Designed by Salon Architects, the new Istanbul City Museum’s monolithic design gives the impression of being carved out of a solid mass, floating above the surrounding landscape. The 38,000 sqm museum contains exhibition spaces, conservation and restoration laboratories, museum offices, a library, showroom, activity areas, restaurants and cafes.

The facade is composed of anodized metal and glass. The 100m long, continuous metal facades reflect the changing light, weather conditions and surrounding landscape. The ground floor facade, beneath the metal structure, is composed entirely of glass. The elevated cantilevered block serves as eaves to protect visitors from the rain and direct sunlight. The main volume is visually detached from the ground, while maintaining the transparency and connectivity of the ground floor to the surrounding park and approaching visitors. Newtecnic were responsible for the facade engineering design through schematic design, detailed design and construction documentation stages.