Turkish Architects METEKIYAN have shared with us their proposal for the Landmark Project on Cebeli Hill in Antalya, Turkey. Additional images and a description of their proposed arboretum after the break.
CLIMBING TO THE HILL The project is an arboretum proposal for the competition of a symbolic building on the Cebeli Hill in Gazipasa town which is the eastern virgin region of Antalya. Design idea focuses on this virginity of the town with wonderful landscape and special micro climatic conditions. Thanks for the fact that up to now Gazipasa stayed far away from the tourism and urban policies shaping the Mediterranean region of Turkey , the town has preserved its opportunities to serve in the future. Another factor that distinguishes the area is its myriad alternatives of tourism options beside classic ones like sea, sand and sun. Micro climate created by flora is a privilege in itself. As well as providing the qualified agriculture being the main source of livelihood, the diversity of plants leaves their mark on people and makes them feel the ecosystem. The Cebeli Hill, the site for which the proposal designed, is situated on Gazipasa plane and has the view of both Mediterranean Sea and the city settlement. Thanks for that, the hill has a giant potential of being the most important public area of the region.
