YenikapTransfer Point and Archaeo.docx

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YenikapTransferPointandArchaeo

YenikapıTransferPointandArchaeo-Park

With Istanbul astheimmutableintersectionofvastanddiversemobilities,therichdesignbyMVRDV + ABOUTBLANK fortheYenikapıTransferPointandArchaeoParkofferauniquepossibilitytocombineandtransposecontemporarytransportationintelligencewitharemarkablehistoricalheritage.LayersintimewillbecombinedwithnumerouslinesthroughthecityofIstanbul,amyriadofinteractionsoftimeandspace.Moreimagesandarchitects’descriptionafterthebreak.

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Ifacosmopolitancityistobedefinedasaplacewherecirculationofdifferentpeople,knowledge,technology,cultures,ideologies,capitalandgoodsthroughouthistoryintersectsandtransposes,thenIstanbulhasperformedthisfunctionforseveralthousandyears:

Istanbulisa«globaljunctionpoint»thatnotonlyconnectscontinents,butalsocivilizationsandlatelynewformsofmodernities.Onthearchitecturalmilieu,Istanbul’surbantextureisshapedbythesurvivingfragmentsofGreek,Roman,Byzantine,VenetianandOttomancivilizations,whichinterfusewithrapidlyexpandingmodernandglobalframeworks.IthasOrthodoxChristianchurches,Sunnimosques,Sephardicsynagogues,classicalcisterns,ringsofancientfortificationsandembellishedpalacesinthesameframewithgrandboulevards,metropolitancenters,gatedsuburbs,derelictslumsandshinyskyscrapers.Thiscorrespondstoanurbanagglomerationthatdoesnotdefineaunifiedtotality;insteaditindicatesconflicts,consensusesandchaoticflows.

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CurrentlyYenikapıhasaveryfragmentedurbantexture.Inordertoconnectitsfragmentedzoneswitheachother,apublicplatformisdesigned,thatactsasanurbanknotbetweentheregeneratednorthernurbanfringeandthesoutherncoastalpark.TheconjunctiveplatformnotonlyaugmentstheurbanintegrationoftheexternalzonessuchasCerrahpasa,AksarayandNisancaDistricts,butalsoconstitutesitsinternalframeworkinterlinkingthenorthernArchaeoParkzonetothesouthernEco-coastalzonebyusingtheAncientTheodosiusWalltracesasapublicconnectorandpassingthroughtheclustersofthewatercampus.Byintegratingdifferentsocialsegments,especiallyinYalıandInebeyDistricts,programmaticdiversitycanbeobtained.Thiswillenhancea24-houractivityofYenikapi.

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Furthermoretheinfrastructuralvisionistointegratethehighway,railwayandwaterwaysystemswithacontinuouspedestrianaccess,forminga«holisticinter-link»throughthenorth-southaxis.ThislinkpedetrianizesNamıkKemalBoulevard,InebeyDistrictandcreatesanewAksaraySquaretoconnectthetramandVatanandMillethighwaystothenorth,generatesamajorTransferHubwithmetro,Marmarayandsuburbanrailwayintegrationinitscenterandrelocatestheseaterminaltoitsendingpointtothesoutherncoast,infiltratingandrejuvenatingurbanzonessuchasInebeyandYalıDistrictsalongtheway.Astheresultofintegratingtransportationsystemsalongcontinuouspedestrianflows,manyoftheproblemsareaddressedbyenhancingtheNewPortalcharacterofYenikapıthroughacongestiveurbanvision.

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Ahistoricalurbancentercannotsustainitsvitalityunlessitattractsnewactivitiesandinvestments.DaytimepopulationofHistoricalPeninsulais2.5millionwithitsdensebuttransitorymanufacturingandtouristiccongestion,yetbynightitdiminishesintoamere50.000,indicatingahighlydramaticurbanandsocialdownfallonadailybasis.Thisprojectre-evaluatesYenikapıwithdiversefunctionstoinjecturbanviabilityintothePeninsula,allocatescontinuousandalternativeactivitieswhichmaketheurbantexturemoreattractive.Yenikapiisleadingthisprojecttopresentthecitywithaholistictransferhub,auniquearchaeoparkandculturalplaza,twoiconicattractorsandavividpubliccoastalzone.

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YenikapıTransferCenterisadistinctiveplace,providingmemoriesandaddingvalueandservicestothetravelers’life.Contemporarytransferpointsactascatalystsforurbanregenerationanddevelopment.WiththehelpofYenikapıTransferCenter,acommunity-based«UrbanDiversificiation»strategyisimplementedthroughtheurbanvisionzone,primarilyconservingthehistoricaltexturewithitscosmopolitanheritageandsecondarilyinjectingdifferenturbanfunctionstoattractdiversepopulationswithdifferentsocioeconomicalbackgrounds.Ontheotherhandthephysicalpresenceoftransportsystemsshouldnotbeaburdenorbarrierontheimmediateenvironment.Theyshouldbeefficient,butalsoasmodestaspossibleinsize,whichhasbeenoneofthebasicprinciplestocompactizeYenikapiTransferCenterandfeedingbacktheurbanspacewithacontinuoussunkenplaza.Asaresult,Archaeo-LandscapeandtheHolisticInter-linkasaninfrastructuralframeworkareorganizedtocoexistinaheterarchicalequilibrium.

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Creatinganinvitingparkenvironmentisoneofthemainaspectsofthedesign.Tocreateahighqualitypark,providinggoodgrowingconditionsisakeyelement.SustainabilityisembeddedintheTransferPointandArchaeoParkmostlyonanurbanlevel.Implementationsofprovenandnewtechnologiesareproposedtherewheretheyfindsynergywithitsdirectsurroundings;thebenefitsshouldmerelyservethepublicrealm.Asolarroofisbyfarnotsufficienttoacclimatizeamuseum,butitcouldbringlighttotheparkandtheexcavationpits.Awindmillatthecoastisnotsufficienttohaveastationoperational,buttheenergycouldeasilypumpthecollectedrainwatertothevegetationthroughouttheparkanditmightlightthenewboardwalkconnectionsfromthecitytothecoastalpark.Therumblefromthedemolishedstructureswillnotbeenoughtobuildthearchive,butitwouldbeaperfectbaseforretainingwallsaroundtheexcavationpits.

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AsthesoilisprobablypollutedbythepresentusageandcleanwaterinIstanbulisscarce,additionalmeasureshavetobetaken.Thegroundcomingfromthetransferandarchivepitwillneedtobetransportedfromthesiteduetoitsquantity;itcouldbeusedforreinforcementandreshapingofthelandfillalongthecoastalline.Thegroundcomingfromthearchaeologicalpitswillbekeptinaclosedgroundbalanceonsite.Onitstemporarypositionitcanbefilteredandfertilizedbytherightvegetation.Therainwater,comingdownfromthenortherncityontothelowersituatedlandscape,willbecapturedandstoredinwells.Thesewaterpointsaremostlysituatedinwithintheoldcitywalls;aplayfulreferencetotheTheodosiustimes.

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TheArchaeoParkinfactisaparkincontinuoustransition;overaperiodofsomewhat20yearsthelargeareawilltransformfromthecurrenthugesurfaceofasphaltofthecomplexofbusstationstoanopen-airlaboratoryofexcavationstofinallybecomethelusciousgreenvoidithasbeeninpasttimes.TheriverwhichsiltedtheTheodosiusPortturnedthewalledareaintoamostfertileone.Ithasbeenafoodplantationandafterabotanicalgardenformanyyears;tobetracedonhistoricalmaps.Yet,nowthegreenvoidisenrichedwiththevaluabletracesofhistoryembeddedinthelandscape.

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Thelandcoveringthenewtransfertunnelisexcavatedalreadyandcanbeturnedintoalusciousparkasfromnow.Thisareaalongtheraisedtraintrackandwithinthehistoriccitywallscanslowlystarttofunctionasagreenescapeforthedenseneighborhoodssurroundings.Acombinationoffruitandolivetreeswithintimatenichesofgrassandcoolingwaterwells,leavingtracesoftheexcavationgrid,willallowforvisitorstostrollandpicknickonalazyafternoon.Whilethenorthernpart,framedbytheKucuklangaStreet,willbethelargestarchaeologicalinnercitysiteforthecomingdecades,pedestrianswanttoinfiltrateandconnecttosurroundingdistricts.Thereforeconnectingboardwalksareprovided;justafewstepsabovethemuddysiteonecanenjoythearchaeologists’slowanddelicateworkinsitucreatingacontrastwiththesuperfastteleportationofthetransitorypopulation.

archiveplan01

WheretheparkcrossesNemakKemalBoulevardwithitswoodenboardwalk,theparkturnsintoaplaza,infrontofthestationhall.TheplazaisthecentreofaPublicPlatformwhichextendstoAksaraySquarethroughthepedestrianizedstreetsandcontinuousallthewaytothecoastwiththeMarmaraySeaTerminal.Mostpeoplewillentertheplazacomingfromthenorthernneighbourhoods,butalsofromthecampusandofcoursetheHistoricPeninsula.OtherswillenterfromthebusstoporthecoastalparkandYaliDistrict.Althoughthelargestflowwillarriveontheplazafromthetransfercentreitself.Inordertomakethisvastareaintoapublicspacewhereoneisseducedtolingerandspenttime,tomeet,toshop,tobeeducatedandentertained,theplazashouldbehostingpassengersandofferingagreaturbaneventspace.

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ThePlazaitselfisanopenareawhichallowsforlargeeventsandlargecrowds;itisanurbanplateauforpassengersrushingviatheshortcutstocatchtheirtrainandmoresovisitorswhowillmakeuseoftheinvitingpublicspace.Ontheplazatheexcavationgridisvisibleinthetwotonednaturalstonepavement.Scatteredovertheplaza,butmainlyalongthebordersfieldsofthegridwillgetagreeninfill.Avarietyofvegetationcanbeimagined;Elephantgrass,flowerbeds,leavetreesetceteraPalmtreeswillgivemoreshadeandenrichestheheight.ThestationhallandtheCityArchivewillbelightinguplikethornsontheratherdimmedplaza;inthiswayonecaneasilyfinditswaytotheattractors.Connectin