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Sile Binicilik Tesisi Equestrian Center by Mimark Mimarlık Receives the Silver A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
The international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Mimark Mimarlık for architecture, building and structure design
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Sile Binicilik Tesisi Equestrian Center by Mimark Mimarlık, designed for Equine Design Studio, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category. The result belongs to the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Silver A' Design Award Explained
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
About Sile Binicilik Tesisi Equestrian Center
Sile Binicilik Tesisi is an equestrian center designed in a contemporary architectural style near a forest in Istanbul. The complex covers 33,453 square meters and includes an indoor arena, an outdoor arena, a semi-open arena, an L-shaped stable block, housing and a cafeteria for horse keepers, and a veterinary clinic. All structures face the forest and are linked by a stone path. The layout follows the wind direction for the health of the horses. Natural stone, wood, glass and steel are the main materials. Large glazing and skylights bring daylight and natural ventilation into the stables.
About Mimark Mimarlık
I am graduated from Istanbul Technical University and master at Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya in subject of Contemporary Project, and proud by working with Mimark Mimarlık, we are specialized architects about equine design and design for horses. Because as Mimarlık Mimarlık, we are riders and architects, We care about horses behavior and health. This is our unique approach to design.
Award Record
With this recognition, Mimark Mimarlık is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2020 - 2021 to 2022 - 2023 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award
The A' Architecture Design Award is an international architectural design competition recognizing good architectural designs by best architects worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to architectural design studios, building contractors, structural engineering firms and architecture and design consultants from all countries. Entries typically include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. Awarded architectural projects are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/architecture
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/148951
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/148951
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!148951
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/308627
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://bit.ly/41mK4f1
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Sile Binicilik Tesisi Equestrian Center
- Function
- Equestrian Center
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Light Gray, Silver, Dark Gray, Dark Slate Gray and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Equine Design Studio
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Mimark Mimarlık
- Country
- Turkiye
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #148951
Credits
- Team
- Kaan Kutsal Alkan and Buket Kabakci
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The project is an equestrian center which is designed in a contemporary architectural style.The structures were built to face the forest and all of them are connected by a stone path. The entire settlement is positioned according to the wind direction for the health of the horses. The massive eaves of the indoor arena and the stables provide semi-open space for people.
- Inspiration
- The project was inspired completely by nature since the project is located around the forest. The aim of the project is that the structures to blend in with nature. Therefore, wood, glass and stone were the primary elements of the design.
- Research
- The architects of this project are also licensed show jumpers. Therefore, they combined their own experiences as well as their architectural knowledge and skills. In addition to those, they read many articles written by German authors about flooring systems in equestrian architecture.
- Challenge
- In this project, the horses, riders, and customers have different desires and demands. The challenging part was to find a design solution where you could meet all their desires and demands without having any conflict with each other.
- Realization and Technology
- Natural stone and wooden planks were used on the facade of the facility, which was designed with steel material as a modern structure, large glasses and transparent roof panels of indoor arena and stables were preferred in order to benefit from the daylight for a long time.In addition, skylights are used for natural ventilation in the stables and indoor arena.
- Operation and Interaction
- At the entrance, a green area welcomes you and leads you to the outdoor arena. In between the indoor and outdoor arenas, there is a restaurant with a terrace, where people can watch riders in both indoor and outdoor arenas whilst enjoying their food. The L-shaped stables face each other and their layout creates a courtyard where the horse lunging arenas and the paddocks are located. This system helps horses to lunge and stay in the paddocks and stables without leaving the stable block.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in late November 2022 and finished in early January 2023 in İstanbul.
- Specifications
- The entire land is 33.453,66 m2 and the project includes an indoor arena,4600 m2, an outdoor arena ,3200m2, a semi open arena,1800m2, an L shaped stable block,3050 m2, houses and cafeteria for horsekeepers,520m2, and a vet clinic,270 m2.
- Keywords
- equestrian center, architecture, contemporary, wood, nature, steel, glass, stables,
