AWARD PROGRAM: Marmara Municipalities Union Golden Ant Awards

EXECUTIVE UNIT: IMM Cultural Heritage Department Projects Directorate

PROJECT CATEGORY: Urban Design and Architecture

OBJECTIVE: With the awareness of its value in the memory of the city and its citizens, IMM Heritage transformed the long-abandoned Çubuklu Silos into a cultural, artistic, and social hub in 2024. The restoration, carried out in line with universal conservation principles, set an exemplary model for adaptive reuse on a global scale. The silos have been re-functioned with a contemporary interpretation to meet the city’s current needs, becoming a new center of culture, art, and life along the Bosphorus.

SCOPE:

• Transformation of a 20,000 m² heritage area into a multifunctional cultural and public space
• Redevelopment of the coastline as a square, integrated with the silo structures, providing space for events and public gatherings
• Establishment of diverse facilities, including:
  • Digital Arts Museum
  • Nature and Science Museum
  • Library
  • Workshop spaces
  • Stage and Event Area
  • Restaurant and Café
  • Children and Art Center
• Adaptive reuse of the silo architecture, whose unique form offers immersive interior experiences, with the upper-level silos repurposed as the Digital Arts Museum
• Hosting of the exhibition “Reconstructing Consciousness: What is Real?”, curated by Ars Electronica and produced by Piksel.Creative Solutions