ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
BERAT KARA B.ARCH 2021 SELECTED WORKS | KHAS | 2016-2021
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Education 2016-2021
Kadir Has University | EÍ NĮĪ Ī ẦẦ ȨMNÍ LÎ ŃĴ Art and Design Faculty | Bachelor of Architecture GPA:3,55 - High Honour Graduated
2019 Summer
Koluba | Tezekevleri Construction Internship
2020 Fall
RUB-LAB | Academical Social Responsibility
2020 Summer
BINAA | Studio
2020 - 2021
CEBRA | Studio
2020 Fall
Team: Azime Teker, Meliz Akyol Alay, Sabri Gökmen, Dicle Hökenek, Mete Baypınar, Batu Kepekçioğlu, Burak Belli,
2020 Winter
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CONTENTS This book includes a selection of personel works during the period of 2018-2021
PROJECTS BEACH ARRANGEMENT
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parametric pavilion with grasshopper
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TIGRIS RESUSCITATE
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WELCOMING CENTER topographic study in the forest of Belgrade
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STREETS OF VERTICAL CITY
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vertical growing city typology against the destruction of public an personal space
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research center setup on the Tigris River
experimental studies on compression, tension and tensegrity
PAVILION
INDUSTRIAL CITY ATTACHMENT
GIRIH MOSQUE parametrically integrating historical ornamentation into three dimensions
restored to old cultural apartments and solved park problem in Karaköy
grave monument design competition in Istanbul
STRUCTURAL EXPERIMENTS
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an urban study for solving thresholds and cuts in production memory
linear line coastal arragement in Cibali
DIDEM MADAK TOMB
CLUSTER PARK
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OLIVELO
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ecological common living area idea project competition in Izmir city wall
LINEAR ELECTIVITY design programs that intersect on the linear axis in the Çeşme peninsula
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History
Girih Mosque
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‘From patterns to spaces; Islamic ornamentation is witnessing the emergence of new architectonics through three-dimensional non-periodic designs.'
Dome
Minaret
Altar
Pulpit
Col
‘Various building components from mosque typologies used extensively throughout Islamic hist
lumn
Girih Mosque
Arch
Courtyard
Shoe Rack
Railing
tory have been articulated through the tectonic movements offered by the proposed knitting language, and their potential to create space has been reinterpreted.’
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Tektonic Movements The designated land is included in the corner plot located in Abu Dhabi.
Tectonic movements that create a level d on the ground begin to occur through rho
difference ombuses.
Girih Mosque
Release the Ornoment From the Floor
The Formation of the Mountain Silhouette
The Ornament Wrappes the Space
Crack and Oasis Formation
The girih decoration in the soil surrounds the rhombus formed as a result of tectonic movements.
The rhombuses that continue to grow as a result of tectonic movements form a mountain.
The girih pattern that emerges from the soil and continues to grow like ivy covers the whole mountain.
The resulting mass cracks to forma a cave. At the points where the cave touches the city, an oasis is formed.
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Girih Mosque
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Girih Mosque
'When the cave, which is formed by cracks, touches the ground, the soil becomes more lush, moist and green, and an oasis is formed at the points where the city is touched.'
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‘While the light enters through the cracks, there is a green oasis experience where the cave hits the edges of the city when you come out.’
Girih Mosque
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02. |ACADEMICAL|
STREETS OF VERTICAL CITY .
skyscraper
FAD 411 Parametric Design .fall 2021 INSTRACTOR//SABRI GOKMEN
Structural tissues that continue their functions in the urban fabric cannot continue their functions in cases such as increasing population and epidemic diseases. Urban users move away from useless places and start to create complex irregularities in the city. The skyscraper, which started to isolate itself from this situation, presents its building textures and functions in the street culture where it forms in different isolation layers. The street constructs a building texture that can continue its functions that every user in the city can choose according to the level of insulation they want. stru In this structure, the module types and functions that are composed of parts and the streets that bring them together and create different levels of isolation create a street typology of urban users in cases such as population increase, epidemic disease, and constructs a skyscraper structure that carries these streets to different elevations. While the skyscraper offers different street typologies on the vertical, it expands the existing street into the building on the ground, leaving a public passage space contrary to the usual buildings.
Location / New York Partners // Muhammed Zelveci, Merve Ozcan
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View of the structure silhouette from the street
This structure, which shows a vertical settlement in a metropolitan city, takes the layers of the city as a reference. This city, which has different districts such as dense, medium density and calm, continues on the vertical axis. Starting with the public space at the entrance of the building, the building moves up the city rhythm gradually changing between intensity and calmness. This stratiication occurs according to the degree of encounter of different functions.
Streets of Vertical CityCity Streets of Vertical
Thanks to the truss system, which is directly connected with the propeller, energy is transferred to the modules and networks system in the building. The network system provides the transfer between modules on high streets. Wind blades located in high and open places provide air exchange within the building and generate energy.
Water tanks that can collect water with air condensation and rain use these waters for green texture and modules.
Green textures in the streets and around the modules are used for the clean air cycle and natural fertilizer.
While the culture of each is kept alive with the modules shaped according to the space needed by different functions, it contains isolation layers within itself. Accessibility and isolation layers are formed with open, closed and semi-open modules of functions.
Education Modules
Close
Accommodation Modules
Semi-Close
Open
Health Modules
Close
Close
Semi-Close
Consuption Modules
Open
Production Modules
Semi-Close
Open
Close
Close
Semi-Close
Open
Social Modules
Semi-Close
Open
Close
Semi-Close
Open
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Neighborhood A | Plan Urban users who can use the functions created in the street texture that brings together the modules, inside the modules and around them can continue their activities in the street texture.
Neighborhood B | Plan This structure, which shows a vertical settlement in a metropolitan city, takes the layers of the city as a reference. This city, which has different districts such as dense, medium density and calm, continues on the vertical axis.
Streets of Vertical City Streets of Vertical City
A street view from inside the building
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Street Flow Street types consisting of different insulation layers can be connected with intermediate circulation stairs and module passages. In addition, they can be connected to streets and modules in other textures with the core system within itself.
Streets of Vertical City Streets of Vertical City
Axonometric Whole Texture
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03. |PROFESSIONAL| ecological common living area in the urban surroundings OLIVELO .
Competition .spring 2020 3rd HONORABLE MENTION
The peninsula, which carries the traces of uninterrupted human nature interaction from the Neolithic Age to the present, with both the built and the traces in the natural environment, and the "Ecological Living Area Park in the City of OLIVELO İzmir"; With an approach that is innovative but fed with ancientknowledge, ecologically based but also focuses on th quality of life of people and incorporates it into decision-making, implementation, learning and monitoring processes, İzmir peninsula and Güzelbahçe to its country through Teos, Erythtai, Klazomenai and Kilizman and connects to the world. stud the main problematic is to interpret the ecological, cultural and economic functionality of the area in In this study, today's future relationality by increasing the ecological, cultural and economic functionality of the past, today, future by integrating the collective memoryin the historical development process, when the broken link between ecology and human habitats can be. is intended to add with a content.
Location // Güzelbahce, İzmir Programs // Exhibition, R&D and Management, Event and Market, Educational Area, Pavilions Team // Azime Teker, Meliz Akyol Alay, Dicle Hökenek, Sabri Gökmen, Mete Baypınar, Batu Kepekçioğlu, Batu Belli, Ebru Satılmıs, Beren Yaylalı, Seren Pasin, Nida Bıcak
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Entrance / Exhibition Structure The road system, which is vital for linking the park's outdoor programs, becomes the founding design element in shaping the architecture. The structures are positioned under or just above the open areas, which are obtained by expanding the pedestrian and bicycle paths in question and shaped by trees. The relationship of the proposed structures with the park is always provided by the semi-open space circulation described by a kind of cover.
Entrance / Exhibition Structure On the bend in the forest link road, the design of the exhibition area was decided. Parallel exhibition sections were placed in the exhibition area consisting of wooden, semi-open top cover.
R&D and Management Building The largest building in square meters in the area are management and R&D ooces. The roof cover formed by the ramps was given an organic form with the motive to protect the existing trees.
Event and Marketplace
Ancient Education Site
Bird Watching Pavilions
It is a building group sitting on the slope, which includes events and a market and a buffet, where people can buy something, and also a bicycle park and maintenance area.
An open education and activity area was designed for olive, the most important symbol of Olivelo, showing the olive picking and squeezing stages.
Small pavilion groups that disappear in the land, sit on the slope and do not disturb were designed. The aim was to observe the natural environment and not to interfere.
Olivelo Olivelo
Bird Watching Pavilions These covers can be manifested as light wood structures between the trees, including the road, and they are structured as an extension of the landscape in the areas between the pedestrian road and the ground where the topography is inclined. Another advantage of this kind of spatial setup is that it provides access to the terraces of the buildings with an upper road, which is an alternative to the bumpy route originating from the Sapa locationand the sloping topography of the area, which is geographically permitted to be constructed on the north-east side of the park.
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Site Plan
R&D and Management A Section
R&D and Management Building Plan
R&D and Management B Section
Olivelo Olivelo
Bird Watching Pavilions Building materials gain importance with their ecological and economic dimensions as well as having an aesthetic effect that strengthens the atmosphere in the building scale. Environmentally sensitive sensibilities have been observed in the material selection of the structural elements of different scales extending from the urban furniture designed for Olivelo to the building. It is provided. Socket foundations have been proposed in order to reduce the amount of literacy on natural ground, and continuous foundations have been avoided. Reinforced concrete will be used only in foundations. In areas where construction is allowed in the park, the buildings are detached from the soil in a way that does not affect the water collection and the building settlement trace, and it is aimed to affect the natural life above and below the soil to a minimum. In addition, the structures do not have a basement. In order to increase the relationship with nature and natural light as much as possible, fringes and horizontal control elements are used in order to prevent the transparent surfaces from being exposed to the sun rays excessively.
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LINEAR ELECTIVITY . campus for designers
Architectural Design 5
.fall 2020
INSTRACTOR//AHMET OZGUNER
The project area designated as Çeşme, Paşa Harbor, which has a coast to the Aegean Sea, is on a land with a very intense slope. There was no trace of a settlement before in the land where he lived. In addition to production, education, culture and social areas, accommodation was also added as project programs. The main idea was to create an axis parallel to the slope and the sea and distribute the main programs around the axis. By transforming the difference in elevation around the axis created into bridges, seating areas and transition points, campus life was considered. It was aimed to distribute the programs equally along the campus axis, with the aim of the social areas to bite the main axis and to be dispersed as parasites. Workshop structures on the coastline can establish a relationship with the sea thanks to the pier created. It was thought that the necessary materials for the workshop could be supplied by sea and the campus was designed to act as a port.
Location // Cesme, Izmir Area // 25000 m² Functions // Ateliers, Classrooms, Auditorium, Accommodation, Pier, Cafe 35 21
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Map of Cesme
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The project area is located in Çeşme, İzmir. Generally, the area, which has a warm and windy weather condition, has natural beaches and has a very important place in sea tourism.
Map of Pasha Limanı Pasha Port is an area where there are generally accommodation buildings and beaches on the coastal lines. The coast is generally stony and untouched. The area was chosen because the project area was asked to establish a connection with the sea and the campus to act as a port.
Idea Model The main idea was to create an axis parallel to the slope and distribute the main programs around it. Using the difference in elevation, crossing points, seating areas and bridges would be created.
Linear Electivity
View from the ampliier opening to the main axis
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PLAN +11.6M
PLAN +17.8M
Linear Electivity
SECTION A
SECTION B
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Workshop and Blackbox on the Program Axis In line with the program, the square and semi-open spaces formed between the buildings were designed. In order to reach the lower levels, amphitheater seating areas were designed. The workshops located on the sea side were given the opportunity to pass from the upper level. The natural quota has been intervened at a minimum level in order not to interrupt the sea view.
Workshop, Open Spaces and Pier Relationships Semi-open areas were designed for the workshop structure on the coastline. The goal was that the structures that had the most contact with the sea were the production structures and the producer and the designer had the highest level of landscape eeciency. The relationship with the sea was strengthened with the pier.
Linear Electivity
Viewpoint from the sea pier
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Opening social ares to the main axis
The relationship that the library and classes create
Workshop, pier and sea relation
Design of accommodation buildings
The principle of ampliication created from the main axis
Workshop and pier to sea
Linear Electivity
Overview of accommodation The accommodation buildings were decided to be in an isolated area at the back of the campus. Isolation with green cover was provided between the buildings where the natural slope was preserved and that touched the land to a minimum and the accommodation buildings designed in another language and the campus.Thanks to the buildings that can accommodate 80-90 people in total, designers who can stay there for a long time.
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CLUSTER PARK . urban zone
Architectural Design 4
.spring 2020
INSTRACTOR//BUSRA AL
The area where Cirpici park is located is around Cirpici stream, which has the potential to establish strong relations with the city.The motorway surrounding the park and the parking lot and gas station buildings that prevent the local users from accessing the park limit the relationship of the park with the city and create a disconnection in the middle of the city. The walls within itself, impermeable structures and two stream branches are barriers that hinder pedestrian circulation. It is an ‘’open campus’’ setting that integrates with the urban texture and creates an integrated life into the urban life. We created a network within the campus by reinterpreting the production memory that come with the industrial structures in the history of Zeytinburnu. While there is a great lack of cultural / social structures that users can beneet from throughout Zeytinburnu, the designed campus also creates cultural and recreation networks for the users with its green areas.
Location // Zeytinburnu, Istanbul Area // 200.000 m² Partners // First stage worked with; Denizhan Erasık, Mehmet Berke Soylet, Yigithan Akcay
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Production Layer
Cultural Layer
-Massive form -Creating a courtyard
-Moduler form -Using skeleton structure -Creating a courtyard
Type A
Type B
Type C
Type D
Type A
Type B
Type A
Type B
Type C
Type D
Type C
Type D
Type E
Type F
Type E
Type F
Type E
Type F
Type A
Recreation Layer
Type B
Type C
Type E
Type F
It is a building group sitting on the slope, which includes events and a market and a buffet, where people can buy something, and also a bicycle park and maintenance area.
-Using skeleton structure -Open space
Type A
Type B
Type C
Type D
Type E
Type F
Recration and Cultural Structure Relationship Type A
Type D
Type B
Type C
Type D
Type E
Type F
Production and Cultural Structure Relationship
Urban Tresholds
Production Memory
The project area is generally impervious to the walls that is touches with the city. The Cirpici stream creates two thresholds in parallel. Walls and fences placed around the park make access to the area almost impossible.
In the studies area, there are previously produced structures. By taking these as criteria, production zones were created and an axis between regions was determined. The production ares are aimed to tear the natural thresholds and form a door.
Sections of the Current Situation
Sections of the Recommendations
MASTER PLAN
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Access to the area is limited due to the natural cut formed by the stream. In the study, it is aimed that the production area acts as a door and to transfer the circulation to the region.
Building typologies, seperated by layers, building traces are shown in the diagram.
MASTER PLAN
Production Structures Cultural Structures Recreation Structures
Cluster Park
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Production zone with old buildings Old building groups with training memory were preserved. It was thought of as an education campus by creating a challenge to the production building group.
Relationships of zones
Production zone on the shopping mall side
In the park that is reserved for clusters, production buildings, iconic cultural structures, light structures that are lost in the green area are placed in the park.
In order to cross the street that cut between the park and the shopping center, 2 bridges from the park were considered. Bridges were interconnected and formed a roof cover and training groups took place under it.
Structures with memory of education We aimed to ensure the continuity of the design in the city by working the networks both within themselves and with the existing textures. We adopted an understanding based on the articulation and clustering of the networks determined on the plan in the mass compositions. Thus, we ensured that different users were able to move around in harmony within the area without interrupting the circulation.
Relations est
The control of Cirpici stream with water sets and the building the project aims to investigate the potential of Cirpici branch built on the stream, the stream was remov
Cluster Park
Transition of natural threshold
Square cration and recreation areas
Relations with the creek
While the relations established with the stream connect the building groups together, they can also turn into sitting groups by biting the green oor. The cultural buildings on the street side are aimed to serve as a door towards the park.
A wide opening was designed in order to meet the intense circulation in the area where the bus, metro and tram stops are located.
Some clusters were left as green areas, and places were designed in the park to provide individual spaces for the users.
tablished with the Cirpici Stream
gs around it prevented the river from becoming a part of the urban life. From this point of view, hed to be included in the city. Not only with the masses but also with the multipurpose bridges ved from being on obstacle creating a cut on the texture and joined the city.
Diversity of cultural structures It is thought that the cultural buildings are iconic, have open and closed areas and provide a challenge. The social areas, which are considered as masses sitting on the skeletal structure, are thought as a single building group in the clusters.
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Area 1 Site Plan
Area 1 Ground Plan
It is an area created by the addition of structures determined as new educational typology to the memory of education in the presence of old structures. The education network was conceived as a gateway to the park.
The wall thickness between the old building groups and the new building groups was dramatically emphasized. Semi-open spaces formed between old buildings and new buildings were determined.
Area 1 Section
Cluster Park
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PLAN The work in Field 1 was on reviving old production memory and the site served as a gateway to the site. Taking into account the relationship between open space constructions and buildings, a challenge and campus life were designed. Access to the stream was provided by curbs that transform a natural obstacle into a passage.
Cluster Park
SECTION A
ELEVATION A
SECTION B
ELEVATION B
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Area 2 Site Plan
Area 2 Ground Plan
Building groups in 3 layers were added to the squares created by biting the green oors. Recreation areas were constantly added to the green areas disappearing and individual spaces were designed.
With the cleavage of the clusters, it was possible to come together more than one layer. The green areas transformed into living areas with recreation were connected to cultural and educational buildings.
Area 2 Section
Cluster Park
Area 2 Axonometric Perspective
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PLAN The hard ground formed by the biting of the green area determines a square thanks to the relationship between the training masses. The remaining green spaces deene public or private spaces with light structures in the recreation layer. At the same time, it functions as a lter in the cluster where green oors are formed and separates it from other main roads.
Cluster Park
SECTION A
ELEVATION A
SECTION B
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INDUSTRIAL CITY ATTACHMENT . parking car
Architectural Design 3
.fall 2019
INSTRACTOR//ILGIN AVCI
In order to solve the parking problem in Karaköy, a multi-purpose parking was given. Taking into account the life and people in the Persembe bazaar, instead of creating a new and clear space for the designated land, a hollow steel structure roof was built where outside people could innltrate the space. The main objective was to get people on the street line to the shoreline by passing various routes. Programs have been installed at certain stops on these routes. The auditorium, outdoor cinema, nettix zone, cafe, restaurant and observation terrace are some of these stops. It was decides to establish a market area by evaluating the lowest quota and city context The lower level, which is organized and transformed into an eecient bazaar, becomes a place where people can join the place as they pass by, rather than just a place to leave a vehicle.
Location // Karaköy, Istanbul Area // 3000 m² Functions // Carpark, Auditorium, Atelier, Cafe, Cinema, Bazaar
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The identity of Karakoy, commercial adversitements on the streets, the lower oors being shops and the people living above are narrow streets and scattered buildings.
HANGING SINGS Diagram of Program Distributions of Existing Structures
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NUMBERS
Field of study Trade- Management Center Trade- Warehouse Area Religious sites Trade- Manufacturing Area Housing
Critical pedestrian crossing roads.
Diagram of Oncoming Pedestriands and Intersections Workshop, Open Spaces and Pier Relationships Level differences and existing structures were used to bring people on the street to the beach, persembe bazaar was approached in an industrial language, places where commerce, culture and social life unite and reveal with the daily rush.
Industrial City Attachment
HIGHLIGHTED ELEMENT SILHOUETTE OF KARAKOY
GREEN AREA
Karakoy View In order to solve the parking problem in Karaköy, a multi-purpose parking was given. Taking into account the life and people in the Persembe bazaar, instead of creating a new and clear space for the designated land, a hollow steel structure roof was built where outside people could innltrate the space. The main objective was to get people on the street line to the shoreline by passing various routes. Programs have been installed at certain stops on these routes. The auditorium, outdoor cinema, nettix zone, cafe, restaurant and observation terrace are some of these stops. It was decides to establish a market mar area by evaluating the lowest quota and city context The lower level, which is organized and transformed into an eecient bazaar, becomes a place where people can join the place as they pass by, rather than just a place to leave a vehicle.
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+6M | LEVEL PLAN
+10M | LEVEL PLAN
Industrial City Attachment
SECTION A
SECTION B
+11.2m
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SECTION C
SECTION D
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Park
Bazaar Area
Parking Zone
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Mezzaine
Open Air Cinema Cafe / Lounge
Cafe / Lounge
Observation Terrace
Self Service Restourant
Mezzaine
Industrial City Attachment
Auditorium
Auditorium
Working Areas Type A
Type B
Perspective Section Type C Painting Workshop
Building I
Type D
Bar and Library
Building II
The two contacted apartments were restored and included in the project. The steel structure used was covered with the outer faca- des of the apartments and a oor was placed on it to provide a balcony. In addition, direct passes are connected to the apart- ments in the upper elevations and the relationship is strengthened.
The shoes used to reduce the perforation force in the ground transfer the force evenly to the land where it comes down.
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TIGRIS RESUSCITATE . research center
ARCH358 Building Technologies and Materials .spring 2020 INSTRACTOR//ASLI SUNER, CEM YUCEL
Our buildings is located in the east of the Tigris River in Diyarbakır. The building carries the traces of traditional Diyarbakır architecture, but also contains modern solutions required by its location. As a function, it is intended to host scientist who come to research biological life in the Tigris River. In the building, which is planned to be used by scientist for a long period, separate rooms have been considered for users and comfort has been provided. A common study area and laboratory are planned for the researches. The laboratory is located in a structure across the rive, and a bridge can be reached over the river. Transportation to the building is provided from the east side by vehicle.
Location // Diyarbakır, Turkey Area // 1000 m² Functions // Accommodation, Classrooms, Atelier, Labs, Bridge Partners // Basak Güven, Mehmet Berke Söylet
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Ground Floor Plan Old Diyarbakir houses, natural and making environment climate factors by directing the connected factors it usually reeects a predominant formation. This reeection, from the residential structure, houses from the street texture to the even with the relationship between from and space, based on the characteristics of the gap-wing-chopping.
Tigris Resuscitate
Section A
Section B The dimensions of the spaces are large in the summer sections window joinery placed on the inside of the stone wall. When buying, winter sections are the opposite application attracts attention. Space in this section the size of the window joinery outside or in the middle of the wall thickness.
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Pier Research Area
Whole Building Axonometric
Summer Accommodation Rooms
Female basalt stone was used in the courtyard. Refreshment was provided with water taken from the river into the courtyard. Thanks to the hollow structure of the female basalt stone, water is retained and refreshment is provided permanently.
Workshop Courtyard Connection
Summer Accommodation Rooms
Workshop Bridge Connection
Inner Courtyard
Tigris Resuscitate
View of the building's summer rooms The windows on the southern front are large. The glass oor is outside. There is no railing in front. On windy sides, the window trim is located on the inside and has a guardrail in front. The walls are made of masculine basalt stone. Thanks to its gap free structure, it provides thermal insulation and prevents air
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Elevation A
Elevation B Woodwork, outdoor with wooden doors protected from the effects. Both sections used window joinery common feature is that it is removable if desired.
Tigris Resuscitate
Roof Detail Section
Roof Detail Section
Roof Detail Perspective
Roof Detail Section
Wall Perspective
Window Detail Section
Stake Foundation Detail
Roof Window Section
Roof Window Perspective
Stake Foundation Perspective System Section
Roof Diagram
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WELCOMING CENTER . topographic seating
Architectural Design 2
.spring 2019
INSTRACTOR//SABRI GOKMEN
The project is located at the junction of the ramps in the Belgrade forest. There is a wooden limitation as a building material. Since it is in the forest, its context with nature is questioned. The program is intended as a welcome center for guests visiting the Belgrade forest. Within this program, seminar hall, cafe, innrmary, toilet, info center, shop were determined. A parking space should also be considered for incoming vehicles. At the design stage, there is a concern about building that integrates with topography. Studies have started from the sections. With the sloping structure of the land, it has been tried to provide proper room and aesthetic appearance. The central park of the structure is empty and from there, input and output can be provided. To be an inviting structure, it was built in the same direction as the ramps and caused pedestrians to leak into the space. The building has a direct entrance from the upper level to the pedestrian ramp is also connected with the ampliier.
Location // Belgrad, Istanbul Area // 600 m² Functions // Information Center, Seminar Hall, Cafe
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Plans Additional triangular pillars were installed to provide the structure. The use of this technique, which does not cause loss in space, also speaks the same language as the triangular technique thet provides the formation of the structure.
Formation Diagram By creating sections suitable for the land, the building has been settled on the land. The sections were designed by combining from two different elevations.
Welcoming Center
Access to the building from the upper level The design phase was to connect the isohips lines of different heights to form a space in the cross section. The resulting space also included the interior ooring. The closed sections of the structure were formed by connecting the formed sections to each other with triangles. The formed triangles were created as a frame of structure skeleton.
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Structural Diagram Windows are placed between certain oors. Care was taken not to disturb the structure language of these pavements which were placed in triangular frames.
Section and some details Additional triangular pillars were installed to provide the structure. The use of this technique, which does not cause loss in space, also speaks the same language as the triangular technique thet provides the formation of the structure.
Section Triangular walls were added to the outer frame in order to indicate the cross-section and to express the context with the topography.. The inner wall consist of prefacricated parts that can protect it from external innuences.
Welcoming Center
A view from the interior In order to refer to the initial stage, slabs of cross-sections were formed and caused the structure to be hollow. Some triangular areas for windows were destroyed and openings were created. Thus, a scluptural structure with elevation difference was obtained and became a whole with topography.
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Model The central park of the structure is empty and from there, input and output can be provided. To be an inviting structure, it was built in the same direction as the ramps and caused pedestrians to leak into the space. The building has a direct entrance from the upper level to the pedestrian ramp is also connected with the ampliier.
Welcoming Center
Access to the building from the lower elevation Amphitheater was added to the space in the design and people were provided with both transportation and scating areas. A cross-sectional expression was provided fot the amphi to speak with the language of the stucture.
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BEACH ARRAGEMENT . intersections of circulations
Architectural Design 2
.spring 2019
INSTRACTOR//SABRI GOKMEN
The subject of the project is the arrangement of the shore line opposite the Kadir Has University. At the speciied location, there is a train line under construction. For this reason, the train station is expected, although no speciic schedule is speciied. The project duration was 4 weeks and remained in the concept phase. During the analysis phase, the circulations on the shore line were investigated. Five different circulations were determined: pedestrian, bicycle, vehicle, train and ferry. The mobility and circulation potentials of the determined circulations were examined. Possible movements were drawn according to the movement ranges of the circulations in the grid system. Circulation maps were created with potential mergers of movements. 2 different maps were extracted from each type of circulation. Circulations from the extracted maps were combined and exploration points and common areas were discovered.The plan for the shore line was prepared based on the circulations.
Location // Cibali, Istanbul Area // 12.000 m² Partner // Denizhan Erasık
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Academical Work
Site Plan
Ground Plan
This area, which has a small marina and a hub, is where the ferries circulate. The place which makes a small lake by taking in the sea is separared by the zone B and aroad. While the hub is gathering people, the overhangs form a nest for ferries. The strongest relationship with the sea is in area A.
Pedestrian Circulation
Bicycle Circulation
The area is the side of the sea where people can rest and walk. The topography movement creates lying and lying areas for people. There is also a direct access to the shop. Tunnel can be switched to the area where the amp is located.
Car Circulation
Tram Circulation
Ferry Circulation
Beach Arragement
Workshop, Open Spaces and Pier Relationships During the design phase, the plan was drawn in two dimensions. The plan was then processed to become three-dimensional. Thus, spatialization was achieved. At the same time the design was supported by topography movements. The program of the spaces was considered as shops and stores and remained at the design stage. The train station was also created by the topography movement and was designed so that the train could pass under the ground. To strengthen the relationship between land and sea, the shore line was broken and the sea was taken in. The inclusion of the sea among the roads has made the area more pleasant but has created a strong context. General design, uid paths, bridges, movements are placed on topography.
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DIDEM MADAK TOMB . aesthetics of poetry
Competition .fall 2020 PURCHASE AWARD
The main theme of the monumental tomb project designed for Didem Madak is a wrought iron pattern that symbolizes the poet's subconscious thoughts and allows them to be presented in an aesthetic frame by abstracting the imaginations he uses in his poems. The tomb, produced in a plain and simple language, consists of three main layers. While the soil in the lower layer symbolizes the dark world in the subconscious, it contains the "dangerous" thoughts of the poet trying to reach this world from the soil. The ivy and owering plants symbolizing the organic creative channels growing from this layer are ltered through the poet's aesthetic lter before meeting the light in l the upper layer. The metal wrought iron pattern, which emerged as the main element of the design, symbolizes the poems of the poet conveyed to us by "beautifying the danger". The creative channels that meet the light through the wrought iron layer envelop the poet in order to protect him from the reality he has diiculty in being.
Location // Fatih, Istanbul Partners // Sabri Gökmen, Eren Demir
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Outer World Light / Luminous / Reality ...
Metal Filter / Poetic Images ...
Soil Subconscious / Creativity / Ideas
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PLAN
Composition Created Panel
Ivy
Seagull
Cat
Butterry
Flower
Fish
Budgerigar
Moon
Lily
Sparrow
Star
Rose
Didem Madak Tomb
Longitudinal Section of the Tomb The temporal rust of metal plates and the sharp edges of the cut motifs refer to the poet's inner world, which he sees as "dangerous" and makes the poet's subconscious out of access to visitors. In the frame that allows the tomb to meet the oor, a light-toned marble texture that will highlight the design on the upper layer was preferred. It was envisaged that the ivy growing from the pot inside the wrought iron layer would surround the poet's poetic world and establish a connection with the organic pattern of the tomb.
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STRUCTURAL EXPERIMENTS .
Arch 234 Structural System .fall 2018 INSTRACTOR//ALI ONAT TURKER
Experimental models and series of drawings in which studies such as bearing properties of different materials, research and discussion on different carrier systems, identifying the material on the model and detecting the carrier system, predicting force distribution with tensegrity.
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Medieval Timber House Structure Partners// Başak Güven, Emre Yılmaz, Erce Kılıçal, Mehmet Berke Söylet, Mustafa Kaan Uca
Wooden Carcass System for Timber House In order to perceive the wood carrier system used in Timber houses, the forces were calculated using only magnets and wood, without using any adhesive.
Structural Experiments
Roof Carrier System in Timber Houses An I-shaped carrier system was provided for carrying the roof cover. It was hidden by putting a roof cover on it.
Reinforcement and Coating Material in Timber Houses Plaster adhesion was achieved by placing steel reinforcement between the load-bearing systems. Care was taken to use the materials used in Mediveal Timber Houses.
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From Structure to Furniture Partners// Başak Güven, Mehmet Berke Söylet, Mustafa Kaan Uca
Thinking About Human Scale and Material Used Material research was made and applied in order to apply the furniture model to the real scale. The applied model was used as an accessory at the school.
Structural Experiments
Net
Funicular
Arch Reverse Funicular Arches Open Ring
Compression Ring Load
Rope
Ten s
Tension
ion
Force to Close
Tension
Tension
Tension
Structural Diagrams of Furniture The diagram of the structure provided the distribution of the load by the tension force and the dissolution of the structure.
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PAVILION . parametric design
ARCH214 Design Computation .fall 2018 INSTRACTOR//SABRI GOKMEN, EFE GOZEN, BURCU BICER
It can be summarized as a venue for entering the pavilion and facing a pioneer. But this pavilion does not come from the community that will offer indoor use. In essence, this project presents us with a space of 15 m³, which allows us to spend some time or to offer some experiences. In this pavilion design hexagonal was preferred as the main form. However, in many countries in our daily life, our commitment and adaptation are strong. For instance, honeycombs used by bees from nature architects in beehives are the biggest representatives of this. Although hexagonal is inspired by a lot of conditions, monumental structures are preferred. The main topic of parametric design is not oriented. The parametric approach can be deened according to the mathematical process by creating a speciic design form. Here is the number of edges in the hexagon and the adaptation coeecient in itself is high because it is preferred as the main module.
Partners // Bugrahan Ersan Atılgan, Denizhan Erasık, Mehmet Berke Söylet, Muhammed Zelveci, Mustafa Kaan Uca, Sükrü Ozkacar
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Example of one hexagon
Component Level
Scale
Adding Supports
Supports single axle
Example of one support
Supports double axle
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Angle cutting allows rotation.
Exceptionally, one support piece was added to the short sides of the hexagons that were not underneath.
Pavilion Level
Scale
Adding Supports
Combination Diagram
Adding Polygons
For the structure of the mass, it was decided that the polygons pressing on the ground would ne pentogonal.
Pavilion
Pavilion This project is a pavilion design formed by the combination of hexagonal modules. The openings for the use of light within the design focus are preferred. A second module for the use of these openings has been produced. Choose whether the second module hexagonal modules stand between each other. At a time when people can travel together. It is a place where you can read books or chat with someone. But this is a place for children. They can even call themselves a playground. So, this pavilion was presented in the design I wanted.
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Starting from a simple cylinder form.
At certain points of the cylinder, it was pushed and pulled.
Hexagons were placed with the kangaroo into the formed shape.
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Formation of the lines from the lines, the formation of supports completed. From the center of the spheres, the foundations were drawn by pulling lines.
While a corner is inviting to the entrance, the other corner creates a lter with the outside space. The choice of a dynamic form is aimed at a pavilion that invited people.
Hexagonal surface is calculated parametrically planarized and kangaroo commands.
Design Process
Spheres were placed on the corners of the hexagons, which were reduced to a certain extent.
The pentagonal ones were changed for stability. Hexagons in a certain area were removed for entry. Finally, there was a space spa that provided the experience.
Pavilion
Pavilion the Construction Phase Positioning can be directed on a at oor in order to be adopted in the selection of the region. In this way, it offers many different technologies. It is able to reach net shades with the effect of artiicial lighting indoors.
Using the Pavilion as an Accessory One of the returns of the form is inviting, and the rags in the open area are kept in the foreground. It has characteristic contours such as having natural lines.
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Professional Work
designed by BINAA
No:58 BOSTANCI A sectional perspective drawn to emphasize the relationship between the façade and street life of the ooce building constructed in Bostancı.
Internship
designed by BINAA
Sakarya Square Underpass Sectional perspective describing the life in the lower and upper elevations of the underpass, carrier systems, planned to be built in order to stimulate culture and trade in Sakarya.
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