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TV PRODUCTION STUDIOS – ERZURUM

Architect: Özhan Sökmen - Client : Turkish Radio Television General Directorate
To renew the existing studios in Erzurum, acoustic and civil engineering designs have been provided by PROTA. The studio design services are containing of steel acustic internal covering designs, preparation of stage technics projects, preparation of arc calculations, to determine the building periods by dynamic analysis, cost estimations, preparation of the tender documents. The building has an area of 10,000 sq.m.

RADIO-TV-NEWS PRODUCTION CENTRE - İZMİR

Architect: Özhan Sökmen
Client: Turkish Radio Television General Directorate
Since the beginning of the work, Prota has provided construction supervision consultancy, project analysis and design for the İzmir Production center, the second biggest production center in Turkey after Ankara. The total area of the building is 60,000 sq.m. The work has carried on within the framework of the consulting services provided by the German TV, ZDF. In the scope of the project, the steel inner shells, RC grid systems, box systems, RC shell systems, have been designed.

CULTURAL CENTRE - VAN

Architect: Ahmet Can Ersan
Client: Ministry of Culture
This centre is one of the first cultural centres of the East Anatolia. The structure has an area of 10,000 m2 and contains of multi-purpose saloon, exhibition spaces, study rooms and several cannexes. All engineering services have been provided by PROTA.

TURKISH PARLIAMENT (TBMM) TV PRODUCTION STUDIO, ANKARA

Architect: Özhan Sökmen
Client: TBMM
Complete design and consultancy services including steel acoustic internal covering designs, arc calculations, determination of structural periods by dynamic analysis, application projects and detailed drawings, cost estimations, tender documents preparation have been provided by PROTA in 1992. Total area is 5,000 m2 .

AKÇAKOCA MOSQUE - BOLU

Architect: Ergün Subaşı
Client: Association of Mosque Building
Akçakoca Mosque has an area of 9,500 m2 . Differently designed from the traditional architecture, the structure has covered by a R/C shell system which was made by using a 3-D finite elements model by a computer program. Main space width is 36 by 36m. The minarets are structurally analysed considering ground conditions and earthquake risks. The heights of dome, minaret and serefe are 31m, 58 m and 35 m respectively. It has been designed in 1992.

PRESS YOUTH CENTRE - ANKARA

Architect: Nuran Ünsal
Client: Ankara Municipality
The purpose of the design is to create a cultural complex centre by restoration of the vineyard placed in Ankara Kuloğlu Street. Prota provided the engineering and construction supervision services. The area of the centre is 6,000 m2 .

TEPEBAŞI TV PRODUCTION STUDIOS, İSTANBUL

Architect: Özhan Sökmen
Client: TRT General Directorate
All required engineering services have been provided by PROTA to convert an old building in İstanbul Tepebaşı to a studio (with the audiences) in 1992. The studio design services are containing of steel acoustic internal covering designs, preparation of stage techniques projects, preparation of arc calculations, to determine the building periods by dynamic analysis, cost estimations, preparation of the tender documents. Within the services provided the effects of the renewals to the building structural system has also been analyzed. Total area is 20,000 m2.

ATATURK CULTURAL CENTRE (AKM) PRESIDENCY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONCERT SALOON - ANKARA

Architect: Semra-Özcan Uygur
Client: Ministry of Culture
The building having an area of 65,000 m2 is formed of a big saloon of 2,500 persons and small saloon of 1,000 persons, foyer of 1,500 persons, artist working building, chorus study and administrative building and closed autopark area. All building floors are solved by a beamless plaque system. In the saloons R/C shell system has been used. The roof of foyer block is made of 40 m length of 3-D steel trusses.

CULTURAL CENTRE - HACIBEKTAŞ

Architect: Merih Karaaslan
Client: Ministry of Culture
Cultural centre in Hacıbektas has been designed suitable to the regional cultural characteristics. There have been multi-purpose saloon, museum, exhibition spaces in the building. The area is 4,000 m2 . Structural engineering services have been performed by PROTA in 1994.

CULTURAL CENTRE – SÖĞÜT

Architect: Mürşid Günday
Client: Ministry of Culture
Cultural centre design work has been awarded to PROTA through a competition in Söğüt, where is the first capital city of Ottoman Empire. There have been multi-purpose saloon, museum, exhibition spaces in the building. The area is 5,000 m2 and engineering services have been completed in 1994.

MEDITERRANEAN CULTURES RESEARCH AND CONGRESS CENTRE - MERSİN

Architect: Merih Karaaslan
Client: Ministry of Culture
The centre is one of the biggest congress and cultural centre of south east region of Turkey. Engineering services have been performed by PROTA in 1996.
Total area is 45,000 m2 and the centre includes congress saloons, educational facilities, study rooms and several social facilities.

ÇUKUROVA CULTURAL CENTRE - ADANA

Architect: Merih Karaaslan
Client: Ministry of Culture
The centre is one of the biggest congress and cultural centre of Adana, Turkey. Engineering services have been performed by PROTA in 1994.
Total area is 30,000 m2 and the centre includes congress saloons, educational facilities, study rooms and several social facilities.

MOVIEPOL CINEMA- ANKARA

Client: Metropol Cinema Organizations
The 7 floor height building has 3 underground floors one is indoor parking level. The large spans need for cinema halls are designed as flat slab systems. The project and supervision services had been rendered in 2000. The total construction area is 7,000 sq.m. The structural engineering studies and projects, consultancy and quantity estimation and site supervision works were rendered by Prota.

ANATOLIAN CIVILIZATIONS MUSEUM - ANKARA

Client: Ministry of Culture
The steel roof of the museum which has an approximate area of 650 m2 has been designed for covering the middle courtyard of the museum in 1999 by PROTA. 3-D Steel-constructive design system is used and the thickest part is 350 mm.

Client: Ankara Municipality.
The Istanbul Gate complex, the first of the Municipality’s series to reshape Ankara’s visual and symbolic structure is also an interesting area for national and international activities. Semra-Sedvan-Ferhan Teber were awarded with the first prize of the project competation which was about the scope of Ankara city gates. The project compromise of an area of 130 ha which includes a commercial center of 20000sq.m., social –cultural areas, Susuz lake recreational areas, sports areas and the Landmark 13 OCTOBER ISTANBUL CITY GATE. The entrance of the city is constituted of 64m height “Time Tower “ and90X90 m dimensioned “Bridge Square” Time Tower was planned to be built with rotten proof, high resistant steel and vertical and diagonal elements. The Tower is in the form of right triangle and the base area has the dimensions of 32X8m. In the Tower there are Ankara History Museum and cultural halls. It is covered with glass. Metal sun protectors made of Aluminium alloy, are planned to be put outside of the glass surface. At the vertical side of the tower there are panoramic lifts which are surrounded with RC shear walls. The total construction area is 20,000sq.m. The time tower is rise up in the circular hollow, in the middle of the Bridge-Square which is located on the trans European highway. The Bridge-Square is being carried by the columns which are arranged in two rows near the highway. In the scope of the project the structural and dynamic computations, precast panel design, pre and post tensioned beam design, steel tower design, bridge-square design, civil engineering services, preparation of quantity estimations, tender file, rain water drainage, sewer system, water system project services were rendered.