{"id":6304,"date":"2026-02-02T17:37:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T17:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archworks.agu.edu.tr\/?p=6304"},"modified":"2026-02-02T17:37:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T17:37:57","slug":"promenade-zeynep-cagla-koc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/archworks.agu.edu.tr\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/promenade-zeynep-cagla-koc\/","title":{"rendered":"PROMENADE \/ ZEYNEP \u00c7A\u011eLA KO\u00c7"},"content":{"rendered":"

PROMENADE \/ ZEYNEP \u00c7A\u011eLA KO\u00c7<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a Urban Threshold Museum<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This project redefines the museum not as an isolated object, but as a\u202f<\/span>threshold space<\/span><\/b>\u202fintegrated into the continuous flow of the city. The conventional \u201cwhite box\u201d museum model\u2014introverted, sterile, and detached from its urban context\u2014is critically questioned. Instead of functioning as a final destination, the museum is reimagined as a\u202f<\/span>spatial condition of passage<\/span><\/b>, where movement and encounter become integral parts of the experience.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Urban discontinuities, fragmented pedestrian networks, and residual spaces constitute the primary problem fields of the project. Positioned as an\u202f<\/span>urban pocket<\/span><\/b>, the museum operates as a spatial repair mechanism, reconnecting broken urban trajectories and establishing a permeable interface between public space and exhibition areas. The ground level is conceived not merely as an entrance, but as an open civic platform that allows uninterrupted urban circulation. In this way, the museum becomes a structure that flows with the city rather than separating itself from it.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The spatial organization is articulated through a sequence of thresholds: open and enclosed, public and semi-public, movement and pause are intentionally blurred. Gallery voids are not only connective elements between exhibition spaces, but also experiential volumes that create visual and spatial continuity across different levels. Visitors encounter multiple circulation scenarios, allowing varied speeds, perspectives, and modes of engagement rather than a single, linear route.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The architectural form emerges not as a purely analytical outcome, but as a trace of urban flows translated into space. Rather than asserting itself as an iconic object, the building acts as a\u202f<\/span>mediating structure<\/span><\/b>, existing in dialogue with the city. Independent of the exhibited content, the museum itself becomes an experiential medium that renders the urban condition visible.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ultimately, the project proposes a museum that transcends the notion of the \u201cwhite box\u201d and instead functions as an active participant in urban life\u2014continuously renegotiating the relationship between city, user, and space through the concept of the threshold.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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