CROCUS ANCRENSIS / Urban Housing + Edible Garden for Çiğdem Neighborhood

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FLYOVER / METADROMOS*

Group Members: Begüm Şener, H.Büşra Öztürk

Çiğdem neighborhood acts as a buffer zone between green (METU Forest/ Şirindere Valley) of city and urban mass. Our site is placed in the border of Şirindere Valley, inside the Çiğdem neighborhood. In this part of the city, there are no landmarks, so that The Flyover acts like a new landmark for the city. As a promenade, Flyover enriches urban life in terms of greenery (edible gardens/ greenhouses) and experimental uses (butterfly garden/ agriculture workshop and vista points). Flyover metamorphoses to form different public and private uses in the site and shapes the organization of housing units. The housing units contain greenhouses which are shared with different owners and roof street which acts like the wing of Flyover. All these shared uses support the neighborhood idea.







































































In our analysis, We found that because of the yellowish and orangish color of crocus ancrensis, these flowers take the attention of butterflies. Also, we found that Ankara is the 4th city in Turkey about the butterfly population, and most of the population is near our site. Also, there are some endemic types in Metu and Çiğdem. So, we think to create a mutual relationship between crocus ancrensis and butterflies. We designed a butterfly garden/greenhouse that is close to the Şirindere Valley. In this garden, butterflies grow and go to the Şirindere Valley. Also, there is a cafe in the garden, and people can experience butterflies.
site plan







1st-floor plan
2nd-floor plan


6th-floor plan - roof street
site section















Final jury model























































*Metadramos comes from ancient Greek. Meta means trans and dromos means road. It is related to the butterfly metaphor. It means the transformation of the road.
























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