THE CITY'S NEW SYMBOL: CSO ADA ANKARA

THE CITY'S NEW SYMBOL: CSO ADA ANKARA

Today, we at T-COD Architecture want to tell you about CSO ADA ANKARA, the first building in Turkey designed solely as a symphonic concert hall. Designed by architects Semra Uygur and Özcan Uygur, CSO ADA ANKARA is located in the heart of Ankara, on the axis connecting Ankara Castle and Anıtkabir. Let's take a look at its architectural features.

INTERDISCIPLINARY HARMONY: CSO ADA ANKARA

Built on a 159,000 square meter plot of land, this monumental structure, consisting of 5 blocks, has a construction area of ​​62,500 square meters. It houses a large hall with a capacity of 2,500 people, a smaller hall with a capacity of 1,000 people, a foyer with a capacity of 1,500 people, an artist's work building, a choir rehearsal building, an administration building, and an indoor garage.

CSO ADA ANKARA, constructed from recyclable materials such as exposed concrete, glass, natural stone, and wood, presents us with a unique approach in both design and implementation, featuring spherical halls. Using an inflatable formwork method—a first in Turkey—to achieve its spherical shape, CSO ADA ANKARA stands at the intersection of architecture, engineering, and construction technology, showcasing an interdisciplinary harmony centered on architecture. Let's discuss the design language of CSO ADA ANKARA, which comprises a group of structures with basic geometric shapes such as triangular prisms, spheres, and oval prisms.

CSO ADA ANKARA WINS NATIONAL ARCHITECTURE AWARD

The architects of the building did not set a time limit for it, aiming for it to be timeless and a symbol of the city. Due to its spatial richness, pioneering technology used in its construction, high-level technical expertise, meticulous material selection, and workmanship, it won the Building Category Award at the 2022 National Architecture Awards. As mentioned, CSO ADA ANKARA is a long-term project involving interdisciplinary collaboration and solutions, developing systems appropriate to the design in collaboration with architects and engineering groups, ranging from international acoustic experts.