Armada 3 Kompleks Arsitektur Guna Campuran by A Tasarim Architect

Armada 3 Kompleks Arsitektur Guna Campuran by A Tasarim Architect is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Perak in Desain Arsitektur, Bangunan lan Struktur Competition Category.

PerakArsitektur· 2026

Armada 3 Kompleks Arsitektur Guna Campuran

by A Tasarim Architect

Client: A Tasarım Architect

A' Design Award Perak Winner in Arsitektur Category

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The Design

About Armada 3 Kompleks Arsitektur Guna Campuran

Armada 3 iku kompleks arsitektur guna campuran ing Ankara, Turki. Bangunan iki nggabungake ritel segmen dhuwur, area gastronomi, lan ruang kantor ing sawetara tingkat sadhuwure lemah, kanthi area konstruksi kira-kira 21.000 meter persegi. Lawang mlebu ing pirang-pirang sisih lan interior kang kaya dalan njaga kompleks iki tetep mbukak marang kutha. Teras step-back lan geometri kang ngeyubi awake dhewe ndhukung kontrol srengenge lan cahya awan. Grid kolom beton bertulang ngidini ukuran unit kang fleksibel lan konfigurasi ulang ing mangsa ngarep. Fasad nggunakake kaca performa dhuwur, panel insulasi, lan lapisan logam.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perak

Armada 3 Kompleks Arsitektur Guna Campuran menang A' Design Award Perak, pangenalan sing prestisius banget sing diparingake marang desain tingkat dhuwur, endah lan nggumunake. Pemenang Perak iku karya sing sumunar banget lan kreatif banget sing nggambarake kaprigelan, bakat lan kaweruh para desainer. Armada 3 Kompleks Arsitektur Guna Campuran dikarepake dadi karya sing nggumunake, conto teladan, profesional banget lan inovatif banget. Desain sing menang A' Design Award Perak iki iku panemuan sing luar biasa banget lan dikagumi sing paring manfaat lan nyurung maju wates seni, sains, desain lan teknologi. Armada 3 Kompleks Arsitektur Guna Campuran iku ciptaan sing akeh sing ngirenake sing nggugah kekarepan, nggawa perasaan positif lan nuwuhake gumun lan kagum.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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