Project Description
“While working on the interior design of this four storied shopping mall with 120.000m2 total space in Sultanbeyli, Istanbul, the most basic principle of design was to create a green recreational area on the ground level with no commercial function present around. Taking into consideration that the county already lacks green areas, all users’ and especially children’s recreational needs were looked out for and a public space as neutral and calm as possible was created. Sultanbeyli Shopping Mall was built around a single gallery space which takes natural sunlight for long hours and as a result it had very long corridors. In order to deform the linear form which could have easily become dull and homogeneous, perforated and modular wooden roof panels were implemented in wavy shapes. As for bridge transitions, Vinyl lightening was preferred on the floor and Barrisol lightening was preferred for the ceiling. In the Food Court section, the underside of the columns were wooden with painted glass on the top, while for the ceiling, perforated metal surface was preferred. ”