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Design Architect and Master Planner DDG info@ddg-usa.com 410 962 0505 main DDG_design twitter DDG.Traveller facebook www.ddg-usa.com 3700 O'Donnell Street Baltimore, Maryland 21224 USA Alpella Youth City (Alpella Gençlik Şehri) Location: Istanbul, Turkey Developer: Ülker Group Project Opening: 2010 Size: 613320 square feet/57000 square meters. 14.1 acres/5.7 hectares As one of the most popular sports clubs in Turkey, Fenerbahçe SK occupies a position of social and sporting prominence in Istanbul culture. It is appropriate then that the new home for the club's competitive and successful basketball team will soon be playing its matches in an extraordinary and inspired new setting. Slated to open in 2010, Alpella Youth City is a proposed LEED certified state-of-the-art sports, lifestyle and entertainment development comprising of a multiuse arena, shopping, hotel, parking, offices, cinemas and theater uses focused around an interactive multimedia events plaza for the city of Istanbul. The sleek, 15000 seat multi-use arena at the heart of the new project is designed to accommodate a variety of sports activities, musical performances, trade shows and promotional events. Connected to the arena is a three-level sports lifestyle center designed to accommodate a diverse mix of retail options, including cinemas, an Olympic-sized swimming pool, a number of restaurants and cafes, and a family entertainment center. The center overlooks a dynamic open-air events plaza, a spectacular ...