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UNICEF Children’s Homes Project

Ankara, Türkiye · 2025
Multi-unit Education
A cohesive living environment shaped by light steel. Eight structures come together as one living environment. Light steel transforms architecture into living spaces. Each structure takes shape through the same engineering approach. A strong structural system completes the architectural integrity. From a steel system to a completed living environment. The structural system rises step by step. The structural system takes its architectural form through the exterior envelope. The light steel frame precisely defines the form of the structure. Every profile is part of the structure’s load-bearing integrity. Light steel, together with insulation layers, shapes interior comfort. A process that begins with engineering evolves into completed architecture. 1 / 12

About this project

Developed in collaboration with UNICEF, this project brings together advanced light gauge steel (LGS) construction and child-centric architectural design to build safe, nurturing spaces in Turkey. Spanning 294 m² across 8 dedicated lodges, the complex leverages high-strength cold-formed galvanized steel profiles to deliver superior thermal efficiency, acoustic comfort, and maximum structural safety.

By utilizing TheoSteel’s industrialized manufacturing and off-site assembly methods, construction time and material waste were drastically reduced. All 8 structural frames were fully erected in 30 days, leading to complete handover within 50 weeks.

Technical specification

Floor height
300 cm ground floor - 300 cm upper floor
Roof
Metal standing-seam roof over OSB
External wall frame
14 cm steel frame with rock wool insulation
Internal wall frame
9 cm steel frame with rock wool insulation
External finish
Moisture barrier + mesh + plaster + mineral finish + paint
Internal finish
11 mm OSB and plasterboard, two coats silicone paint
Steel grade
S280GD, Z275 hot-dip galvanised
Glazing
Double glazed, thermally broken aluminium
Delivery
Panelized product, numbered with assembly sheet
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