Office building & art gallery

At the rear of Haydarpaşa railway station in Istanbul, Turkey, five new buildings have been constructed on the foundations of former existing structures that were no longer usable due to temporary construction methods and considerable damage. The new buildings deliberately follow the footprints of the historic buildings, thus preserving the spatial memory of the site. This approach is influenced by the immediate proximity to an important archaeological site and the historical context of the ancient Chalcedon River and harbour. Egemen Karakaya At the same time, the ensemble enters into an urban dialogue with the adjacent Yeldeğirmeni district along Orgeneral Şahap Gürler Street. The buildings are part of the ‘Haydarpaşa Stat... More