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 |
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| 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.
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