Fatma Kahraman
Lobby with the sculptural auditorium shell
Role
Director of Design — Project Design Management
Typology
Office
Location
Istanbul, Türkiye
Date
2020–2022
Company
Kalyon Construction Group
Designer
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
Contractor
Kalyon Construction
Client
Ziraat Bank

As Director of Design at Kalyon Construction Group headquarters, Fatma directed the design process for the Ziraat Bank headquarters, the anchor towers of the new Istanbul Finance Center designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates.

The twin towers' elliptical, stepped façades demanded a rigorous parametric workflow. Façade geometry was calculated and checked against the structural model, and the steel construction of the auditorium shell, atrium and podium was coordinated in a federated 3D model across architectural, structural and MEP disciplines.

The work covered contract and cost management alongside the direction of the design coordination and BIM teams, ensuring that every issue-for-construction package was resolved before it reached site.

The twin towers at night
The twin towers at night
Auditorium section — 3D model
Auditorium section — 3D model
Podium first floor — coordinated model
Podium first floor — coordinated model
Steel construction coordination
Steel construction coordination
Auditorium shell geometry
Auditorium shell geometry
Parametric façade calculation
Parametric façade calculation
Tower plan geometry
Tower plan geometry
Tower massing
Tower massing