İstanbul’s new urban center of attraction houses ARTER, Museum of Contemporary Arts. We used FİBROBETON building materials to give depth to this monumental building that makes a reference to İstanbul’s rich tradition of tiles and mosaics.

The building, designed by Grimshaw Architects, is located on one slope of the valley in Dolapdere. It ties many historical public buildings to each other and creates a place of arts which is easily accessible. Fluid and permeable gallery areas are performance areas that get rid of the boundaries between visual arts, performance and multimedia.

As you get closer to the building, you see the façade of chiseled glass fiber reinforced concrete and nacreous ceramics that shine under İstanbul’s sun. A mixture of concave, convex and perforated panels create a shadow play that gives life to the façade. The glass fiber reinforced concrete floor reflects the changing hues throughout the day and is emphasized by pearlescent floor tiles.

Even though the panel shapes differed and despite the sharp angles, our Fibrobeton GRC / GFRC panels revived the design successfully.

Freer and More Unique Design

In the beginning, they wanted the whole façade to be dressed with ceramics, but more economical GRC / GFRC panels were preferred because of the huge tile sizes. GRC / GFRC panels could be built in a variety of shapes and sharp angles. Panels also encircled the open areas in the upper floors and the monolithic look could be achieved.

We built a zigzag shaped steel structure which could carry the perforated material on the façade. This steel structure helps achieve the desired look without being visible from either the inside or outside.

Numerous GRC / GFRC panels of different geometry and texture emphasized the mobility on the façade of the building.