Detail Design in Harsh Climates Part 1 Antarctica — Fatih Yazıcıoğlu

Antarctica and its surroundings allow for conducting scientific research in several areas with features of the world that are nowhere else to be found It is thought that Antarctica which holds 70 of the world s fresh water reserves is also rich in mineral resources In 1995 Turkey became a party of the Antarctic Treaty originally signed in 1959 Of the 53 countries that are parties to the treaty 29 have a say in the continental government Countries that want to have such status in continental management need to establish a base in the region and conduct scientific research In the last two years Turkey has been sending researchers from Turkish universities and conducting scientific studies For Turkey to become one of the leading countries in the continent establishing a research station is quite important This book is about the design proposals generated by the author and his students for the first Turkish Research Center in Antarctica In order to make students get more interested in the course a scenario has been adapted to the course work brief The scenario is as follows Turkish government has commissioned you to design a research station for the first group of Turkish scientist to be built in one of the coldest and most arid regions on earth the Antarctica Seven scientists will first use the research station in summer and in time the number will be increased to twenty five in summer and thirteen in winter The research station should be designed to be moved as any type of in situ construction is very difficult in the region As the region is dramatically important for the sake of the world the station should minimize the production and use of electric water heat etc In addition the government wants the station to be designed with a sustainable approach to be a model for the other nation s stations The government s long term intention is to have a minimum zero energy and carbon neutral station The station will comprise of a living room dining kitchen bedrooms bathrooms technical spaces and 3 laboratories At the end seven inspiring design alternative is designed and detailed All of which has a creative function conceptual design idea and detail solutions and documentation which are almost ready for construction