Three Entries Share First Prize in Istanbul's Yenikapı Design Competition

In the international design competition for Yenikapı Transfer Point and Archaeo-Park Area in Istanbul, Turkey, three First Prizes have been announced this week. The jury selected the top project teams Eisenmann Architects/Aytaç Architects, Atelye 70/Francesco Cellini/Insula Architettura E Ingegneria, and Cafer Bozkurt Architects/Mecanoo Architects from nine shortlisted teams, including MVRDV and other international firms.

In the coming months, the three winning teams will work out the final design in monthly workshops and meetings with Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality.

The project is one of Istanbul's most ambitious urban planning projects with Yenikapı becoming the city's major public transportation hub.

"Once having arrived in Yenikapi, one will able to reach every point of our city by rail and public transportation systems," says Kadir Topbaş, Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. "The new centralization brought on by an increase of accessibility in Yenikapi has the potential of influencing the seaway, airway and highway dynamics of the metropolis as well as urban development and renewal at a metropolitan scale."

Following are the three winning proposals.

EISENMAN ARCHITECTS & AYTAÇ ARCHITECTS

Architecture: EISENMAN ARCH. (Peter EISENMAN, Sandra HEMINGWAY), AYTAC Mim. (Alper AYTAC)
Landscape Architecture: JENCKS (Charles JENCKS, Lily JENCKS), ÇEVSA PEYZAJ (Prof. Dr. Ahmet Cengiz YILDIZCI, Asst. Prof. Dr. Gulsen GULER)
Transportation Planning: ARUP
Structural Engineering: ARUP
Mechanical Engineering: ARUP
Electrical Engineering: ARUP
Mechanical Engineering: TRANSSOLAR (Erik OLSEN)
Process Engineering: TRANSSOLAR (Thomas AUER)

Consultants:

Art History: Prof. Ayla ODEKAN
Conservation Specialist: Prof. Nur AKIN
Urban Conservation Specialist: Prof. Nuran ZEREN GULERSOY
Archaeology: Prof. Mehmet OZDOGAN
Transportation Engineering: Prof. Mustafa ILICALI
Economics: Mesut PEKTAS
Civil Engineering & Mining Engineering: Prof. Mahir VARDAR
Seismic Engineer: Niyazi PARLAR

ATELYE 70 & FRANCESCO CELLINI & INSULA ARCHITETTURA E INGEGNERIA  

Architecture: CELLINI FRANCESCO (Prof. Francesco CELLINI)
Architecture & Urban Planning: ATELYE 70 (Prof. Hüseyin KAPTAN)
Architecture & Landscape: INSULA ARCHITETTURA E INGEGNERIA

Consultants:

Structural & Earthquake Engineering, Sustainability & Building Performance: BOLLIGER+GROHMAN INGENIEURE (Prof. Klaus BOLLINGER, Prof. Manfred GROHMAN, Ulrich STORCK)
Traffic & Transportation Planning: Dr. H. Murat CELIK
Architecture History: Prof. Maria Margarita SEGARRA LAGUNES
Museology: Prof. Giovanni LONGOBARDI
Achaeology: Prof. Grazia SEMERARO

CAFER BOZKURT ARCHITECTS & MECANOO ARCHITECTS  

Architecture: CAFER BOZKURT ARCHITECTURE (Cafer BOZKURT, Hasan YIRMIBESOGLU, Defne BOZKURT), MECANOO Arch. (Francine HOUBEN, Francesco VEENSTRA, Nuno GONÇALVEZ FONTARRA, Kerem MASARACI)
Urban Planning: Dr. Emre AYSU, MECANOO Arch.(Magnus WEIGHTMAN)
Landscape Architecture: MECANOO Arch. (Joost VERLAAN, Reem SAOUMA)
Architecture & Archaeology: Assoc. Prof. Sevket DONMEZ
Art History-Byzantologist: Assoc. Prof. Ferudun OZGUMUS

Consultants:

Civil Engineering & Transportation: ARUP
Urban Design & Planning: ARUP
Lighting Designer: ARUP
Architecture, Sustainability: ARUP
Electrical Engineering: ARUP
Mechanical Engineering: ARUP

All images courtesy of Yenikapı Transfer Point and Archaeo-Park Area competition.