Denizbank Aquarium Primary Function: Mamanu o Totonu o le Ofisa by Kontra Architecture is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Ario in Mamanu Totonu Competition Category.
ArioTotonu· 2021
Denizbank Aquarium Primary Function: Mamanu o Totonu o le Ofisa
Client: Denizbank
A' Design Award Ario Winner in Totonu Category
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The Design
About Denizbank Aquarium Primary Function: Mamanu o Totonu o le Ofisa
Denizbank Aquarium ose nofoaga tutotonu mo mea fou ma pisinisi o loʻo tu i totonu o le laumua o se faletupe i Istanbul. O loʻo tuʻu le ofisa i se lasenuu o loʻo faʻatapulaʻaina ai le malamalama o le ao. O panela faʻalogo o loʻo faʻaalia ai le sami ma le gaioiga o le vai e ufiufi ai luga o mea, ma o mea taꞌutino e faʻamanatu ai le lalolagi lanu felanulanuaʻi i lalo o le vai. O lanu faʻatusatusa e tuʻufaʻatasia ma mea faanatura e fausia ai se avanoa olaola ma paleni. O modules ma faʻato maualalo ma vaega o nofoa vavae ese e faʻaopoopo ai le mafanafana. O se faiga o moli e faʻataʻitaʻia ai le malamalama o le ao e lagolago ai le faʻamalosia ma le pao o le taimi o tagata faigaluega.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Ario
O le A' Design Award Ario na manumalo ai Denizbank Aquarium Primary Function: Mamanu o Totonu o le Ofisa, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu sili ona lelei, matagofie ma mataʻutia. O ē manumalo i le Ario o galuega susulu tele ma fatufatuaʻi e faaalia ai le poto, le taleni ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Denizbank Aquarium Primary Function: Mamanu o Totonu o le Ofisa e avea ma galuega matagofie, o se fesuiaiga mo isi, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou loloto. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Ario o se mea e iloga, ua mataʻina e aogā ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. Denizbank Aquarium Primary Function: Mamanu o Totonu o le Ofisa o se mea e fiafia i ai le toatele, e fafagu ai manaʻoga, aumaia ai lagona lelei ma tupu ai le ofo.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Denizbank Aquarium is an innovation and entrepreneurship center located at Denizbank Headquarters. Defining its journey as a venture with the metaphor of Aquarium, Sea and Ocean, all the needs of Denizbank in this place are combined with Kontra's design vision to create a new generation working environment. Providing a comfortable and unconventional atmosphere to the user in order to increase creativity and productivity in working environments is at the core of this design approach.
- Tags
- Co-working, Office, Aquarium, Sea
- Production Technology
- Contrasting colors are mixed with natural materials to create a vibrant and balanced space. Modules with low ceilings and isolated seating groups are designed to make employees feel cozier and more comfortable while increasing their sense of belonging to the company. The movement of the daylight plays an important role in the wellbeing of employees. Considering the fact that they spend majority of their day indoors for long hours; a lighting system that mimics the daylight has been designed in harmony with the motivation and circadian rhythm of the users.
- Design Challenge
- Office is located in under the basements, therefore daylight was so limited and that is why this project called ''Aquarium''. In office spaces lighting is the core issue due to keeping motivation high.The problem is solved with spatial planning, material choices and innovative lighting systems.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by the relaxing effect of the water element and the colorful and always surprising world of the sea; It is aimed to create a space that makes users feel comfortable and keeps their motivation high. From the moment you enter the aquarium, you can feel the ocean feeling on all surfaces thanks to the acoustic panels depicting the sea and water movement, textured material choices that reference the colorful world of the submarine.
- Project Duration
- The project started in December 2019 and finished in November 2020, and located at Denizbank HQ / Istanbul.
- Team Members
- Gülşah Cantaş, Founder
Cengiz Bozal, Designer
Hacer Dogan, Project Manager
Eda Bozkurt, Interior Designer
Burak Gobut, Interior Designer - Image Credits
- Photographer Ibrahim Ozbunar
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