Fatma Kahraman
Turkish Technic maintenance hangar
Role
Design Coordination Manager
Typology
Airport
Location
Istanbul Airport, Türkiye
Date
2018–2019
Company
Kalyon Construction Group
Designer
Ghafari Associates
Design Management
ARUP
Consultant
Yüksel Proje
Contractor
Kalyon Construction
Client
Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines' operational base at the new Istanbul Airport is a campus of large-span and highly technical buildings: the Turkish Technic maintenance hangars, the Turkish Cargo terminal, catering, flight operations and administration blocks. Ghafari Associates led the design with ARUP as design manager and Yüksel Proje as consultant.

Fatma managed the design coordination process with a team of eight to ten, coordinating all subcontractors and resolving interface issues between packages. The team controlled and submitted subcontractor shop drawings, followed planning, estimating and purchasing activities and ran the consultant-to-client approval cycle so that the facilities were ready for the airport's opening.

Administration building
Administration building
Entrance canopy
Entrance canopy
Lobby interior
Lobby interior
Flight operations building
Flight operations building
Turkish Cargo terminal
Turkish Cargo terminal
Catering building
Catering building
Hangar steel frame under construction
Hangar steel frame under construction
Crew lounge
Crew lounge