We found it valuable to make a structure that we experienced without the clothes that surround us visible through the shell that surrounds it, to bring it to the forefront. In a sense, the Shell has reached a point that surrounds both structure and people. The Shell was knitted with contrasts. Despite its holistic appearance, it was made of thousands of small parts. Despite his heavy appearance, he remained in the air, hanging from above without stepping on the ground. Despite its opaque appearance, it was actually made of clear glass. It was our first goal to reach the unrepeatable and unimaginable atmosphere created by the light and reflections that seeped out of the shell. In the area where the structure was located, primitive stone walls made for land arrangement gave us this inspiration. These stone walls became the shell of the structure with a new interpretation. The light effect and light shadow games created by filtering light from the shell into the interior, the position, size and randomness of the gaps in the building shell, will make the experience of the structure unique.
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.
To detach the users from the chaotic city life was intended by enriching the experience with fluid circulation which is created with preferring organic forms in construction elements and the feeling of “serenity” that accompanies. Also, flexible usage of the custom-designed movable furniture modules procures the variable space perception and perspectives in the project, which was designed by Zemberek Design for a well-established textile company, Ulupınar Tekstil.
The workplace for Beymen, Turkey’s luxury retailer, occupies the whole building in Vadi Istanbul complex, providing workplaces for Beymen Group brands and their team members, including designers, sales-managers, market analysts and IT-professionals. Each floor of a 10 storey building is occupied by a separate brand or department. At the main entrance on the ground floor the reception desk with lounge seating and meetig spaces are located to accomodate the visitors. Bespoke wall panelling around the reception area mimics the folds of the fabric and supports the design narrative created for the workplace of the retail brand. The shared cafeteria for all team members offering various group seating arrangements is situated on the basement floor.
The project, which won the architectural project competition for the Ted Ankara College Campus with a capacity of 6000 students in 1998, was implemented in 2005 and educational activities have begun. Conceptualized and designed by Semra Uygur and Özcan Uygur, this campus is a city simulation accomplished adopting the principle that education should create its own urban life even if it is in an area remote from the city. As a result of this design principle, TED Ankara College Campus operates as an actual city with the daily circulation routes designed considering the diversity of common indoor-outdoor areas, functional arrangement, meeting of various users, and the requirements emerged within the process.
The building, which was started to be built as a camping area in 1975 and differentiated by articulation over time, was re-functionalized and designed by THECATWORK to meet the needs of the today by preserving its existing mass.
Currently, the structure, which is located in an area where the distance between the Europe-Istanbul road and the Marmara Sea coastline is narrowing, is placed on the parcel perimeters and consecutively. The structure, which is shaped over the formation of a wide inner courtyard / corridor opening to the sea between these two lines, has taken its final form by being supported by gazebos and hard floor courtyards attached to the front of the rooms over time.
Merkez Ankara Showroom is a 2.415 sqm building located in Turkey. The building is a sales office for Merkez Ankara, which is a mixed-use project of residences and offices. It contains mock-up apartment flats, administrative and sales offices, and small inner and outer gardens. The principal design idea is to integrate nature into architecture through the use of gardens. The inner courtyards and outer backyards are placed between the open spaces sequentially. The rectangular shaped gardens physically separate spaces that have different functions such as model area, lounge etc. The separation of spaces through transparent courtyards gives way to visual continuity and the increase in the perception of depth. Blurring the distinction between inside and outside, the gardens ensure natural light reach every corner of the building. Nature is integrated into the daily lives of office users that way. Inner courtyards help the users to observe daily and seasonal changes of nature. In that sense, the interior space becomes a dynamic entity in which you can interact with nature.
Greeting different needs and changing functions of the space, Entropia is designed by Ofist, an award winning, global design studio. Hosting guests under the roof of three luxury watch brands Cartier, Panerai and IWC, Entropia is located at St. Regis Hotel Nişantaşı.
In a world that you no longer need a watch for checking the time, they are more valuable than ever before. Exclusive pieces you wear as accessories and jewels, they are still vibrant, creating their own communities, gathering their own crowds with similar interests and tastes.
Aliaga Youth Center is located in the district of Aliaga which is situated at about 50 km north of metropolitan city of İzmir, Turkey. Aliaga is a port town populated by approx. 100 thousand people, and it is quite important for Aegean Region of Turkey thanks to huge petrochemical facilities, oil refineries, shipyards and plants built around the town.
Ecotone occupies a transitional space between education and industry, forming part of the Yıldız Teknopark campus of Yıldız Technical University in Istanbul. Located between two buildings, the textile academy and a teaching block, its programme encompasses education, flexible co-working space, and meeting areas. The hybrid space is part of a campus designed with the intention to spark innovation and the development of new technologies.
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