METU Research Park, Turkey, Ankara Laboratory Building Project, Turkish Architecture Images
METU Research Park in Ankara
6 Jun 2022
Design: EAA-Emre Arolat Architecture
Location: Ankara, Turkey

Photos: Thomas Mayer, Cemal Emden and EAA-Emre Arolat Architecture
METU Research Park, Turkey
METU Research Park was built within the campus of Middle East Technical University, one of Turkey’s deep-rooted and internationally active institutions.

It was commissioned to allow all of the school?s research and application units to continue their work in under better conditions, grant more researchers access to the school?s central infrastructure, launch interdisciplinary projects, and boost the university?s contributions to industry and society.
With that in mind, the architects envisioned specialized spaces (e.g. laboratories and cleanrooms) meant for common use that would allow for more effective and efficient use of the school?s resources.

Several departments of the university also participated in the rather detailed planning phase, providing input on how to configure the project spatially. The data collected from these studies was then used to finalize the design. In this 28,000-square-meter building, laboratories, research facilities/offices, conference/meeting halls, seminar rooms, exhibition spaces, and social amenities are allocated.

The research park is planned in such a way to provide spatial support for the new research clusters and centers alongside the exi...