyard, this part of the building was completely evacuated and the primary school entrance was provided from here. The entrances to the secondary education building were given from the lower level. In order to ensure rapid circulation, a design that spreads horizontally and where the courtyards are connected to each other through corridor passages was adopted. Thus, additional areas such as the gym, conference hall, swimming pool and indoor car park were designed underground.
Thanks to the building corridors facing the courtyard, it was aimed to increase people's socialization by benefiting from more daylight and courtyard view. Thanks to the slits opened in the corridors, daylight was also provided to the lower floors. With the spaces left, a holistic space design was achieved without disrupting both the communication between the floors and the interaction between the courtyard and the interior.
A wooden structure track was placed in the long, narrow area on the upper level, which is not suitable for construction, for kindergarten students to develop their motor skills. A lodging building to be used for the institution was also located on the upper level.
Brick, plaster and metal coverings were used on the façade, using as few materials as possible. Similarly, gross materials were preferred in interior spaces. Only the areas accessible to students were plastered and painted, and the remaining parts were left as exposed concrete.
Dikmen Education Complex is aimed to add value to the region as an environmentally friendly and functional structure that increases the quality of education, with its design that turns the difficulty of sloping land conditions into an advantage, strengthens social ties between students and teachers.
