Culture and Public
Commercial and Mixed-Use
Depo 9 Ofis Dönüşümü, Karaköy
Adaptive reuse of a 1910s harbor warehouse as offices.
Depo 9 was a warehouse built on the Golden Horn in the 1910s. In the conversion the structural system and brick facades were retained; inside, a two-story central atrium was opened and the offices arranged around this void.
Design approach
Some of the old freight lifts and crane rails were kept and became part of the design. Steel bridges and timber floors added to the building let old and new be clearly distinguished. The restoration was carried out with approval from the city's conservation board.
Project facts
- Client: A technology company
- Location: Karaköy, Istanbul
- Year: 2020
- Area: 3,900 m²
- Status: Completed
- Project team: 10 kişi
Materials and construction
The existing brick walls were seismically strengthened with composite reinforcement and injection. The added steel structure was designed as a separate system so that the original structural character of the building was preserved. The project received a national award in restoration.
Drawings, models and photographs of the project are included in the press kit; contact our studio for publication and exhibition requests.
