Dubai - Istinye Park

Istinye Park Design/Completion: 2004/2007 Location: Istanbul, Turkey Development Company: Orta Gayrimenkul Yatirim Yönetimi Ticaret ve Turizm AŞ Owner: Orta Gayrimenkul Yatirim Yonetimi Ticaret ve Turizm AŞ Size: 936,120 square feet/87,000 square meters of GLA Istinye Park is a vibrant new retail and entertainment destination situated above a natural topographical "amphitheater" of master-planned mid-rise residential neighborhoods. The project consists of three conceptually and architecturally distinct elements -- a grand central entertainment rotunda, an open-air lifestyle center and a glass-roofed indoor retail area -- combined into one multifaceted omnicenter. Master-planned on over 13 hectares, Istinye features a range of retail, restaurant and entertainment venues serviced by four levels of sub-grade parking. The project's centerpiece is the Grand Rotunda, a dramatic arena-like space beneath a scalloped, segmented roof structure. Supported by a central exterior mast and suspension cables, this 100-meter-diameter hard-shell canopy encloses a food court, a 12-screen stadium-seating cinema, themed retail and an amphitheater. The open-air Lifestyle Center, with central town park, world-class street-side shopping and two levels of specialty retail, offers a relaxed atmosphere, while the department store anchors, under the massive skylights and abundant natural lighting of the three-level Fashion Zone, present a fresh take on an enclosed mall. From the projected interactive media walls flanking the exterior rotunda, to the gourmet market and health spa, to the full selection of service and convenience facilities, Istinye Park offers something special: a spectacular array of retail and entertainment possibilities in a unique urban lifestyle environment; Istanbul's first true contemporary gathering space. Global Retail Leisure International Awards "Highly Commended -- International Retail & Leisure Destination of the Year", 2008 Trade Council of Shopping Centers + Retailers (AMPD) of Turkey Best Shopping Center over 50,000m2, 2009 AIA Superior Achievement in Design & Imaging presented by Retail Traffic, "Honorable Mention Enclosed Center", 2009 ICSC European Design and Development Award -- First Place Design Award -- New Development -- Very Large, 2009 FIABCI Prix d'Excellence Awards -- Category Winner - Retail Properties, 2012