ARCHITECTURE PROFILE an introduction to key personnel and selected projects
Company Profile
Who we are... We are a creative studio established by a collection of talents from various backgrounds, with years of experience in the fields of architecture, interior design and property development. We are capable of finding unique solutions for your built projects that will be sensitive to any budget and striking in appearance. Our approach ensures a high-level of communication with our clients to attain their goals. We believe in finding inspired beauty in any context through methods that value simplicity as well as innovation.
What we do... We are interested in creating tailored spaces for commercial and residential projects that have a finely crafted identity. Whether the brief desires a powerfully branded environment or a quiet elegance we will develop a context-sensitive solution. In addition to our design services, our property development department continually monitors the market for special opportunities that have potential for bespoke interventions. We work closely with real-estate agents and specialists to make sure our projects are spatially efficient, financially viable and delivered at exceptional quality. Contact us to receive our kreado property development brochure for an introduction of these services. All of our projects respond carefully to the site, the brief and the people who use the buildings. They are creations of passion for fresh ideas and a commitment to our clients.
Where we are... Our office is centrally located in the Angel area of London. Please contact us should you want to discuss your needs for design, project management and development projects.
Holford Mews Cruikshank Street London WC1X 9HW
Key Personnel
Our team is a composition of talented individuals with complementing skill sets. Our extensive experience in varying sectors allow us to provide a quality service to our clients that is a unique combination of financial savvy and design excellence.
Alper Gohkan ERDEM
M.Sc., B.Arch, Managing Director
Alper has practiced architecture in the UK for over a decade, working on prestigious high-end residential, commercial and mixed-use schemes. In 2008 he cofounded kreado to help clients abroad develop their investments in real estate within the UK.
Dogan KARALAR
M.B.A., BE.con, Managing Director
Dogan is an economist who has developed businesses in Turkey and the UK. As cofounder, he represents the financial components of the company and is responsible for market research and analysis. He has created close relationships with leading property agents in London to find the best value for potential developments.
Gavin FUNG
BSc(Hons), DipArch RIBA, ARB, MRIAI, Associate
Gavin is a chartered architect with over 17 years of experience in master planning, urban and architectural design and has worked in the UK, Ireland and Hong Kong. He specializes in environmental design engineering. Gavin’s highly sustainable approach has won several awards for its implementation in housing schemes.
Anthony KWAN
B.Arch, B.E.S., Associate
Anthony is responsible for much of the creative aspects of the company including architectural design, graphic design, marketing and visualization. With over 8 years of architecture work in the UK, in addition to 6 years international experience, he can design and deliver schemes at an exceptional speed.
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Sarastro Restaurant Location:
The project site is a Grade II listed building and comprises basement, ground and five upper floors. The ground floor and basement are occupied by
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Sarastro Restaurant (Class A3), with residential accommodation on the up-
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per floors.
London The Sarastro restaurant, opened in 1996, has transformed itself into a theatrical dining space hugely welcomed by Londoners. As a part of its fame in Client:
appearance; the growing number of customers demanded better servicing. Therefore upgrading the kitchen space and staff facilities was inevita-
Sarastro Ltd.
ble. The new extension fulfills these requirements. The design intention was to create a sober and simple structure to sit com-
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fortably within the existing quiet back courtyard, used mainly by residents in the area and not by restaurant customers. Only two visual connections
Construction Completed
through the windows of the kitchen and staff changing area link the extension to external conditions.
Contract Value: ÂŁ 350,000
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73 Pont Street Location:
This flat is situated moments away from premier upmarket department store, Harrod’s and Knightsbridge Underground Station. The client lives most of the
73 Pont Street
year abroad and has selected this site to entertain friends and enjoy London
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in luxury.
London kreado was appointed as the delivery architects, collaborating with Atelier 5 in Istanbul, for the design to modernize and bring the quality of the new Client:
build to the highest standards. This involved rearranging the rooms within to optimize the space and incorporating the finest specifications.
Private Being Grade II listed, the property was subjected to many restrictions in the alteration of the interior. Much of the original features had to be maintained Status:
and sensitively complimented.
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Upon completion, 73 Pont Street will undoubtedly become a comforting oasis for the client where he is surrounded by refined sophistication.
Contract Value: ÂŁ 400,000
Holford Mews Cruikshank Street London WC1X 9HW
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53 Ashley Lane Location:
The project site is located in a quiet North London district where one can enjoy views of traditional British family houses with generous and beautiful
53 Ashley Lane
landscapes.
NW4 London
The area is mainly occupied by a Jewish community and many of the house interiors are designed to serve their special requirements.
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This 6 bedroom, nearly 400 sqm, house has been extended and fully refurbished. It also consists of an enclosed garage, a large timber deck veranda
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and both front and back gardens. The project is currently completed.
Status: kreado is already commissioned to design a brand new house adjacent to Construction Completed
this site facing towards the beautiful golf course green where work is in progress and the Planning Application is to be submitted soon.
Contract Value: ÂŁ 1,000,000
Holford Mews Cruikshank Street London WC1X 9HW
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42 Stormont Road Location:
This project began on the construction site of a large 6 bedrooms luxury home in an affluent North London community. The client approached us
42 Stormont Road
with an idea to divide the plot of the large home to create a second plot in
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the garden that would be comparatively modest in scale.
London The result is a bright 3 bedroom house including a 2 car garage, front terrace, study, kitchen and a living “super room”. A balance is achieved that Client:
accommodates garden areas for both plots that are in line with market research in the neighborhood.
Private The design is mute where the principle street façade addresses the quiet and narrow road. At either side, the house is also modest and respectful of Status:
it’s neighbor’s privacy and scale. It is the rear treatment where the house expands into the garden and brings views of tall and mature trees to soar
Planning Stage
over the living room.
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Sofra Covent Garden Location:
Sofra Covent Garden is the first ever-Turkish cuisine restaurant to open its doors to the public in Covent Garden almost 30 years ago. It is quite recog-
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nizable with a lovely white frontage to Tavistock Street.
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kreado is currently looking into various elements of the existing layout to improve the space quality of this well-known branch.
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Some of which include the replacement of the glazed roof to the first floor garden while designing a new atmosphere to the entire level. Also, Kreado
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is looking into new ancillary layouts to maximize productivity and aesthetic quality to the property.
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Works such as new lighting to the entrance and removal of ventilation circulation system has been completed. Watch this space!
Under Construction
Contract Value: ÂŁ 250,000
Holford Mews Cruikshank Street London WC1X 9HW
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30 St. John’s Lane Location:
30 St. John’s Lane is situated in the Farringdon area of London. Looking up, along this road, it is easy to distinguish that the surrounding properties have
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been developed higher and higher. In this context, kreado proposed to
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the client to add several new stories to accommodate either offices or flats.
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Market research and design studies determined that the best combination was an extra half-floor of commercial offices and 2 stories containing residences.
Client: The penthouse was designed as a single luxury 2+1 bedroom flat that could Private
be transformed easily into 2 smaller flats in the future.
The flat boats fea-
tures such as tall bookcases along the staircase, fireplace in a full story of living space, and a fantastic views to St. Paul’s Cathedral from a generous Status:
outdoor terrace which is set-back from the street.
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The aesthetic aim was to blend into the character of the immediate surroundings. Materials were selected from the palette of the nearby Goldsmiths’ University building recently complete that is sited down the adjacent road such as deep boxed-in windows and cream coloured stone.
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91 Mortimer Street Location:
This project is situated moments away from Oxford Circus. The existing condition for this property allows retail space with office amenities above.
91 Mortimer Street London
It is proposed to convert the existing offices into 4 no. one-bedroom flats; one of which occupies a new roof extension with a mezzanine.
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The roof extension is to be designed so that its profile remains clear of sight lines from street -level and is unobtrusive of sunlight reaching neighbors or
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public spaces.
Status: Planning Permission Granted
Contract Value: ÂŁ 400,000
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Sofra Central St. Giles Location:
Sofra is a well-regarded chain of licensed restaurants that serve a variety of Turkish inspired dishes throughout the day.
St. Giles High Street London
Sofra Centre St. Giles is a restaurant refurbishment (roughly 380 sqm) located at the ground floor of a new large mixed-use commercial building designed by lauded architect Renzo Piano. The building is located near London’s
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Covent Garden and Theatreland.
Sofra International Ltd.
This new restaurant facility for Sofra will be the most prestigious Turkish restaurant abroad.
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kreado is also responsible for the refurbishments and re-design of all the other Sofra locations around prominent London areas such as Covent Garden,
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Mayfair, St. Christopher’s Place, and Oxford Circus.
Contract Value: £ 1,000,000
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Troy Museum Location:
The task was to design a new museum consisting of permanent and temporary exhibition spaces as well as education facilities, a conference centre
Turkey
and public realm spaces for the internationally recognized ancient settlement of Troy famed by Homer’s epic poems. The brief called for a building measuring approximately 13,000 sqm.
Client: Since the existing museum site is situated in an expansive green landscape Ministry of Culture.
nearby historically valuable land, our main approach was to bring emphasis to the ground level as a poetic threshold between the past, present and future. Therefore the majority of the program was resolved below ground,
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leaving only the exhibition spaces and viewing tower externally visible as a light beacon.
Competition The roof, embedded into the landscape, was designed as an open public area featuring folly objects and roof lights to create a physical dialogue Contract Value:
between above/below ground, internal/external, and history/myth. Thus creating architecture that contemplates the meaning of a place like Troy in
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different contexts. The building is strategically positioned to reference the unearthed temple of Athena, ancient settlement grids, and the immediate landscape of olive trees occupying the site.
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37 Avenue Road Location:
The project is a detached house located in North London’s quiet residential district. After consultation, the client decided to redesign the upper level
37 Avenue Road
of the house and convert the garage into a habitable space. The design
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creates an efficient bed space layout at the upper level for an expanding
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family, use the ground floor bedroom for guests and convert the garage to a children’s play area and utility.
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The aesthetic approach was to give a modern touch to a fairly big traditional house and streetscape while respecting the general character of both.
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Enjoyable and light spaces are achievable with clever skylights in the roof structure which leave the street silhouette unchanged. Slim timber aperture interventions are introduced to the front facade to bring light into the ac-
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commodations and give the street elevation a contemporary identity.
Planning Permission Granted
Contract Value: £ 250,000
Holford Mews Cruikshank Street London WC1X 9HW
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54 Elverson Road Location:
The site is located at the North East end of Elverson Road in Lewisham just approaching Elverson Road DLR station.
54 Elverson Road Lewisham
It is comprised of a semi detached 2 storey dwelling with a ground floor area
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of approximately 45sqm. kreado worked on a previously obtained planning permission to build a
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2-storey extension towards the back of the house. The extension provides a third bedroom to the house and extends the kitchen and ancillary areas.
Premier UK Property Ltd. In addition to building the new extension, the house was fully refurbished from quite destitute condition. Status: kreado managed the entire tender and construction process. The project Construction Completed
was successfully completed on July 2011.
Contract Value: ÂŁ 150,000
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SGA Experience Some of the senior staff and consultants of Kreado, including the managing director Alper G. Erdem, have years of extensive experience within the award winning practice Sidell Gibson Architects. Having been instrumental in various stages of high-profile, multi-million pound schemes, kreado reflects this knowledge and discipline onto comparatively smaller projects for its current clients with a high level of professionalism.
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