Hangar redesigned as Multi-Purpose Spaces
When the Florya City Forest, partially occupied by the previous mayors of the districts of Istanbul for private residential use, was planned to be used as a public campus, Istanbul Planning Agency needed multi-purpose halls to host public events. The private villas became the communal working spaces for the public institutes of the municipality, but there were no buildings to provide spatial requirements for public events. The two abandoned hangars, that were used as workshop spaces seemed to be the best fit to hold public events. We transformed the hangars into multi-purpose halls by removing the façades and roof of the existing buildings and keeping the steel structure. The two buildings were connected with a new annex where the toilets, service, and mechanical facilities took place. The landscape surrounding the hangars now acts as an open-air foyer, an extension of buildings. When the front façades are fully opened, the interior and outside are connected as an event space.
IPA will organize different public events with changing collaborators throughout the year, such as meetings, workshops, symposiums, etc. Since this vivid calendar requires spaces that can fit into every kind of event, we designed the interior of the hangars with movable furniture. The mobile units for sitting, exhibiting, and working can be reconfigured for different spatial organizations.
