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TerraRise Sports Complex

A new route through architecture and landscape

Exterior render of TerraRise Sports Complex at dusk
Year
09/2024 – 12/2024
Studio
ARC-0005 · İstanbul Kültür University
Location
İstanbul
Type
Sports Complex, Public Use, Social Space, Recreation
Selected for the faculty exhibition
Tags
LandscapeSportCommunityTerrain
Concept

The Socio-Cultural Sports Complex redefines the relationship between architecture and landscape, seamlessly integrating into its environment while promoting community interaction.

Designed to function as a hub for recreation, education, and cultural exchange, the complex encourages sustainable urban development and inclusivity. The structure emerges naturally from the terrain, blending functionally with aesthetic harmony, and incorporates eco-friendly materials and energy-efficient systems.

A single route organizes the project: it gathers commercial, residential-adjacent, sport, and religious-facility programs along one line of movement, with the courtyard acting as the social condenser where these programs meet.

Gallery
TerraRise, exterior approach along the metro line
Interior of the sports hall with tiered seating
Double-height lobby connecting the courtyard and the sports hall
Drawings
Site plan showing the complex along the metrobus corridor
Ground floor plan
Ground Floor
First floor plan
First Floor
Technical Boards

The original presentation boards, reproduced in full. Open any board to page through the complete set.

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