Aysu Aysoy portfolio by aysu.aysoy

E X P E RI E N C E S Victorian poet Alfred Lord Tennyson suggests in his literary classic Ulysses that each person is created unique through their own particular set of experiences. I believe that experiences are situated in environments and contexts, for that reason human existence becomes inseparable from its own context. That makes us the designers of experience... German philosopher Heidegger used the word Dasein to describe this fact that â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;man is a placebeing, not a being in a place.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

AYSU AYSOY aysuaysoy@gmail.com +44 77 89293998 14 Royal College Street Camden Town NW1 0TH london

aysuaysoy.co.uk

place of birth

ankara / turkey

date of birth

20.01.1987

languages

turkish : na�ve english : advanced italian : beginner

computer skills

Rhino grasshopper 3ds Max vray analysis scrypts

(ladybug - honeybee karamba)

gPython adobe suite

(indesign - illustrator photoshop - premiere)

lumion sketchup autocad & revit

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EDUCATION 2018-19

Architectural Associa�on - Emergent Technologies and Design Master of Architecture (MArch degree) 2009

Bilkent University - Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture Bachelor of Arts in Interior Architecture and Environmental Design

Outstanding Academic Achievement Scholarship & High honors degree graduation

EXPERIENCE january 2018 - september 2018

Global Architectural Development - GAD Architecture (gadarchitecture.com/en/) senior architect / computa�onal designer january 2017 - january 2018

Tabanlıoğlu Architects (tabanlioglu.com)

senior interior architect / concept designer january 2015 - january 2017

Freelance designer (aysuaysoy.com)

interior architect / designer / 3d visualisa�on ar�st january 2011 - january 2015

Global Architectural Development - GAD Architecture (gadarchitecture.com/en/) concept designer / architect / team leader / 3d visualisa�on ar�st january 2010 - january 2011

Dara Kirmizitoprak Architecture Studio (www.darakirmizitoprak.com/mobile) interior architect

june 2009 - january 2010

ZKLD Ligh�ng Design Studio (zkldstudio.com) interior architect / 3d visualisa�on ar�st

AWARDS ArchDaily + IIDEXCanada Virtual Spaces Compe��on (2016)

www.archdaily.com/780302/winners-of-archdaily-plus-iidexcanada-virtual-spaces-competition-announced

Silverline 3rd Kitchen of the Future Design Contest (2008) www.art.bilkent.edu.tr/awards/students/3_kitchen_design.html

about me I was born in Ankara, Turkey. After graduating with a first class honors degree in Interior Architecture and Environmental Design from Bilkent University, I worked in several prestigious architecture and design practices in Istanbul. My computer skills and my knowledge of 3D modelling and graphics communication programs, lead me into a career in 3D Architectural visualization and parametric design. Experience I gained helped me to understand what I want to specialized about so that I started my master studies in EmTech in Architectural Association where I gain impeccable technical and computer skills with advanced knowledge of scripting, material and computational experimentation, robotic fabrication, and evaluation. I can describe myself as a dynamic and ambitious interior architect. I have illustrated design techniques by taking an approach where I have utilized manufacturing technologies and interactive space manipulation. This involves merging human interaction and software to form an autonomous design and construction documentation process. I like pushing the boundaries within my designs, where my experimental and technical skills intensify the spaces I create, often through manipulating forms and giving them an organic sensitivity. I believe that nature contains all the forms and formulas that we need as designers. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The structure in nature is a strategy in designâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is something I firmly believe in and incorporate into my design process. In my worked examples, my experimentation in both structure and aesthetics produces forms that defy gravity and traditional beam and column theories. For me, load bearing structural system must be beautiful in itself and should never be hidden. Part of my ongoing research includes virtual space design and new building technologies that reduce the effort involved in producing complex structural systems.

CONTENT

FLY 23 concept development for the watch tower designed by PININFARINA for 3rd airport in istanbul/ turkey REEFormation 28 fabrication of a complex form ARID 32 evolutionary computation BEE 36 biomimetics & agent based system WIND 39 a villa project in ankara / turkey SEA 46 master planning & interior design &concept design for luxury villas turkbuku/ bodrum/ turkey N.OX 48 form finding research ArchDaily + IIDEXCanada 52 Virtual Spaces Competition

fly

concept development for the watch tower designed by PININFARINA for 3rd airport in istanbul/ turkey Turgut Alton Architecture - 2016 Role: Concept development / 3D model /construction drawings Freelance work - Project advisor: Tansel DalgalÄą

Istanbul New Airportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s air traffic control tower is an iconic building designed by AECOM and Pininfarina collaboration. Its aerodynamic form includes an elliptical tower which is inspired by a tulip. I was hired by the subcontractor firm who was preparing the construction drawings for the concept development of the tower, the lower entrance and management buildings. BIM knowledge is required for the construction detailing of the building with a dynamic shape. I worked as the team leader for a group of three for the project.

PININFARINA original rendering.

Interior design studies by me.

Concept development visuals of the 13 building.

wave

front view

side view

fabrication of a complex form EmTech Architectural Association 2018 Director: Dr. Michael Weinstock Studio master: Elif Erdine Project team with: Medha Bansal Technique: Rhino - Grasshopper & Laser cutting top view

The aim of this research was to fabricate a double curvature surface in plywood by subdividing it into a diagrid. The project was carried in several stages. Initial stage involved generation and selection of a global surface based on some pre-defined parameters. Before generating a digital model of diagrid, basic understanding of diagrid system and its properties were developed to determine the fabrication technique. It was realised that the weft and wrap of a textile could be seen as u and v directions in a diagrid system. Hence Plain weaving technique was chosen to digitalise diagrid, conduct experiments and fabricate the selected geometry. Choosing weaving had another advantage- it is an interlocking system and does not require external supports.

Later stages involved experiments with grid distribution and widths of the strips to be weaved. Physical outcome from changing parameters cannot be depicted accurate digitally so multiple tests with paper and plywood were carried out. The outcome from each failed experiment helped to define the final parameters for the final experiment. Considering the physical properties of plywood certain rules to assemble the form were formulated. Overall the process breaks down to form generation, diagrid generation, strip formation (as per surface analysis) and testing material properties on the target geometry.

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arid

evolutionary computation EmTech Architectural Association 2018 Director: Dr. Michael Weinstock Studio master: Elif Erdine Project team with: Kai Yeh Technique: Rhino - Grasshopper & Kuka AA-KR30 robotic printer

The purpose of the project is to design and develop the primary organisation of a tower system, located in an extreme biome, and to design and develop an articulated section of the tower. Physical models in laser cut sheet materials will be made of the whole tower at scale 1:250, a detailed section at 1:5 and surface details will be explored using robotic clay 3d-printing. The design process will commence with the design of a tower by programmatic adjacencies, then the fine-tuning of the tower outer gross morphology, outer surfaces, and internal spatial and system organisation to the dynamics of the chosen Biome, followed by the detailed study and development of a section through robotic clay 3d-printing.

In design process by taking into consideration the importance of the courtyard usage, sunlight and wind control in arid areas, we came up with the idea of designing an introverted tower which has dense outer facades with little openings and more transparent facade facing inner side of the building with elevated courtyards.

The primary system of the tower design will

properties, and spatial correlations within the

be articulated as a complex, hierarchical

tower system.

system for structural performance and environmental regulation in response to the

Methods of relating the tower to the

dynamic variations of the exterior climate.

environmental context via architectural and structural requirements are investigated.

By taking into consideration parameters such as the internal spatial division of the selected volume, location of loor slabs and vertical circulation systems, and how these subsystems can be incorporated for structural integrity and the selected environmental regulation of the interior climate. We generated computational models to designate the dynamic qualities, structural

The final stage of the seminar we were going to fabricate detailed models via robotic clay 3d-printing. As a construction material, clay is employed for compressiononly structures, relying on compressive performance due to significant mass and specific geometry. The tower form and massing needed to respond to the material and structural properties of this system. FEA analysis

were run at different scales and with computational models of varying degrees of detail to gain a deeper understanding of the system performance. Establishing efficiency limitations at different scales allowed us to explore our material systemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s design domain and introduce variations to achieve specific performances.

We developed an articulated section the facade design via robotic clay 3dprinting. We investigated methods of creating lighter compression structures by controlling geometry and material deposition. Methods of thermal insulation performance are considered through geometrical variation and the introduction of air gaps. The effect of the construction sequence and the tool path on the fabrication process, while ensuring the structural integrity of your model was investigated. Methods of controlling mass-void ratios by examining porosity at the global (tower), regional (skin), and micro (material) scales are explored. The developed variations for fabrication stage are organised. The future potentials / limitations of the system are documented. Full-scale prototypes of the designated material artefacts through physical performative models and digital analyses are fabricated.

Psuedo - code for the tool path

bee

biomimetics & agent based system EmTech Architectural Association 2018 Director: Dr. Michael Weinstock Studio master: Elif Erdine Project team with: Jia Wen Hu & Nikolai Vladimirov Technique: gPython script

The course aim was to develop an understanding of how biology can be a model for material, mechanical, spatial and computational systems. An introduction to the ways in which organisms have evolved through form, materials and structures in response to varied functions and environments is followed by an account of engineering, logical and organisational design principles that have been abstracted from nature in current research rojects for industry and material science.

architectural usage through investigating social insects’ behaviours. In our case, we look especially into bee’s foraging behaviour. Bees follow the process of scouting, evaluating, retrieving, and migrating- which eventually forms an optimizing process. We extract these behaviours through research and alongside our project experiments; we also aim to develop a better computational modelling scripting skills which helps us to gain full control over our agent based system.

A study is made of a natural system (general form, anatomy, energy flows, geometry, organisation, hierarchies and behaviour), along with an exploration of interrelations and an abstraction of design principles.

First of all, we decoded bee’s foraging behaviour into programmable language. In this case, bees are our agents, hive is our starting points, and pollen is the attractor points. Each action is referred to as a different states and energy factor is assigned to each states as a waiting factor to trigger change of phases. We refer this as our “condition”--> “action” rules.

The initial goal of this project was to utilize biomimetic agent based system in

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sea

master planning & interior design &concept design for luxury villas turkbuku/ bodrum/ turkey GAD Architecture - 2012 Role: Concept design and planning / 3D model / presentationy and renderings / site experience Project team with: Semih Acar, Derya Arpaç, Nilüfer Karanfil, Teoman Başaran, Kerem Demirca, Müge Tan and Gizem Kıroğlu Project advisor: Gökhan Avcıoğlu

This is a mixed use project including residences, a hotel, beach clubs, recreation areas and a protected natural zone on an area of approximately 600 acres. The aim of the project is to generate a continuous annual use for Bodrum, a destination people mostly inhabit during summers.

I worked approximately 2 years in this project, from beginning to end. It started as an invited competition project. We designed and submitted a plan for the whole area, at first.

The client decided to m and choose our compan development, villa i documents and site con every stage of the proc months of site experience

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It was a good experience for me to start from the scratch and see the whole process of a large scale prestigious project until it opens its doors in an early stage of my career.

wind

a villa project in ankara / turkey

GAD Architecture - 2014 Role: Concept design and planning / 3D model / presentation and renderings Project advisor: Gökhan Avcıoğlu

The plan of the Turkish house was designed accompany the needs of the general concept of community life. In the early stages, planning accustomed according its usage but later on several modifications were made in different regions of the country. Although the contemporary life style has changed widely, the traditional Turkish house plan perfectly meets all the needs of today’s family house. This villa was designed for a family of four; a middle aged couple with two young children. The initial point of massing originated from the hierarchy between building functions. Rather private ones; bedrooms, bathrooms, and study rooms. Common ones; corridors, stairs and living area. Three separate building blocks were proposed. The area between the separate, private, rigid blocks, vertical and horizontal connection areas and the common living area ‘The Life’ are placed. This middle area is covered by an organic roof structure representing the organic connections underneath. Its form was inspired from the windy weather of the area.

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The main building material is brick, mostly due to energy efficiency reasons. But the brick is not used by conventional means; instead it is preferred experimenting on how the bricks can be put together in a different way using the current design and construction technologies. Through scripting and CAD modelling techniques, the bricks on the walls are arrayed heterogeneously, with different orientations at different points. The textured walls, together with the non-Euclidean roof have become the significant design elements of the building, which satisfied the clientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s desire for architectural excitement.

ARMAGGAN art & design gallery İstanbul

n.ox

form finding research GAD Architecture - 2013 Technique: 3d printing - MakerBot Replicator - PLA material Project advisor: Gökhan Avcıoğlu

N.ox was initially an experimental form research model that I was working on by free form tools in 3dsMax. 3d prints of it took place in “INFINITE CREATIVITY from Architect to Musician” exhibition in ARMAGGAN art & design gallery in İstanbul.

Imitating natural forms via digital fabrication is quite interesting for me. Even though I’m not quite sure if imitating their forms is the right way to design a system as perfect as nature does. For me, function leads the form in nature.

ArchDaily + IIDEXCanada virtual spaces competition 1st prize

2015 Technique: Wolfram Alpha - 3dsMAx The jury is comprised of: Alvin Huang, principal, Synthesis Design + Architecture; Assistant Professor, USC School of Architecture; Elena Manferdini, principal, Atelier Manferdini; Francis Bitonti, Francis Bitonti Studio; Hani Rashid, co-founder and principal, Asymptote Architecture; and Wendy W Fok, creative director + founder of WE-DESIGNS

ArchDaily + IIDEXCanada Virtual Spaces Competition was an invitation for designers to submit unbuilt and fantasy projects. Entrants were supposed to submit images of renderings of unbuilt projects to be evaluated by an international jury of design and architecture professionals. Although designs that defy the laws of physics were not be accepted, the designs were encouraged to be outside of the box.

My virtual environment design is based on the idea that humans are inextricably connected to their environments so spaces built on the concepts of context and experience. The visuals I submitted indicates a virtual space of an imagination for another dimension which has lower gravity than the earth has. My virtual environment design is featured at IIDEXCanada and ArchDaily.com on January 2015.

The structure is formed by a parametric surface demonstration called “nodal surface of a degenerate state in a 3D infinite square potential well”. Unlimited form possibilities and expansions are created by adding mirror copies of the modular parametric unit. “Thus a continuous labyrinth is not a line dissolving into independent points, as flowing sand might dissolve into grains, but resembles a sheet of paper divided into infinite folds or separated into bending movements, each one determined by the consistent or conspiring surrounding.” Deleuze, Gilles. “The Fold-Leibniz and the Baroque: The Pleats of Matter.” Architectural Design Profile No.102 Folding in Architecture (1993): 18 “A fold is always folded within a fold, like a cavern in a cavern. The unit of matter, the smallest element of the labyrinth, is the fold, not the point which is never a part, but a simple extremity of the line.” Deleuze, Gilles. “The Fold-Leibniz and the Baroque: The Pleats of Matter.” Architectural Design Profile No.102: Folding in Architecture (1993): 18

Gilles Deleuze states “The outside is not a fixed limit but a moving matter animated by peristaltic movements, folds and foldings that together make up an inside: they are not something other than the outside, but precisely the inside of the outside.” Foucault p.96-97 Architecture is defined by the context, experiences and human in which it is situated. Paul A. Harris indicates in the chapter Folding Architecture “Deleuze Connections: Deleuze and Space”. Utilizing different techniques made it possible to think in a different reality. So, the visuals attached are indicating a virtual space in an another dimension, which has lower gravity than the earth has. Thus, it is possible for people to walk on declined surfaces for travelling inside this space. The forms are created by a demonstration program called mathematica.