KPF clinches First Turkish project with HQ For Ziraat Bank
International architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) has been commissioned to design the new headquarters for the country’s largest and oldest financial institution, Ziraat Bank, in the heart of Istanbul. It is the practice’s first project in Turkey.
The new building is expected to be the cornerstone of the city's new International Financial Centre, a key to Turkey's stated goal of expanding its economy. The two-tower, 200,000 sq m HQ will enable Ziraat Bank to continue its mission through what KPS says will be 'an iconic and sustainable facility whose architectural language will draw on the prolific cultural heritage of one of the world's oldest and most diverse cities'.
KPF's recent work in London includes The Pinnacle, Heron Tower and Unilever House.
