Turkish Red Crescent : Turkish Architecture

Turkish Red Crescent Branch, Gölcük, Kocaeli Province, Turkey 2001 Tuncer Cakmakli Architects AFTER EARTHQUAKE, CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BRANCH BUILDING DONE BY GERMAN RED CROSS FOR TURKISH RED CRESCENT. 1999 EARTHQUAKE DEMOLISHED KOCAELI-GOLCUK AND ITS SURROUNDING AS HAPPENED DURING CENTURIES. AS WE ALL KNOW THE EXISTENCE OF EARTHQUAKE, BUILDINGS WHICH ARE CONSTRUCTED UNSTABLE, IGNORANT AND UNCONSCIOUS COULD NOT PROTECT THEIR EXISTENCE OVER THAT KIND OF POWER. THAT BUILDINGS DEMOLISHED WITH ALL VALUES. HELP COMING FROM WHOLE WORLD WERE FOR BEING MORE SENSITIVE TO FUTURE. OUR WORKS IN THAT REGION CAUSED US TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF DESIGN AND APPLICATION PROCESS OF PROJECT. TWO FLOORED BUILDING, OVER A NARROW BUILDING SITE FOR THE RED CRESCENT, TO CONTINUE THEIR WORKING ORDER-MEETINGS AND HELP CENTRE TO THE PROBABILITY OF NEW EARTHQUAKE.BUILDING WHICH WILL REMAIN STANDING AT OTHER EARTHQUAKES SHOULD BE BUILT UP WITH LOW BUDGET. OVER REINFORCED CONCRETE BASEMENT, STEEL STRUCTURED LINEAR BUILDING CLOSED WITH RIDGE ROOF, PRESENTED TO USERS. SIMPLE AREAS-DESIGNED WITH SIMPLE MATERIALS. Bursa Wholesale Greengrocer's Market photos / information from Tuncer Cakmakli Architects 030309