LOCATION: Alaybey Sahili, Karşıyaka, İzmir / Turkey
CLIENT: İzmir Metropolitan Municipality
CATEGORY: Public Space / Waterfront / Park / Landscape / Structure / Viewing Deck
STATUS: Commission / Built
AREA (OUTDOOR): 1.400 sqm
TIMETABLE:
Design: April 2017
Construction: November 2018 - October 2019
Opening: October 2019
DESIGN OFFICE/S
Studio Evren Başbuğ Architects
www.studioevrenbasbug.com
İzmir Metropolitan Municipality
(Future Projects Dept. Urban Design and Urban Aesthetics Branch Dir. Project Gr.)
www.izmir.bel.tr
CREDITS:
Principal Designer:
Evren Başbuğ (Studio Evren Başbuğ Architects)
Originators:
Aziz Kocaoğlu (Mayor of İzmir)
Prof. İlhan Tekeli (‘İzmirSea’ Project Initiator, Consultant of Mayor)
Hülya Arkon (Architect, Former Director / İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, Future Projects Department)
'Karşıkıyı' Concept:
Mehmet V. Kütükçüoğlu (Lead Architect, Segment Coordinator / TEGET)
Evren Başbuğ (Lead Architect / Studio Evren Başbuğ Architects)
'Karşıkıyı' Concept Development Group:
Evren Başbuğ (Lead Architect / Studio Evren Başbuğ Architects)
Umut Başbuğ (Architect / Studio Evren Başbuğ Architects)
Hüseyin Komşuoğlu (Architect / Studio Evren Başbuğ Architects)
Can Özcan (Architect / Studio Evren Başbuğ Architects)
Oğuzhan Zeytinoğlu (Architect / Studio Evren Başbuğ Architects)
Can Kaya (Architect / Kıyıda Architects)
Tuba Çakıroğlu (Architect / Kıyıda Architects)
Erdem Yıldırım (Architect)
Meriç Kara (Designer / Meriç Kara Design)
Ebru Bingöl (Landscape Architect)
Korhan Şişman (Interior Architect, Lighting Expert / Planlux)
'Karşıkıyı' Design Group:
İpek Baklacı (Architect / Studio Evren Başbuğ Architects)
Elif Ayalp (Lighting Expert / Planlux)
Hande Ciğerli (Architect / TEGET)
Caner Bilgin (Architect / TEGET)
Seden Cinasal Avcı (Architect / SCRA Architects)
Ramazan Avcı (Architect / SCRA Architects)
Özlem Arvas (Architect / TH&İDİL Architects)
Düşra Korkmaz (Architect / TH&İDİL Architects)
Nedim Can Karyaldız (Undergraduate Student)
Sinan Demirel (Undergraduate Student)
İklim Topaloğlu (Undergraduate Student)
Beyza Karasu (Undergraduate Student)
Sümeyye Komşuoğlu (Undergraduate Student)
'Karşıkıyı' Technical Consultants:
Cemal Çoşak (Civil Engineer / Methal Engineers)
Mustafa Şahin (Civil Engineer / Methal Engineers)
A. Levent Ünal (Electrical Engineer / Levay Energy Engineers)
Mustafa Boz (Electrical Engineer / Levay Energy Engineers)
Bülent Örün (Mechanical Engineer / Egetek Engineers)
Önder Demirdöven (Mechanical Engineer / Egetek Engineers)
'Karşıkıyı' Consultants:
A. Tamer Başbuğ (Architect / TH&İDİL Architects)
Ersin Pöğün (Architect / Pöğün Architects)
Vedat Tokyay (Architect / Oran Architects)
Yusuf Okçuoğlu (Urban Planner, Transportation Expert)
Assoc. Prof. Güven İncirlioğlu (Architect, Artist)
Özcan Kaygısız (Architect)
Dilşad Kurtoğlu (Architect)
Ömer Ünal (Interior Architect)
Alaybey Garden Architectural Concept: Evren Başbuğ (Lead Architect, Principal Designer / Studio Evren Başbuğ Architects)
Alaybey Garden Architectural Design Group: Can Özcan (Architect / Studio Evren Başbuğ Architects)
Oğuzhan Zeytinoğlu (Architect / Studio Evren Başbuğ Architects)
Duygu Kısacık (Architect / Studio Evren Başbuğ Architects)
Oğuz Bodur (Architect / Studio Evren Başbuğ Architects)
Elif Geylani (Architect / Studio Evren Başbuğ Architects)
Alaybey Garden Consultants Group:
Meriç Kara (Designer / Meriç Kara Design)
İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, Future Projects Department Urban Design and Urban Aesthetics Branch Directorate Project Group: Ertan Dikmen (Director, Architect)
Hasibe Velibeyoğlu (Project Leader, Urban Planner)
Aylin Göknur (Lead Architect)
Merve Ünlü (Architect)
Hakan Güven (Civil Engineer, HG Proje Engineers )
Önder Tın (Landscape Architect)
Nergiz Yiğit (Designer)
Volkan Sarızeybek (Mechanical Engineer)
Okan Kızılyıl (Mechanical Engineer)
Alişer Parlak (Electrical Engineer)
Contractors:
Asmet İnşaat
Photograph Credits:
Mert Uslu Architecture Archive
Alican Yıldızalp Drone Photography (Drone Photography)
Studio Evren Başbuğ Architects Archive
Alaybey Garden
Within the scope of the 'İzmirDeniz' project, which has been ongoing since its conception in 2011 by the ‘Coastal Design’ team under the Urban Design and Urban Aesthetics Branch Directorate of the Future Projects Department of the İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, Alaybey Garden, is a spatial intervention proposal whose concept was developed by Studio Evren Başbuğ. Neighboring the symbol of Karşıyaka, the Atatürk Memorial and the open area surrounding it, this new public space is at a special point that is considered the reception area of Karşıyaka due to its location along the coastline.
The intervention, which was executed on a relatively limited ground area of approximately 1.400 m2, is considered to be a special focal point within the scope of the approximately 1 km long coastline design between Alaybey Naval Shipyard and Karşıyaka Ferry Port. The site, which is currently used as a car park, has been raised in a triangular geometry offered by the coastal profile, creating an artificial slope in the south-west direction, toward the memorial and bay view. Along the rising corner, the soil is supported by two monumental retaining walls that merge together. In order to create a balanced open space setting, grass and natural wood covered surfaces were used together in a certain geometric order along the surface of the slope. With the specially designed precast concrete seating units and the planted honey locust trees on the slope, Alaybey Garden has been designed to define a new and welcoming everyday public space experience which supports and strengthens the neighbouring open space surrounding the memorial as well as balancing its formal / monumental character with a contrasting atmosphere.
