Ataturk Kültür Merkezi (Istanbul)
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| place | Istanbul |
| architect | Murat Tabanlıoğlu |
| Client | Ministry of Culture and Tourism |
| Construction year | 2017- |
| building-costs | 1.38 billion Turkish lira |
| height | 25.9 m |
| Floor space | 100,000 m² |
The new Ataturk Cultural Center in Istanbul is a cultural facility under construction that will be the largest of its kind in Turkey. The building replaces the old Ataturk Cultural Center , which was demolished in May 2018.
prehistory
idea
The idea of a new cultural center in Istanbul first came up in 2005. The then culture and tourism minister Atilla Koç pointed out that the building fabric was very poor, not least because of neglected maintenance work. He therefore advised tearing down the Ataturk cultural center and using the area for a shopping center and a large parking garage . His project met with great resistance because the building was a listed building and was one of the few remaining cultural institutions anyway. Numerous demonstrations in front of the building followed. At a 2006 press conference, Atilla Koç said he was still insisting on demolishing the building. However, a “much larger complex equipped with the latest technology” should be built on the site. He also had to discard this idea. In the end, he suggested undertaking a comprehensive renovation . A feasibility study was started in the same year .
In 2007 the Minister of Culture and Tourism published the results. The cost of a renovation would have been 690 million Turkish Lira (TRY) , a new building (with extensions) 795 million TRY. The ministry pointed out that a new building could be used to build a larger building and that less time would be lost. The relatively small difference of 105 million TRY led to the decision to demolish the building.
First attempt (2008)
In 2008, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism informed the State Theater ( delvlet tiyatrosu ), State Opera (devlet operası) and the Turkish Classical Music Choir (klasik turk müziği korosu) - the last groups active in the Ataturk Cultural Center - that they were about an imminent renovation would have to move to another location for 17 months. This indirectly announced the start of the renovation. The aim was to have the renovation completed by 2010 because Istanbul became European Capital of Culture in 2010 .
A court stopped the project before construction began. The Kültür Sanat-Sen association had complained that the "original, characteristic features of the old building" had been lost.
Second attempt (2012-2013)
A second attempt was made in 2012. The Sabancı Foundation had promised in February that it would contribute TRY 30 million on the condition that the works begin within a year at the latest. In fact, the demolition work began in July of that year. The plan was to leave the scaffolding of the building and only renew the facade and the interior. One month after the start of construction, it was found that the building was in a significantly worse condition than previously assumed. The conversion could not be implemented as planned. Due to the Gezi Park protests in 2013 and the attempted coup on July 15, 2016 , construction work again came to a standstill.
Successful third attempt (since 2017)
On November 6, 2017, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced details of the project at an event on the new Ataturk Cultural Center and regretted that “a project that Turkey needed 10 years ago could only be implemented today”. The area of the existing cultural center as well as the adjacent parcels of the Libyan consulate were handed over to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism by the city of Istanbul . Murat Tabanlıoğlu drafted the plans for the new building ; his father Hayati Tabanlıoğlu had built the old Ataturk Cultural Center. Demolition work began on February 13, 2018. The existing asbestos was also carefully removed. Almost exactly a year later, the demolition work was finished. The groundbreaking for the new building took place on February 10, 2019.
New building
The new Ataturk Cultural Center will consist of several parts.
Opera Salonu
The first part is called Opera Salonu ( Opera Hall). The name was taken from the old Ataturk Cultural Center. It is planned that concerts will take place there in addition to operas . This part looks almost like the old Ataturk cultural center. Instead of the wrought-iron facades of the previous building, one of the largest screens in the world will in future broadcast the events of the opera stage on Taksim Square . The cube is clad with natural stone - inside and out.
This will be the largest hall with space for up to 2500 people. This hall is surrounded by a deep red, round bowl. The red ball should become the new trademark of the building and should also be visible from the outside. There will also be a restaurant that will offer dishes from Turkish cuisine .
Sanat Galerisi
The architect Murat Tabanlıoğlu plans to dock a whole cultural mile to the main building. From Taksim Square, initially only visible through a floating annex, behind the historical buildings of the square will be a broadly stepped building complex. The Sanat Galerisi (art gallery) will be located between the first extension and the Opera Salonu. Artists will be able to rent studios there, and there will also be workrooms, a shop and a café.
Tiyatro Salonu
The first annex is called Tiyatro Salonu (Theater Hall) and houses the State Theater (Devlet tiyatrosu). It will have two halls with 800 and 200 seats and five small halls for 100 people. Rehearsals should take place there or be available for smaller clubs. Rooms for the Turkish art of marbling Ebru will be created on the ground floor .
Çok Amaçlı Salon
The second extension will have three multi-purpose halls and nine meeting rooms. It is complemented by a café.
Sergi Salonu
The last and smallest part is the Sergi Salonu (exhibition room). The building is to house the largest library in Istanbul. There will also be five large exhibition rooms. A music school is also to be built there. There will be a café on the roof of the building.
Restaurant and cafe
The mile is rounded off with a building that will have a larger restaurant on the upper floor and a café in the basement.
Individual evidence
- ↑ AKM'de yıkım bitti. Retrieved November 14, 2019 (Turkish).
- ↑ Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com): Istanbul celebrates the start of the European Capital of Culture | DW | January 16, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2019 .
- ↑ 140journos: ataturk kältür merkezi. June 10, 2019, accessed November 16, 2019 .
- ↑ TC Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı Devlet Tiyatroları. Retrieved November 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Kültür Sanat-Sen'den AKM davası - 02-03-2009. Retrieved November 16, 2019 (Turkish).
- ↑ AKM'yi Sabancı Vakfı yenileyecek | GAZETE VATAN. Retrieved November 16, 2019 .
- ↑ AKM'de Restorasyon çalışmaları durduruldu. Retrieved November 16, 2019 (Turkish).
- ↑ Anadolu Ajansı. Retrieved November 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Son dakika! Yeni AKM'nin temeli atıldı .. Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan tarihi törende konuştu. Retrieved November 16, 2019 (Turkish).
- ↑ AKM'de asbestos çıktı. Retrieved November 16, 2019 (Turkish).
- ↑ İşte AKM'nin yerine yapılacak opera binası. Retrieved November 16, 2019 (Turkish).
- ↑ NEW ATATÜRK CULTURAL CENTER. Retrieved November 17, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ Politics and heritage - Tabanlioglu is rebuilding the Ataturk Center in Istanbul. January 9, 2018, accessed November 17, 2019 .
- ↑ Tabanlıoğlu Yeni AKM'yi İlk Kez Anlattı | Mimarizm. Retrieved November 17, 2019 .