Livadi Konacık Houses project is a project consisting of 4 villas on a land of 1362 sqm, located in the central Konacık District of Bodrum. Villas, each with a private swimming pool, are on average 155 sqm. The project aims to provide a sense of privacy while taking advantage of being located in the center of the city.
Our main approach in design was to combine natural, sustainable and innovative materials with modern and contemporary forms. In order to allow optimum daylight into the interior, we used the joinery on the facade in large sizes and with a sliding system. We placed wooden dividers on the balconies. Our principle here is that we want to preserve the sense of privacy of all villas and create the perception of contemporary form with this wooden pergola that expands as it goes up. The natural stone we lay irregularly on the facade not only adds a stylish appearance to the building, but also ensures that it keeps the building cool in summer and warm in winter. The facade created by natural stone, wood and metal panels fits exactly the way we express the modernity and sustainability perception we want.
We prioritized natural materials and modern design decisions for interior design, as for the facade design. Efforts have been made to ensure maximum mobility in open-plan living spaces. In the American kitchen, storage areas are used at an optimum level and elegance is provided with natural materials. Details such as the ghost staircase and the pebbled plant corner were important points of our design. The metal railings where the wooden steps meet look like thin ropes holding the stairs in the air.
Designed by South African architecture studio SAOTA and developed by Aksoy Holding of Turkey, The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Bodrum is the first stand-alone branded residences for Marriott International in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region. Set on a 126,000 sqm private peninsula, The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Bodrum is in Yalıkavak, a coastal resort town of Bodrum surrounded by the Aegean Sea.
Surrounded by the forest on the north and the seaside at the east, our project is aimed at being one of the best example of integration in its natural context. Situated on Bodrum peninsula, this summer housing complex needed a Beach Restaurant which would be flexible enough to host a project information centre at first and being built very fast with a minimum of impact in its environment.
“This ‘island’, less than two hours from Istanbul, is a jewel on the Turkish coastline; it epitomizes the beautiful and serene character that has made Yalikavak and Bodrum such a wonderful home or destination,” said Philip Olmesdahl, team leader and director of Cape Town-based SAOTA, at the launch. “I’ve had the pleasure to work in far reaches of the world – yet never on such a phenomenal property as this.”
Yalıkavak is one of the lagoons on the southwestern coast of Turkey, which is becoming a popular destination for blue voyages along the Turkish Riviera. Unlike its provincial center Bodrum, which has faced a building boom in 1980s with the increase of touristic activities, Yalikavak is still a relatively calm, smaller scale settlement with its natural landscape.
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