Reg.Nr. HA-2003/TU/03

Former Cibali Tobacco and Cigarette Factory, Istanbul

The restoration of a 1884 neo-Classical style tobacco factory and its conversion to university building after the factory was abandoned in the mid-1990s. The factory complex was made up of numerous ajoining buildings with various functions and forms and is a place of significance ...
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Project details

Title:Former Cibali Tobacco and Cigarette Factory, Istanbul
Entr. year: 2003
Result:Diploma
Country: Turkey
Town: Istanbul
Category type: architectural heritage
Building type/ Project type: industrial heritage
Former use:Tobacco factory
Actual use:University
Built: 19th century
The Jury's citation: For the rigorous and extensive restoration of an early industrial factory complex to transform it into the central campus of a private university, thus contributing to the regeneration of its historical surroundings.
GPS:41°1'26.2"N 28°57'36.0"E
Web, Links:

www.khas.edu.tr/en/

Description:
The restoration of a 1884 neo-Classical style tobacco factory and its conversion to university building after the factory was abandoned in the mid-1990s. The factory complex was made up of numerous ajoining buildings with various functions and forms and is a place of significance to the industrial period's cultural heritage. The wooden and iron structure has been cleaned and left exposed throughout, giving a distinctive character to the various spaces and complex as a whole.