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Armada 3 Multifunkční architektonický komplex by A Tasarim Architect

Armada 3 Multifunkční architektonický komplex by A Tasarim Architect is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Stříbrná cena A' Design Award in Architektura Competition Category.


StříbroArchitektura· 2026

Armada 3 Multifunkční architektonický komplex

by A Tasarim Architect

Client: A Tasarım Architect

Stříbrná cena A' Design Award Winner in Architektura Category

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The Design

About Armada 3 Multifunkční architektonický komplex

Armada 3 je multifunkční architektonický komplex v Ankaře v Turecku. Budova kombinuje maloobchodní prostory vyššího segmentu, gastronomické zóny a kancelářské prostory rozložené do několika nadzemních podlaží, s celkovou zastavěnou plochou přibližně 21 000 metrů čtverečních. Vstupy z několika stran a interiér připomínající ulici udržují komplex otevřený vůči městu. Ustupující terasy a samostínící geometrie podporují regulaci slunečního záření a denní osvětlení. Železobetonový sloupový rastr umožňuje flexibilní velikosti jednotek a budoucí rekonfiguraci. Fasáda využívá vysoce výkonné zasklení, izolační panely a kovové obklady.

The Recognition

About the Stříbrná cena A' Design Award

Armada 3 Multifunkční architektonický komplex je vítězem Stříbrné ceny A' Design Award, mimořádně prestižního uznání udělovaného designům nejvyšší kvality, nádherným a působivým. Stříbrní vítězové jsou nesmírně brilantní a mimořádně kreativní díla, která dokládají vynikající odbornost, talent a bystrost svých designérů. Očekává se, že Armada 3 Multifunkční architektonický komplex bude nádherným, reprezentativním dílem, pozoruhodně profesionálním a hluboce inovativním. Tento design, který získal Stříbrnou cenu A' Design Award, je vysoce pozoruhodný, obdivovaný vynález, který prospívá a posouvá hranice umění, vědy, designu a technologií. Armada 3 Multifunkční architektonický komplex je výtvor, kterému mnozí závidí, který vyvolává touhy, přináší pozitivní pocity a vzněcuje úžas a údiv.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
Armada 3 operates as an urban connector rather than a closed commercial object. Its uniqueness lies in transforming a conventional mixed-use development into a piece of civic infrastructure that stitches together pedestrian flows, transportation networks, and public life.
Dimensions & Packaging
Construction area of approximately 21,000 square meters, organized in multiple above-ground levels with integrated terraces and semi-open public platforms. Regular reinforced concrete column grid allows flexible unit sizing and future reconfiguration. Step-back massing optimizes solar control and daylight performance. Mixed-use program includes upper-segment retail, gastronomy areas, and office spaces, supported by integrated vertical circulation, service cores, and environmental performance strategies suitable for dense urban conditions.
Tags
Urban Integration, Mixed-Use Architecture,Retail Architecture, Public Space, Permeable Façade, Climate-Responsive Design, Urban Continuity,
Production Technology
The project is realized through a reinforced concrete structural system with a regular column grid, enabling modular flexibility and long-term adaptability. The façade combines high-performance glazing, opaque insulated panels, and metal cladding, supported by passive environmental strategies such as step-back terraces and self-shading geometries. Landscape elements, integrated lighting, and durable urban materials reinforce both climatic performance and public use.
Design Challenge
The primary challenge was to transform a conventional retail-led mixed-use program into an open, adaptable urban system without losing commercial viability. The project had to reconcile large-scale architectural presence with human-scale experience, integrate public circulation with private program, and respond to climate and daylight constraints. Balancing permeability, environmental performance, and long-term flexibility within a dense metropolitan context defined the core research and design challenge.
Research
This project investigates how large-scale commercial architecture can function as civic infrastructure within a metropolitan context. Through spatial continuity, environmental responsiveness, and mixed-use integration, the research explores permeability, adaptability, and urban connectivity as design drivers. Armada 3 serves as a case study demonstrating how contemporary retail-led developments can evolve into flexible urban frameworks that support public life, mobility, and long-term resilience rather than operating as isolated building objects.
Inspiration
The project was inspired by the need to reinterpret the shopping mall as an active component of urban infrastructure rather than an isolated object. Research into urban permeability, mixed-use hybridity, climate-responsive envelopes, and evolving retail behaviors informed a design approach that integrates civic space, environmental performance, and long-term spatial adaptability within a dense metropolitan context.
Project Duration
2023–2027, Ankara, Turkey
Operation Flow
The building works by staying open to the city. People can enter from multiple sides, move naturally along a street-like interior, and shift easily between indoor and outdoor spaces. Terraces, passages, and transparent façades guide movement, bring in light, and invite public use, allowing the project to adapt smoothly to daily urban life rather than controlling it.
Team Members
Architectural Design Team: Ali Osman Ozturk, Canan Arslan, Niyazi Ayvaz, Kutlay Batur, Pelin Oztoklu, Sinan Ozkan, Gokçe Sahin, Mina Nur Uraloglu Duman, Mehmet Ozturk, Cuneyt Ozturk, Zeynep Yıldırım, Idil Erkan, Hasan Yigit Sari, Ilayda Ozturk
Project Date: 2023-
Construction Area: 21,000 square meters
Location: Ankara
Structural Design: High Level Project
Mechanical Design: Protes Engineering
Electrical Design: Akay Engineering
Landscape Design: Promim
Fire Consultant: Karina
Construction Application Coordinator: Sonay Ozar
Contractor: Sogutozu Construction
3D Visualization: Libra Frank

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