Prize
Floating Surfaces
Ceyda Cihangir and Fazil Efe İlgen, Istanbul Bilgi University; Duygu Kırışoğlu and Müge Yorgancı, Yıldız Technical University
The student urban design work “Floating Surfaces” will be realized in June 2010 as a temporary installation. This work’s aim is to revive the people’s traditionally strong bond to the water element and to open up the area surrounding the Haliç dockyard for new, long-term usage. "Floating Surface" wants to lead the former industrial area to a focus as a social space, without denying or destroying the visible traces of the past. A raft composed of 6 modules will be in the centre of the design work. The modules can be arranged in various ways, depending on where they are installed. The raft can serve as a means of transport as the area will only be reachable by water. But it can also be modified to a concert stage. The construction will be sustainable and consists of environmentally friendly materials. An unfamiliar view towards the dockyard will open up to the visitor when they enter the area. Connecting corridors, covered with red fabric, will connect three dry-docks. Between the docks, a multitude of events and performances will take place. The installation will emphasize the positive elements of the urban cultural of the Haliç dockyard and the industrial space will be experienced in a new way - acting as a catalyst for change in how the area is viewed.
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Recognition
dockSPARK010
Alper Çakıroğlu, Serkan Sınmaz and Emre Kovankaya, Yıldız Technical University Istanbul
Spatial experience and shift in perspective. The design work discusses two factors that are decisive for an attractive space: a pedestrian friendly connection of the Haliç shipyards and an easy access for everybody to the water. The concept intends to produce both with a simple but efficient installation. From the nearby and also relatively isolated located Persembe Pazan a long raft-like footbridge leads to the area of the dockyards. It is composed of a total of 48 modules and has a tripartite structure at its start: An entrance area, a narrow pedestrian promenade and a deck at the end that offers room for leisure activities and cultural events. Due to its flexible structure dockSPARK is able to change its shape, and can it be placed on the water or positioned with an access to the shipyard. Like a spark that is transmitted.
Green Recognition
Re.cycling Re.incarnation Re.lation.ship
Sarah Pallischeck, Siegen University
A place undergoing change leaves traces. And the traces of the industrial past can hardly be overlooked at the Haliç dockyard: rusty barrels, chains, tires, batteries … Whether this hazardous waste is more than waste, that is in the eye of the viewer. The design turns these objects into the initial point of a special installation. They are collected in big mesh pallets of various sizes and are piled up to towers. If you climb up the waste towers there is a unique view to the peninsula and the skyline of the city. Illuminated by lights the waste objects enter into a dialogue with the historic buildings and the landmarks of Istanbul.
