Amsterdam Academy of ArchitectureGraduation Projects 2013-2014UrbanismAtilla VredenburgNew Kadiköy CityIstanbul

Atilla Vredenburg Clare Lennarstraat 41507 XP Zaandam+31(0)6 19508865atilla.vredenburg@gmail.com

Urbanism

I am visiting Istanbul since the age of one and trough time I have seen the settlement Istanbul grow from a city to a Mega Metropolis with more than 13.5 million inhabitants. The last 10-15 years the rapidly growing city began to show its consequences. The city which grows with 500.000 inhabitants per year, shows that quality of life inside Istanbul is going downwards dramatically.

Integral Urban developmentTraditionally Istanbul formed a important economical intersection point between Europe and the far East. With the grow of the economy in Asia the importance of Istanbul as intersection point is increasing again, where knowledge from the West and money from the East do meet.

Istanbul is inside Turkey the fastest growing city and is inside the economical triangle of Turkey (Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir) the most important cultural, international and economical capital. Istanbul actually represents Turkey and is the gate to the international world.

Due to the strategic location and economic importance of Istanbul there is a big demand for offices and dwellings. Nowadays developments are mostly on large plots along the highways around the city. Commonly these are mono-functional and high-rise developments. These are little cities on their own without any interaction with the surrounding city and a lack of interest and attention for the existing ecological layers and public space. This development brought a lot of unattractive places for inhabitants and/or offices to establish. The high pressure of the rapidly growing city brings short term visions and quantity is more important than quality. Unlike “who pays, desides” there are not much other development strategies in Istanbul.

Because of the high pressure of the rapidly growing city the public transportation development is only approached as a infrastructural operation. There is a lack of focus of how these developments could bring other economical developments for the surrounding areas. My proposition is that the Marmaray (new subway connects Asia with Europe) and HSR are the motor for new urban developments. This includes a optimal usage of strategic and promising locations in relation to public transportation.

What is missing is a integral plan for urban development. Different urban development’s need to be adjusted so a harmonized development will occur. The essence of my project is making a integral urban design, in which the quality of the urban development in Istanbul will improve through time by using existing components and making these stronger by putting new elements in. Three main goals of the project are1. Creating a super establishment climate, so Istanbul gets a stronger position inside the Global Region.2. Invest in connections, literal (infrastructure) and figuratively (meeting places): Super connectivity. (instead of COD invest in TOD).3. Invest in the ecology of the city to improve the quality of life ( super public space )

Graduation date04 11 2013

Commission membersHenk Bouwman (mentor) Hans van der MadeMario Genot

Additional members for the examinationKirsten van den BergPieter Jannink

Atilla VredenburgNew Kadiköy CityIstanbul

Atilla Vredenburg

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BESTAANDE EN IN CONSTRUCTIE METRO /HSL

BESTAANDE FERRY

BESTAANDE SNELWEGEN/RING

VOORSTEL NIEUWE METRO /HSL

PROJECTGEBIED NEW KADIKÖY CITY

COMMERCIËLE ONTWIKKELINGEN

KADIKÖYCITY

Izmir

AnkaraIstanbul 90 mln

bevolking40 mlnbevolking

1.2 blnGDP

480 mldGDP

35% hoogopgeleiden jonge bevolking

Urbanism

Vision for New Kadiköy and surrounding

Essential project interventions

Kadiköy in the center of the city Making place old industry is moving

Beautifull new location along the sea New project area of 83 ha.

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Project area existing situation (industrial zone and train emplacement) Project area existing surrounding (no place for people on the streets)

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Kadiköy along the bayProject area existing surrounding (no place for people on the streets)

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