2023 Undergraduate Porfolio of Nezih Arda Uçar

NEZİH ARDA UÇAR

NEZİH ARDA UÇAR

nezihardaucar@gmail.com

+90 5324515468

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nezihardaucar

Ankara, Turkey

ARCHITECT AS A DIRECTOR

Architecture is an ever-present form of visual storytelling. So I think it has a lot of aspects in common with cinema. The built environment has the ability to capture the history of a place and tell that story through space. Architecture forms a visual, spatial link between the past, present, and future, becoming a point in the timeline of a place and culture.

CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

TED University, Bachelor of Architecture, Undergraduate (English) | September 2018 - 2023 | 3.57 GPA

Principal Entrance Scholarship | 2018

Academic achievement (cumulative average) | 2021, 2022

Urban Photography as secondary field

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Bachelor of Architecture / Undergraduate Erasmus Program | February 2022 - July 2022

SKILLS SUMMARY

Rhinoceros: 3D modeling experience in conceptual and design development phases (2018 - 2023)

V-Ray: visualising experience of the projects for the presentation boards (2021 - 2023)

AutoCAD: seamless collaboration proficiency with various standards and departments (2020 - 2023)

Adobe Suite: efficient use of photoshop, illustrator, indesign, premiere pro and after effects compelling graphics for presentation boards (2018 - 2023)

Agisoft Metashape: 3-D modelling of real objects with scale with the help of the 2-D photographs (2021-2023)

EXPERIENCES

Participant | Film & Architecture Studio, Rotterdam Independent School For The City | September 2022 - October 2022

A renowned course focused on understanding the city through the language of film led by architect, curator and filmmaker Jord den Hollander with the contributions of writer and filmmaker Hans Christian Post and director of photographer Thomas Kist

Shot a short film about public spaces in Ankara and edit it for the Rotterdam Architecture Film Festival presentation

Volunteer | Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam | October 2022

Welcoming the directors, screenwriters, filmmakers, guest speakers and the audience and providing information about the festival program

Instant follow-up of movie screenings and intervention in case of any problem

Architect (Intern) | Onur Yüncü Architects | July 2022 - September 2022

Participated in the design process of the Ertürk House project in Antalya together with Onur Yüncü and Can Aker, architects of the Erimtan Museum

2-D technical drawings and 3-D models of the house

Presentations for the client and communicating with the client

Restoration Architect (Intern) | Akdeniz University Patara Excavations | July 2021 - September 2021

Shooting the ortographic photographs of Nero Bath with drone and professional cameras

Scaled 3-D models of Nero Bath using multiple drone and camera shots

Orthographic section, elevation and plan drawings of ancient structures in the field

Field inspection of finished drawings

Chairman | TEDU Architecture and Design Society | July 2020- July 2022

Directed a team of 15 people and distributed tasks

Collobrations with the architects and design professionals in the field, physical and online event organizations such as:

· Ankara Urban Walks (Coordinator) | CSO Building with Semra Uygur, Historic Ulus Tour with Mehmet Özer

· MTT Talks Series (Moderator & Coordinator) | Ekin Anıl, Aksel Ceylan, S+PS Architects, 2x1 Architects, Büşra Köksal, İpek Baycan, TEGET Architects, Hayri Atak, Beril Kapusuz, PAN- Architects, Openact Architecture, Yan Blanco, Sergei Tchoban, Esra Aydınoğlu

· Rammed Earth Workshop (Coordinator & Participant) | Mono Earth (Çağlar İşbilir & Can Cumalı)

Responsible for designing the posters for the events held by the society

Managed the social media presence of the society account "tedumimarliktasarim" on Instagram while providing digital content

Visual Designer | Void Magazine | July 2020- July 2023

Responsible for designing the visuals of the magazine in a collaborative environment with the design team

Photographer of the magazine

Writer | Void Magazine, Kara Fanzin and Hacettepe University Cinema Blog | 2019-2022

INTERESTS

Photography

Videography

Photo & Video Editing

Script writing

Colorgrading

Basketball

LANGUAGE

Turkish (Native)

English (Advanced)

Spanish (Beginner)

MERSIN FREE ZONE

AN OPEN SOURCE URBANISM

ACADEMIC TERM: DESIGN STUDIO 401 | 2022 FALL

PROFESSORS: ONUR YÜNCÜ, EVREN BAŞBUĞ, BAŞAK UÇAR, ESATCAN COŞKUN, ESER KÖKEN İŞLEYİCİ

TEAM MEMBERS: ARDA ARAPASLAN, FATMA SENA KAYA

TYPE: URBAN PLAN

SITE: MERSIN/TURKEY

CONCEPT

Free zones are the zones where bureaucratic procedures, legislation and restrictions necessary for trade are partially or completely excluded. They are especially ideal for ports, airports and areas close to them, where transportation is generally easy. Mersin Free Zone is the first free zone opened in Turkey. While this freedom has been provided for goods for many years, why shouldn't it be provided for people? Can there be special free zones for people? Mersin's population is consisting from multiple cultures and it deserves freedom

of; thinking, moving,deciding, and most importantly, freedom of creating. Think that it’s like a game. A giant one… Our roles as designers are only consulting and observing. To achieving that, an open source urbanism has been proposed by using the latest 3D printing technology and pushing it's limits. With scaled-up 3D printers becoming an organizer in the city, a new open, dynamic, flexible and organic city has occured around the train station. Welcome to the new Mersin Free Zone for people!

CL USTERS

Playground

Bazaar

Recreation Warehouse

Concert Exhibition

rehouse Factory Workshop

emporary Housing

Train Station

Exhibition Festival Parking 1

1. Site

3. Grid | Hardscape

5. Tower Clusters

2. Grid | Softscape

6. Final

4. Tower Clusters

existing trees

enveloping by following the grid

wild greenery as connectors

tamed greenery in-between and outer zones

Section AA

THE BREATH

REVIVAL OF MOHAIR INDUSTRY

ACADEMIC TERM: 2021 FALL

PROFESSORS: SERAY TÜRKAY COŞKUN, CAN AKER, HEVES BEŞELİ, ÖZGÜN ÇAKIR, MELİS ACAR

TYPE: URBAN FACTORY

SITE: ULUS, ANKARA

BACKGROUND

In the Ottoman period, Ankara emerges as an important trade center of Anatolia. In Ankara, which specializes in Angora Goat breeding, sof, a fabric woven from the mohair obtained from these goats, has an important place in the economic and social life of the city. For centuries, it was a

leader both in the Ottoman Empire and in Europe, but it has been seen that it has lost this position since the beginning of the XIX. century. The most important reason for this loss is that the British became the leader in the weaving industry in the post-Industrial Revolution period and started to raise

Angora goats in Africa. In a pointed move, an Urban Factory was proposed next to the Historical Ankara Castle. The project aims to be an important landmark in the region for the daily visitors as well as reactivating the production and trade of mohair industry in Ulus.

TRADITIONAL ANKARA HOUSES COURTYARD RESEARCH

16.-17. CENTURIES. “ANKARA MANZARASI”, UNKNOWN. (SOURCE: M. TUNÇER ARŞIVI)

16.-17. yy. “Ankara Manzarası”, unknown. (Kaynak: M. Tunçer Arşivi)

CONCEPT

the Breath Program

Pioneer Districts:

Kızılcahamam

Ayaş

Beypazarı

Güdül

Nallıhan

Polatlı

Experiantal Production Line

Repeated Element

LANDING TO THE ESSENCE

WOMEN’S HOUSE

COMPETITION: KAIRA LOORO 2021

TYPE: CULTURAL/EDUCATION/RETAIL

SITE: BAGHERE VILLAGE, SENEGAL

PARTNER: ARDA ARAPASLAN

ESSENCE

WE

MANIFESTO

Life is born from the ground, for ages, different cultures and religions have tried to teach us that the sky goes beyond something we can understand, to believe there is a connection between heaven and earth that inspires us to search for the light and value the shadows, in both of them we can find shelter and warmth, it’s a universal duality in every

- Wendell Berry

culture in order to find serenity in everyone’s soul, a peace inside us and in everyone that surrounds us. In a geographic area like Baghere, a very diverse area socially speaking, there must be a spiritually balanced architecture, a physical point of reunion in which you can find harmony in cultural development, in an artistic and educational way for those who interact there. Instead of actually building something, our proposal is based on coming back to the ground and to rise to the sky; then, not to actually build something but to come back to life’s base: earth. The essence. This is how we project a space that allows to make more flexible spaces through different levels without any physical barriers, creating and inclusive amphitheater for cultural, artistic, trading activities, or simply just interaction in a public refuge.

The earth is what we all have in common.

PATHWAYS

In addition to the existing pathways, new pathways proposed by thinking about the shortcuts. Main strategy for the roads was collecting people from the residential areas around the site easily. A landmark of the village should be the most accesible building.

straw roof

timber panel

rosewood beams

bamboo columns

rammed earth wall

LENIANCY PAVILION

JUNCTION OF DIVERSE CULTURES

ACADEMIC TERM: DESIGN STUDIO 301 | 2021 FALL

PROFESSORS: ÇAĞRIM KOÇER, UTKU COŞKUNER, GÜLŞAH AYKAÇ

TYPE: PAVILION

SITE: HACI BAYRAM VELİ SQUARE, ANKARA

PARTNERS: HAYA TAHBOUB, ARDA ARAPASLAN, ÖZLEM CEBECİ, ELİF ZEYNEP DÜZYOL

CONCEPT

Hacı Bayram Mosque is in Ulus located adjacent to the Temple of Augustus. This togetherness of different cultures inspired us and we questioned the meaning of leniency. We interpreted the leniency as hard to reach, a very valuable objective. Because of that, we

designed a series of challenging experiences that reach the cozy and comfortable space of leniency, intersection of different cultures. We took references from Ulus while deciding on these challenges. Whole structure act like a labyrinth and force people to strive.

timber panels

timber

timber elements

timber foundation

steel piers

partial model

columns

timber joint type: half-lap joints

timber joint type: dado joints

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Location: Ankara, Turkey