Kanyon (meaning

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in Turkish) is a multi-purpose complex located on the

Büyükdere Avenue Büyükdere Avenue ( tr, Büyükdere Caddesi) is a major avenue which runs through the districts of Şişli (Esentepe quarter), Beşiktaş (Levent quarter) and Sarıyer (Maslak quarter) on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey. It begins at Şi ...

in the

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business district of

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

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. Opened on 6 June 2006, it unites a 160-store shopping mall (covering an area of 37,500 m²), a 30-floor office tower (26 floors of which rise above street level) and a 22-floor residential block with 179 residential apartments into a complex undulating around a dramatic architectural “canyon”. The total construction area of the project is 250,000 m², with 30,000 m² of rentable office area, 37,500 m² of rentable retail area, 180 residential flats, 160 stores, 9 theater halls with a capacity of 1,600 spectators, and a parking facility for 2,300 vehicles. Each floor of the office tower has a total usable office space of 1,167 m². The complex rises on an area of 29,427 m².

Development

Kanyon is a joint venture of the

Eczacıbaşı Eczacıbaşı Holding is a Turkish industrial group of companies founded in 1942. The group with 44 companies has 11,400 employees and a combined net turnover of TL 11.1 billion in 2020. Group Eczacıbaşı's core sectors are building products, ...

Group and İŞGYO of Turkey. It was designed by

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, who collaborated with

Tabanlıoğlu Architects Tabanlıoğlu Architects (Turkish: Tabanlıoğlu Mimarlık) is an architectural firm based in Istanbul. The practice is led by Murat Tabanlıoğlu, Melkan Tabanlıoğlu and Özdem Gürsel. Project list Major projects, by year of completion and o ...

of Istanbul, Turkey, for developing the project. The Istanbul office of

Ove Arup & Partners Arup (officially Arup Group Limited) is a British multinational professional services firm headquartered in London which provides design, engineering, architecture, planning, and advisory services across every aspect of the built environment ...

undertook the engineering and consultancy works, while Tepe Construction of Istanbul, Turkey, was the main construction company. IMS Engineering of Istanbul, Turkey, was responsible for the project management. File:Kanyon Shopping Mall, Istanbul - night shot.jpg, The mall's entrance Image:TCanyon2.jpg, A view of the canyon Image:Istanbul Kanyon.jpg, The winding retail levels File:KanyonTower.jpg, Kanyon Office Tower File:Levent istanbul.jpg, Kanyon Office Tower (at right, in the background)

Awards

Kanyon won the 2006 Cityscape Architectural Review Award in the "Commercial Built" category, during a ceremony which was held in

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, on 4 December 2006.Emporis: Kanyon wins the 2006 Cityscape Architectural Review Award

References

External links

Emporis: Kanyon

Emporis: Kanyon image gallery

Extensive picture gallery
{{Shopping centres in Turkey Şişli Shopping malls in Istanbul Residential skyscrapers in Istanbul Skyscraper office buildings in Turkey

Development

Awards

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