TAC-SEV New Campus Mersin, Tarsus American College Turkey, Turkish Educational Architecture Images
TAC-SEV New Campus, Mersin
Tarsus American College Building, Education Institution in South Turkey ? design by Erginoglu & Calislar Architects
8 Jan 2017
TAC-SEV New Campus in Mersin
Design: Erginoglu & Calislar Architects
Location: Mersin, Mediterranean coast, southern Turkey
TAC-SEV New Campus, Mersin
TAC-SEV New Campus is built across from the existing property of Tarsus American College, a well established educational institution with a 100 year history. The project is planned as primary school, dormitory and multipurpose building to serve growing needs of the existing campus and aims to create a powerfull contextual bond with it?s surrounding. Photos © Cemal Emden

Tarsus is located in the south of Turkey, under the influence of the Mediterranean climate. The region, which has hosted various religions and civilizations for centuries, still has a historical texture that can be read today. Local architecture examples, a tumulus, Ulu Cami (Mosque-Ottoman Era) and St. Paulus Church surround the project site.

TAC receives high demands from surrounding provinces and aims to provide a modern and urbanized way of life. In this regard new campus consists of 3600 m2 primary school building, 3520 m2 dormitory and 5250 m2 multipurpose building which serves as a gym, refectory and a conference hall.

The structure of the site plan and location / orientation of functions with...