British Oil Mill presents itself as an industrial heritage place in a Mediterranean coastal town. Located near Mersin International Port, the building has been established as a cotton-seed oil mill in early 1900s. The oil mill is unique in Turkey with its hybrid structural system, which combines stone masonry walls with a steel framework.

The conservation projects provides a comprehensive documentation and restoration of British Oil Mill as it develops spatial transformation and adaptive re-use strategies to achieve a campus for cultural events. The aim of the project is to preserve the oil mill as a rare and unique document of industrial heritage and re-claim its cultural value by attaching it to contemporary life. To encourage repetitive patterns of visiting, the oil mill is re-configured as a temporary exhibition space. The proposal unveils the possibilities of the deep continuous space that the building defines by inserting a series of platforms alternating on different levels.

While British Oil Mill welcomes visitors with its monumental presence, the strips of contemporary extensions envelope exhibition spaces, multi-purpose halls, offices and a cafe. Whole system is interconnected with an elevated pathway, which is formed as an extension of the platforms suggested in the Oil Mill. The building strips define a series of open spaces that could accommodate various activities including exhibitions, installations, fairs, celebrations, workshops and so on.