Halk Bank General Headquarters (Turkish Republic Treasury Department)
1983
- 1984
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Architects: Dogan Tekeli, Sami Sisa
This project was realised as the result of a restricted competition held in 1983 The aims for the building were to be multi-functional and to carry a symbolic significance. These aims are combined in a tall construction containing offices for the general head quarters built on an area 40.000 m2 in size.
The basic considerations in the design of this block were a respect for human proportions as well as a desire to keep in touch with nature. The plan consists of a hollow square, 45x45 m, with two parallel office blocks, 45x15 m in size, extending north and south. These are attached to the main building by a central core with vertical approach. This plan allows each office to have natural lighting and outlook.
The large open space on the eastern side is thoughtfully designed to attract attention to its spacious hanging gardens and green areas on all five floors. Features such as a central cafeteria, club, auditorium and school of banking, consisting of blocks two or three storeys high, are placed around a sunken pedestrian precinct. This forms a peaceful, green recreational area.
The axial arrangement of the complex is its main feature. A tree-lined road leads from the high block to the centre where an eaved entrance resembling a baldaquin forms a focal point, emphasizing the strong axial symmetry continued through the length of the area. The projecting entrance gates situated in the directions of Ankara, Eskisehir and Konya are intended to give the complex its particular character.
Source:
"Dogan Tekeli-Sami Sisa Projeler Yapilar", Yapi-Endustri Merkezi Yayinlari, Istanbul
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