Project Description
Gübretaş Headquartes covers a 3000 m2 of space on two floors of the Nida Kule building in Göztepe, Istanbul. In the design of Gübretaş Headquarters, the main idea is to bring daylight deep into the inner corridors by lengthening the corridors to the sides once half-open and closed units are set-up around the core space. The idea of bringing daylight into the inner corridors, one of the most vital decisions of the interior setup, thus manages to integrate with the whole of the space with a more transparent, dynamic and collective spirit. In the general layout of Gübretaş Headquarters, partition walls were designed with glass and wooden units while spatial continuation is provided by maintaining wooden surfaces on the ceiling at regular distances. By reclining the partition walls with wooden ribs against the sides, it was aimed to lessen the interaction between the partition walls and the sides and those were used as threshold equipments. While potential acoustic problems inside the inner corridors were prevented by using natural supplies such as the wooden material on the ceiling or mat on the faces of walls, this precautions also paved the way for the project to create its own identity. In the plans where the corner rooms were reserved for the senior managers, conference rooms that are open to common use were created for the purposes of providing a space for the office staff or guests to have their meetings.