09 / Culture & learning

Ankara Library & Culture Centre

Ankara, Türkiye
2018 · Design study

Night view of the illuminated library, its glazed triangular entrance and public square — 01 / Light across the evening square

The project

Location: Ankara, Türkiye
Year: 2018
Context: Design study
Studio: HDRV

A shared civic landscape.

A library and cultural campus study in Ankara, bringing a stepped library building, domed cultural spaces and a mosque around a shared public realm. Broad terraces, patterned paving and planted routes connect the different buildings.

The gallery moves from the public square to the wider campus, then into the library. Glazed walls and deep horizontal shading define the exterior, while an open stair and multilevel atrium connect the internal spaces.

An Ankara civic square with a stepped glazed library, a lattice-domed mosque, slender minarets and fountains — 02 / The library and mosque around the public square

A landscaped library forecourt with fountain jets, planted beds, glazed facades and visitors — 03 / Fountains and planting in the library forecourt

A planted pedestrian route between the geometric mosque facade and the stepped library — 04 / A planted route between the buildings

Aerial view across a faceted dome towards the stepped library, patterned public courtyard and mosque — 05 / The campus courtyard from above

Night aerial view of an illuminated cultural campus with stepped library terraces, two domed buildings and landscaped public spaces — 06 / The cultural campus after dark

Next perspective / 10Termez People’s Park