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Kayseri Ice Ring is placed 9 km far away from the city center and inside the 10.000 square meters site. With the transportation facilities like car, minibus, bus and railway system; the Ice Ring has the chance to make citizens life more sportive.
Courtesy of BKA Bahad?rKul Architects – Photographs : Ket Kolektif, Emre Mollaoglu
When designing the form of the building, the relation between the ice and the air comes into the mind. Besides, by the meaning of ice, global warming in our today?s world has the consideration for the citizens. For the changing climates, the less green and our apathetic stands can be more conscious in this way.
Courtesy of BKA Bahad?rKul Architects – Ground Floor Plan Ice skating ring with an area of 2000 m² consists of two floors which are the ground floor and mezzanine floor. The total construction area is 2600 m². The surrounding lounge accommodates public functions and social activities when not occupied for rink use.
Courtesy of BKA Bahad?rKul Architects – Photographs : Ket Kolektif, Emre Mollaoglu
The synthetic ice ring with 30×15 m dimensions is surrounded by the audience seating, the locker rooms and the kindergarten which is separated by the glass surfaces. The cafe on the mezzanine floor enables the audience to monitor the ring.
Courtesy of BKA Bahad?rKul Architects – Section DD
The platform which was raised by stairs create a coherent spatial with th...