Getting Closer to the Completion of Crystal Towers Project

9/14/17

Tabanlolu Architects Returns to Cityscape Global

Tabanlolu Architects, the internationally acclaimed Turkish House of Architecture and Design, marks its 14th consecutive year participation in Cityscape Global with three shortlisted projects. Cityscape Global, recognized as the most important global arena of real estate and architecture, is taking place at the Dubai World Trade Center from September 11-14, 2017.

Three of Tabanliolu Architects’ projects have been selected as finalists for the 2017 Cityscape Global Awards for Emerging Markets; Bodrum Loft, under the Community Category, Culture & Tourism Project Award (FUTURE), TOBB Zeytinburnu under the Residential Category - Medium to High Rise Project Award (FUTURE), and Ataky Marina under the Retail Project Award Category (FUTURE) projects.

The recipient of numerous Cityscape awards, Tabanlolu Architects is a firm believer in the UAE region’s power and its future growth. With a branch office in Dubai since 2012, Tabanliolu Architects’ commitment to the region is evident with the soon to be completed Crystal Towers mixed-use project at The Walk, Dubai.

Close to completion, Crystal Towers, an Al Fattan Properties project, is a high-end mixed-use development project in Dubai’s Jumeirah Beach Residence. It includes a podium of three floors, high-end retail outlets, and two towers. Tower 1 consists of 38 floors while Tower 2 consists of 33, hosting the Rixos Premium Dubai Hotel which opened in July 2017.

The final Judging Day for the shortlisted projects will be held on Saturday September 9, 2017 in Dubai. Following the Grand Jury's assessment, the eventual winners will be announced at the glamorous Cityscape

Global 2017 Architecture Awards Ceremony & Gala Dinner on Monday September 11, at the Conrad Dubai.

Tabanlolu Architects will be located at stand S3A30.

Cityscape 2017 Shortlisted Projects:

TOBB Zeytinburnu (Yedi Mavi) is located by the shoreline on the west-end of Bosporus, Istanbul. The project is planned around three main public piazza, with a wide range of housing mix that offers various alternatives in form and size, from 5 + 1 to 1 +1’s, with terraces and/or balconies. The floors are placed on top of each other in smoothly changing angles that are facing slightly different perspectives so that each housing unit stays away from each other's gaze while achieving uninterrupted views. All towers gain various panoramas of Istanbul due to their orientation at various angles; the views are either historical peninsula, or Atakoy Marina and Yeilyurt. Simultaneously optimum daylight is benefited at interior spaces. Although members of the same family, the design of each tower is noticeably distinctive due to recesses and protrusions around the core, extra volumes and spaces gained between the layers which resulted in a dynamic movement on the surface of the curved structure that also benefits wind protection and lower energy consumption required for heating. Placement of the masses generates an urban rhythm so that the silhouette becomes an idiosyncratic representative of the cityscape.

BODRUM LOFT is locatedin Torba, a village on the Aegean cost. On the sloping topography towards the sea, with more than 50% inclination angle, 38 long-term residence units, mostly duplex villas are planned. All flexible and dividable, with 2, 3 or 4 bedrooms, the villas are basically designed around courtyards with living outdoors as the focus. Preserving the guidelines of the land and benefiting its existing natural assets, design aims to create progressive adoptable spaces. The “house complex” is made up of an assortment of masses connected to each other where the patios link all units and people. The topography is benefited wherever possible, for the units to be efficiently embedded in the terrain.

ATAKÖY MARNA (a residential-led waterfront development and urban design project) ISTANBUL issituated on a high profile site, with commanding views of the city and with excellent road connections. The project site has the potential to become one of the city’s most popular residential zones. The 124,980 m² of land on the coast-line of Atakoy– Bakirköy district, the development is planned to provide high-end real estate opportunities. Providing different urban and socio-economical probabilities and possibilities in a sustainable environment, the architectural discourse of the project incorporates environmental friendly design and construction techniques. Sensitive to the characteristics of the coastal area, and adding natural and environmental values to the contemporary urban life, the project, with tourism, trade, housing and recreation functions is a gateway to the sea. Balancing the coastline with the hinterland, between the existing residential area and the coastline development, functions and units of the newly built environment nest smoothly in interaction with each other and is part of the neighborhood that is historic yet continuously adopting to the changes of the urban life.

Tabanlolu Architects

Headed by Murat Tabanlioglu and Melkan Gursel, the practice focuses on residential, commercial, mixed-use, public and cultural projects realised mainly in MENASA, CIS and Europe, and lately in the USA. Tabanlolu Architects has a long family tradition and is the culmination of over 60 years’ architectural experience. Tabanliolu Architects believes that one of the big issues inherent in urban development is to create city spaces that are interactive, to allow citizens to truly mingle; that in order to make better cities; buildings should be multifunctional and take inspiration from both ceremonial and informal public spaces. With offices in Dubai, Doha, London and New York, the practice strives for new efficiencies in terms of global and environmental needs, incorporating new technologies with smart local solutions into their work. For more information about Tabanlolu Architects, visit www.tabanlioglu.com.

Murat Tabanlolu (TU Vienna 1992) founding partner of Tabanlolu Architects, established in 1990. Having won several architectural awards, he also contributes as a jury member at national and international programs such as at AIA and WAF, he served on the Master Jury for the 2013 Cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. He conducts atelier programs at several Universities, lectures at international platforms. In 2014 he has been granted with the honor of curating the first Pavilion of Turkey at the 14th International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale. He has been the curator of “Port City Talks. Istanbul. Antwerp.” exhibition at MAS Antwerp as the major event of Europalia 2015 Turkey. He is the curator of the ‘BELOVED” project part of LDF 2016 exhibited at V&A London.

Melkan Gürsel (ITU 1993) has been selected as one of the “Europe 40 under 40” for 2008 and as “Fifty Under Fifty: Innovators of the 21st Century”, in 2015. In 2010, together with Murat Tabanlolu, Melkan selected as “Architect of the Year” by Big Project Middle East Awards. She lectures at various national and international platforms and serves as jury member at several programs, one of her latest contribution being RIBA Annie Spink Award for Excellence in Architectural Education. She has co-curated an exhibition at London Design Festival 2015 with French artist Arik Levy. She is the designer of the installation, ‘BELOVED”, exhibited at V&A as part of LDF 2016 in London. She designed the installation as part of “Istanbul Light Exhibition” in colloboration with Aqua Creations.

Recent projects are the first loft of Turkey- Levent Loft & Loft Gardens, mixed use urban complex Kanyon, the tallest high-rise building of Istanbul, residential Sapphire Tower; contemporary urban complex Zorlu Center; a stimulating urban transformation project for Istanbul, Galataport; the first modern museum of Turkey, Istanbul Modern; Turkish Pavilion as one of the most outstanding examples of Expo 2000 in Hannover; Media Center for CNN Turk and Channel D, as well as several printing facilities and office buildings for Dogan Media Group such as DMC Ankara; office buildings such as ESAS Aeropark; Zorlu Levent , Selçuk Ecza; Palace of Peace (with Foster and Partners), Astana Arena, Astana Media Center and, Almaty Fitness Center in Kazakhstan, and Astana Train Station ; public projects like Tripoli Congress Center, Sirte Lounge in Libya, SipopoCongress Center in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea and Dakar Congress Center in Senegal; Hotel Rixos Libertas in Dubrovnik, Al-Fattan Crystal Towers in Dubai; Hotel and summer resorts in the Aegean Coast of Turkey. In Ukraine, innovative shopping mall projects E5, Marmara Forum and M1Meydan in Istanbul, Asmacat in Balçova zmir, Piazza in Samsun and other retail facilities in Turkey; industrial buildings like Tunacelik and Nova factories; and renovation projects such as Beyazt Library from the 16thCentury, the memorable Tarabya Hotel and Hayati Tabanlolu’s Ataturk Cultural Center. Recently, entitled Flamingo Lounge, the 100m² Collectors Lounge at Design Miami 2016, designed by the office.

Besides several international and national prizes the office ranks 63rd in “BD World Architecture” top 100 list of year 2016. 

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