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Edirnekapı has countless treasures that give the city a multi-dimensional structure and ensure the coexistence of differences, and it is important to keep this wealth alive today. Envelope is a co-housing project which brings four different disiplines in a common ground with the neighborhood.

It is located in a corner at Kariye in Edirnekapı. This co-housing project offers its permanent users(phographer, tatto artist, activist and mural artist) personalized living and working places in Edirnekapı.

Project is gathering four different disciplines in a common ground and with workshops, exhibitions and gatherings. They will recreate dynamics of neighborhood together. Each housing unit reflects its user’s character. Amphi house serves as main meeting place, Wall house is creative point for mural art and Narrow house fits the site and has views for photography.

Organization is surround by steel structure which includes free public spaces, circulation, temporary units, vegetation. This visible structure shows the design idea.

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Hi there! I participate this organization as a photographer. Currently I make documentaries about daily lifes and I give lectures.

I will be document my friend’s works and daily life in here. We will probably see each other in streets. You can contact me for a good capture.

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Hello my friends, I am a painter. I voluntered for a organization for sharing my gift with my hometown Cairo. You maybe see some of my works from walls that I painted with Cairo’s mosaics and heritage to express ourself over our living place’s surfaces. So I will workshops from my studio and at the end of our workshop we will organize an exhibition with other groups.

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Hi! I’m a tattoo artist. I have lot of client from all around the world. I known as an international artist in my major.

I want to show its beauty to my customers while they are visiting here for tattoo.

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Hi! I called myself activist who concern about environment. I organized a place where you can repair, remake or even overcreate bicycles from old pieces. We also will give speeches and document our journey with one of our neighbor and participant from my house.

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It has which designed specially for its users. It serves an style. The external structure is composed has volume and perforated metal envelope. Structure is a for temporary and perminent users. It provides uninterrupted circulation inside the volume. Structure offers opportunity to observe EdirnekapÄą and for tempopray users with its living

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This units are offers living or workshop spaces. There are micro versions of main housing units. Structure also extend to underground level that is a fully public space where events and gatherings happen. Envelope aims to recreate the dynamics of neighborhood and serves it users and neighbors chance to experincing .

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a.Activist’s Bedroom b.Photographer and Tattoo Artist’s Dining- Living Area c.Temporary Living Units

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Surrounding structure creates an effect of a unity from outside silhouette which face with city walls. This one part look changes inside with three different living units.

Structure has four floors (2.50m height) and continues to the underground to increase the stability and allow natural light to the underground level. Underground level also serves as a public space with user’s working and performing spaces. Surrounding structrure offers experiencing neighborhood and city wall from different levels and angles.

There are several closed units inside of the structure can be used for workshop or temporary living space. It also works for experiencing EdirnekapÄą It has perforated floor and covering panel sheets for light and translucent facade and floor system. It supported by steel cable bracings.

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