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MAPFRE Insurance Building Complex

Category: Office
Location: İstanbul
Project Date: 2012
Client: MAPFRE
Area: 12,000 m²
Team: Aydan Volkan, Selim Cengiç, Onur Arat, Erhan Yıldız, Sinan Günay, Mehmet Alpertong
Award: National Closed Competition, 1st Prize

The new complex for Mapfre Insurance, located in Findikli region of Istanbul, is designed to sustain the needs of the client by taking the cultural, economic and geographical features of the city as well as the contemporary requirements of the daily business life. It is a building that can trigger a change to overcome the negative circumstances while being coherent the historic features of the region. 

Mapfre Turkey, Insurance Building Complex consists five building blocks situated on a seven-plot area. Block A; is the new building block where Mapfre Genel Sigorta office units are to be located, has a facade on Meclis-i Mebusan street and because of the topographical structure of the complex and zoning conditions, vehicle and pedestrian entrances and main entrance of the complex are provided from this building. Block B; is the new building block where Mapfre Genel Yaşam office units, symposium hall, education halls are planned to be located. Staff restaurant, cafe and multi-purpose invitation hall which will also be located in this building block will have connection to the inner garden from different levels. Block C; is the new building block where the Law Department shared by Mapfre Genel Sigorta and Mapfre Genel Yaşam is located. There will be a reserved storey for the future needs and a Health Club and a Library which will have connection to the inner garden from different levels. Block D; is the existing building to be renovated for the accommodation of the domestic and foreign visitors of both companies. Block E; is the existing building where only the facades will be renovated. Agency offices will also be located in this building.