Located in Ataşehir- Istanbul Finance Center; the CMB HQ project’s aim, as announced by the Ministry of Environment and Urbanism is: to create the biggest international finance center in the world that lives 24 hours. The project has approximately 200.000 sqm of total construction area- 6.040 sqm of commercial area, and 95.000 sqm of office area.

Inspired by traditional early Ottoman mosque architecture typology, the concept of the Project was developed on two levels: Podium – chaotic and lively – as a continuation of the street, and Towers – pure and monumental – breaking into human scale volumes creating architectural rhythm in the air like domes of traditional Ottoman architecture.

The privacy level of the project moves within a vertical trajectory in 3 parts: Podium which is open to the public, a big urban garden on the 8th floor for common use as semi-private space, and private Office towers with their green terraces on different levels. Visual representation of the building is directly formulated by vertical distribution of public and private spaces.

The project has approximately 200.000 sqm of total construction area- 6.040 sqm of commercial area, 95.000 sqm of office area.

The multiple green terraces on twelve different levels of the Project are aimed to recreate a particular eco-system and attract the bird species that abandoned İstanbul a long time ago. The huge semi-public urban garden on the top of the podium should serve as an important green injection in the area, as well as a vertical border between nature and chaos which is one of the important characteristics of the İstanbul city pattern.

CMB HQ Project aims to achieve a LEED Gold Certificate.All material selection processes will be based on the LEED GOLD requirements.

As for the façade design, an increased level of glazing allows for passive solar gain for the interior, while screens in front of the glazing, placed based on sun orientation, generate energy for buildings’ necessities and reduce energy consumption from local suppliers.

As the design of the CMB HQ Project is supposed to create space for life, the idea of biological diversity plays a big role in the design. As the building creates an inviting open space for all inhabitants in the area and the bird species to come back, it becomes an organic part of the site.

Green Lanes on terraces help define Urban gardens, therefore space increases Biological Diversity in the surrounding environment.

To imply the idea of “local energy consumption”, Geo Thermal Energy Technologies will take a part in the buildings’ energy needs therefore the building itself will be self-sufficient and sustainable in the area and will be an organic part of either the area and the city.