Architecture Portfolio - 2022 - Ömer Faruk Ağırsoy

EDUCATION

Graduate Middle East Technical University, Ankara 2022 Ongoing Faculty of Architecture, Ph.D. in Architecture C.GPA: 4.00/4.00

Graduate Middle East Technical University, Ankara

2018 2022 Faculty of Architecture, M. Arch C.GPA: 4.00/4.00

Thesis: Intelligent Infrastructures: Anatomy of the METU Campus

Undergraduate Middle East Technical University, Ankara 2014 2018 Bachelor of Architecture C.GPA: 3.50/4.00 (3rd Best Degree)

EXPERIENCE

May’19 - Ongoing Assisted Courses

2021- 2022 Arch101-102 First Year Basic and Architectural Design Studios Tutor 2019 - 2021 Arch301-302 Third Year Architectural Design Studios Tutor 2019 - 2021 Arch203 Digital Media in Architecture - Rhinoceros and Grasshopper Tutor

2019 - 2021 Arch190 - Tutor of Model Construction Workshops

2021 Spring Arch505 Advanced Architectural Design Research - Tu Delft Complex Projects

TU Delft - METU - Modern Campus | Campus Utopias (Collaborative Studio)

Architectural Intern de Architekten Cie. | Amsterdam

July’19 - Oct’19 Physical and Digital Modelling, Design, Visualization and Presentation

Traineeship as Archi-World Academy Award Winner

Jaarbeursplein Student Hotel and World Trade Center, Mixed Use, Utrecht

Architect Motto Architecture | Ankara

Sep’18 - May' 19 Concept Design and Architectural Visualization in Residential and Educational Haypark Antalya, DTS Design Center Uşak, Malatya T.O. University Campus

July’17 - Sep’17

Internship - Architectural Visualization, Shop Drawings: OKU Rectorate Annex

Architect-Part Time A Tasarım Architecture | Ankara

Sep’17 - Jan’18

Jun’17 - July’17

Part Time Architect for Concept Design and 3D-Modelling - Mixed Use Projects

Internship - Concept Design and Shop Drawings - Mixed Use Project

SKILLS

Language Turkish - Native English Fluent

Design

Advanced Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, Photoshop, InDesign, Lumion

Good Revit, Autocad, , Sketchup, Illustrator

Intermediate Premiere, Vray, Enscape, Keyshot

Media Photography and Graphic Design, Python (Elementary)

Fabrication Parametric Design and Fabrication, 3D Printing and Laser-Cut

ACHIEVEMENTS

Mar' 20 Olivelo Ecological Common Living Area in the Periphery of Izmir Idea Competition Honourable Mention

Apr’ 20 Young Talent Architecture Award YTAA 2020 Nominee

Jan’ 19 Archi-World Academy Awards 2017 - 2019 - IV edition Winner

Dec’ 18 Archiprix Turkey 2018 Architecture Students Graduation Projects Competition First Place

Jun’ 18 METU Chair’s Award Best Graduation Project of the Year Winner

Jul’ 18 Archiprix International 2019 Chile Faculty Representative

Jun’18 16th International Architecture Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia, Turkey Pavilion Selected Participant

APPEARANCES

Aug’ 22 10th Landscape Architecture Students Graduation Project Awards Jury Member

Jun’ 20-21 METU Arch190 Summer Internship, Model Construction Workshop Tutor

Dec' 19 Archiprix Turkey 2019 Architecture Students Graduation Projects Competition Jury Member

Oct’ 18 “Steps” Student Projects Exhibition, Turkish Association of Architects in Private Practice (TSMD) Featured Project “L.W.I.”

Jun' 19 XIII, MSTAS Computational Design Research in Architecture Symposium, Kocaeli University Featured Project “C.O.”

May’ 19 "Representing Section", “METU-Getty KIM Project Exhibition: Representing Itself”, TU Delft Video Production

Nov’ 18 METU-Getty Keeping It Modern Project, First Year Design Education Symposium Exhibition Digital Video Mapping

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PROGRAM: Architectural Center | LOCATION: Fiera District, Bologna, Italy | TYPE: Academic | YEAR: 2018

LIVING WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE

BOLOGNA CENTER OF ARCHITECTURE

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Arch. DesignInstructors:Studio Ayşen Savaş Arzu GönençTolgaSorguçHazanOnatÖktem Sezin Sarıca BengisuSerraDerebaşıİnan

The effects of urbanization and continuous cultural shift increase the ecological footprint of cities. In order to confront growing energy needs, cities and their necessary infrastructural systems expand into the suburbs and occupy a huge amount of space.

Within the last few years, Bologna has also faced these problems and seems lagging behind because of its inability to keep up with the needs of cultural shifts and emerging technologies.

This project aims to tackle this issue and halt this negative cycle of expansion through filling the urban gaps and rejuvenating the reformist/avant-garde “nature” of the city by creating an “alternative infrastructure”. In the city of Bologna, which is famous for its medieval towers, the project introduces a new infrastructural system based on a triad of networks: canals, green, and towers. The tower removes all the functions from the ground and tries to investigate controversial “architectural

spaces and urban typologies” by superimposing the living environment with the hard infrastructure, in order to force architects and society to face the real problems and increase their awareness about environmental issues. The architectural center of the city is the first implementation of this system and the goal is to create a type of museum that celebrates the environment, infrastructure, architecture and innovation. The contrasting characteristics between hard (where resources are generated) and soft infrastructure (where resources are distributed), Fiera District and the old city are used as a tool and program for the transformation process and upcoming developments. The reinvention of towers in this project creates a basis for responsive infrastructural movement in the city. Calling for Medieval spirit and the Modernist dream, it leaves the ground as green spaces and water.

+ Winner - Archi-World Academy Awards 2017 - 2019 - IV edition

+ 1st Place - Archiprix Turkey 2018 Architecture Students Graduation Projects Competition

+ Winner - METU Chair’s Award Best Graduation Project of the Year

+ Faculty Representative - Archiprix International 2019 Chile

+ Nominee - YTAA, Young Talent Architecture Award 2020

+ Featured - Turkish Association of Architects in Private Practice (TSMD) “Steps” Exhibition 2018

Over a long period, Bologna has been one of the most significant cities Europe with its history, culture, economy and architecture. Similarly, Fiera District remains one of the largest fairgrounds in Europe, with buildings from Benevolo, Tange and Le Corbusier.

However, within the last few years, Bologna seems stagnant, because of its inability to keep up with emerging technologies and industries.

Although the project criticizes the recent architecture and industry of the city, it takes lessons from the city and its history to promote forgotten and outstanding characteristics of the city. Important moments, spaces, events and eras are analysed to understand the gaps between past and future.

CURRENT

SOCIAL / INFRASTRUCTURESOFT

URBANIZATION

The diagram shows the expansion of the city's ecological footprint taking place in the suburbs, defined as hard infrastructure. In order to sustain the city's booming growth and needs, the hard infrastructure of the suburbs perpetually expands.

MECHANIC / INFRASTRUCTUREHARD

PROPOSAL

City Center City Center Fiera District District

INFRASTRUCTURE

SOFT HARD

communications socialcultural social economic economic communications waste & energy waste & energy water cultural

The approach of this project eliminates the suburb dependency by integrating the ecological demands of the city into the urban fabric. Juxtaposition of hard and soft infrastructures can create inhabitable infrastructures while regenerating canals, green spaces and towers. This exposure aims to help citizens realize their personal impacts on the environment.

BOLOGNA I CITY OF CONTRASTS

City of towers but most of the towers are currently not functional City of canals but canals are mostly underground and not visible City of green but greens are not well connected

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE OLD FABRIC I OLD CITY

City of agriculture but fields are under the thread of occupation City of exhibition but lacks a spirit of innovation and creation City of transportation but mostly relied on conventional systems.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE new FABRIC I FIERA

REFERENCE AREA: LITTLE VENICE PROGRAM TO FIERA IN

CITY OF TOWERS

Tower is there as a hypothetical presence which aims to give reference to future and also to city itself. Reinterpretation of towers with the integrated system into new implementation area, make them symbols of innovations and creates relation with the old city. So presence of towers in the city has symbolic and functional meanings and the regeneration of them creates a metaphor between the genius loci, history, spirit of time and the functions of them.

Regeneration of the towers encourage dynamic coexistence of various spaces and activities and aims to demonstrate innovative applications of architecture and engineering. Aim is decreasing the footprint of buildings and infrastructures on the ground to create space for green and water. Project aims to transform car dominated network into a triad of network: Canals, Green and Water.

SYSTEM OF CIRCULAR INFRASTRUCTURE

The infrastructural system of the towers is a synthesis of broader functional/environmental engineering technologies and implementations into architecture. Three important system are integrated and interrelated with each other in a circular system of infrastructure in the building: Water treatment plant, biomass power plant and micro algae bio-reactors.

The spaces of architectural program and mechanical equipment is interlinked with the intention to strengthen the synergies between the hard and soft infrastructures in the building. The interior gallery is planned like a vertical street that links all this infrastructure from the building from bottom to the top.

The water treatment plant serves to clean underground and canal waters. The plant is integrated into the eating/ drinking platforms and water treatment bar within the building.

Micro algae cultivation systems are located in research labs, which promotes the investigation of alternative sources of energy for the city.

The biomass power plant contains exhibition space to emphasize relationship between the production process and by-products. With the same idea, the model exhibition space is designed in relation to workshops and robotic production.

MICRO ALGAE CULTIVATION

BIO-ENERGY PRODUCTION

WATER TREATMENT

Water treatment Bar/Plant

Pathways

The pathways connect the building with both the users and the infrastructure. Some are elevated while others create bridges across the waterways.

The Algae Center/Lab contains an algae cultivation space that is integrated with an interdisciplinary research space for sustainable architectural solutions. Algae Center / Research Lab

Drinking Pod | Water treatment Bar/Plant

The Drinking Pod serves as a social space where people can relax while the city water is being purified at the same time.

Information Institute | Library

Platform for knowledge through meetings, readings, research and lectures.

Conference Hall

Interior Gallery Entrance Platforms

The interior gallery is like a vertical street from bottom to top where people can interact with the galleries multiple functions.

Entrance Platforms are composed of multiple levelled pathways which connects the building to city from varying levels.

PowerBiomassPlant

Biomass power plant contains exhibition and social space to relate production process and products.

Exhibition/WorkshopModel

Not only a space for exhibitions of the products but also shows the spirit and process of creation.

Physical Model

Physical Model is prepared as a bricolage of different techniques including 3D Printing and laser-cut with variety of materials such the cardboards, metals, crafts, plexi-glass, 3D printed materials, and electronic boards.

PROGRAM: Parametric Design | LOCATION: Space-time |

CLARUS OBSCURUS *

WALL WITH A HOLE

CollaborationStudiowith:MelihGündüzElifAkdamInstructors:ArzuGönençSorguçEmreErkal

Müge KruşaFıratYemişçioğluÖzgenel

*clarus obscurus:(latin,17th century) chiaro: Italian, from chiaro ‘clear, bright’ oscuro:+ ‘dark, obscure’

The aim of the project is to design and fabrication of a wall with a hole in it with understanding, learning from the nature. The living organism which is sea urchin used as a model and processor for the design and fabrication process.

Project starts with the hypothetical definition of wall and hole. These two terms really have contrasting characters and creating conflicts within themselves. These contrasts used as a tool for the transformation and mutation of wall.

Sea Urchin was analysed in various scales and approaches. Its behaviour, generation geometry, structure and evolution was analysed carefully.

For the final stage, parametric understanding in the design creates various solutions, different fabrication techniques are combined to produce one of the solutions for an alternative definition for the wall and hole.

+ Featured Project - XIII, MSTAS Computational Design Research in Architecture Symposium, Kocaeli University

ANATOMY OF SEA URCHIN

GROWTH AND BEHAVIOUR

Sea Urchin is carafully analysed in micro and macro scales and approaches.

Its growth pattern, behaviour, symmetrical morphology, generation phases, form, structural layout, geometry, structure, mobility and evolution was understood from different studies. This characteristics and their relations are interrelated with wall and hole definitions in mutation matrix to generate parametric definitions of the formal and typological transformations.

WALL WITH A HOLE

MUTATION MATRIX

COMPUTATIONAL DIAGRAMS

PRODUCTION

PROGRAM: Architecture - Landscape | LOCATION: Izmir, Turkey | TYPE: Competition | YEAR: 2020

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OPERATIVE DISSOLVE - OPERATIVE GROUND

ECOLOGICAL COMMON LIVING IN THE PERIPHERY OF IZMIR IDEA COMPETITION

Collaboration With:

Ayşen Savaş

Funda Baş Bütüner

OlguSezinÇalışkanSarıca

Neslinaz Aksu

Osman Sümer

Dilara Turgut

İpek Erol Ağırsoy

The project aims to integrate the urban-rural-nature trialectic by redefining the boundary conditions between the main components that characterize the space. Intertwined spatial dissolution aims to reveals its own productive potential while protecting the essential qualities of the urban, rural and natural areas. It seaches for an alternative pattern of life where the city where the city does not ‘exploit’ the Acountryside,patternof life and construction is possible, where the city does not ‘exploit’ the countryside, and where the land can be reworked by communicating with each other!

Instead of eliminating the distinctions between the city, countryside and nature, integration will be possible by stretching the spatial and perceptual thresholds through the breaking of sharp border relations. This approach will not only preserve to original character of each area, but will also enable the emergence of previously unexperienced interface areas along with spatial and programmatic dissolution. In this way, the proposed wide ecological context in the city periphery of İzmir will create a rich pattern of spaces where the qualified sub-regions are smoothly transforming into each other to support common living.

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PENINSULA FROM WATER TO WATER

MAIN GOALS

+ To protect and strengthen the continuity of green and blue.

+ To create/generate an ecological co-living with new collaborative working processes in the city periphery.

+ To determine the ecological urban development control that provides the continuity of urban-rural-nature: R-urban

+ To carry out the transformation of the urban periphery with collective organizations without sacrificing the multi-ownership pattern of the area to ecological ‘gentrification’.

+ To integrate the area with EuroVelo with the expanded bicycle network.

+ To build a circular/sustainable energy infrastructure.

+ To provide diversity in agricultural pattern with extensive and intensive production methods.

+ To implement a spatial program based on circular and ecological use of natural resources.

+ To reveal the natural values of the place through flows, stops and stacks; incorporating the reproduced traces into the spatial experience.

+ To design an architectural program focused on production, communication and collaboration with the principle of “Minimum footprint”, that cohabiting with nature without harming it

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turpentine tree coffee shop tower traces path

Cold Press Olive-Oil Production Facility Festival/Event Areas

Gourmet Restaurant and Water Cistern

Cross Ventilation

Herbal Odor Barrier Shade Control

Bicycle Routes and Bike Racks Building

PROGRAM: Community Center | LOCATION: İstanbul, Turkey | TYPE: Competition | YEAR: 2021

INTER-FACE

EYÜP COMMUNITY CENTER ARCHITECTURAL PROJECT COMPETITION

İstanbul Municipality Community Centers Competition

In Collaboration With: İpek Erol Ağırsoy Gizem Nur Aydemir

Eyüpsultan district spreads gently on a slopy terrain under the trees with its historical, architectural and natural beauties, where the built environment and nature come together in harmony. The natural assets and biological diversity of the Eyüpsultan created a peaceful living environment for its residents, it also attracted lots of visitors and inspired artists throughout the centuries. It has been a significant example for today’s city. However; these two important natural and built characteristics of the fabric are decreasing day by day due to the dense settlements, industrialization, and natural disasters. The interaction between the public space and built environment dissolved, while

the streets are dominated by cars. Even natural assets eventually squeezed into Eyüpsultan Cemetery, where only those who do not live.

The project; tries to understand these characteristics/ memories of the urban context to reproduce these relations on the scale of new “Community Center”. “Community Center”; is considered as a social infrastructure that will revitalize neighborhood relations by providing continuities at different scales between city and building, nature and architecture, visitors and residents. The project creates a series of flexible outdoor and indoor spaces around a green street for its users to promote education and production.

Total Construction Area: 1734 m²

The project aims to understand main spatial and material qualities/ characteristics of the historic urban context and challenge to the problems due to massive urbanization.

The main architectural type which is the Traditional Turkish Houses are spread into the slopy landscape with the same scale, materials, and spatial qualities.

The buildings interact with the streets and topography with similar archetypical elements that provides various inbetween spaces where the residents of Period

It is a summer resort district with dense vegetation and hunting lodges. Mosques, madrasas Ottoman

socialize and get in touch with nature. Eaves and projections produce shelters for different weather conditions on the street scale. Stairs and walls tame the steep slopes to connect different levels and landscape create green courtyards-gardens-orchards in different levels, while the wells, fountains and pools provide the urban waterscape. Besides their similar characteristics, repetitive textures of green and materials within the district work together to elaborates the urban qualities and publicity.

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17th Century

With the migrations, residential areas have intensified and the first slums have emerged.

18th Century

Orchards and flower gardens were among the characteristic features of Eyüp.

19th Century

Many water structures built in the Tulip Period

19th and 20th Cenruy

Plan of the H. Prost, transformed the Golden Horn into an industrial zone. Workers’ quarters and middle-class housing emerged.

20th Century

The undeveloped areas, orchards, flower gardens, historical cemetery in Eyüp’s old texture started to fill up with slums because of unplanned urbanization .

20th Century

The old settlement in Eyüp has become an protected area. Industrial facilities in the Golden Horn have been removed and parks have been created instead.

green stucked in cemetery vehicles took over the street

disconnected levels on slope dense urbanization

fountains and pools

old city textures cobblestone wooden facade orchard | greenery stairs - platforms projections | eaves courtyard

The green street which divides the project site into two, promotes urban interaction, while connecting the urban fabric and nature throughout series of open spaces. Thanks to the fragmented masses and proposed green street design; all the activities and events are not limited only with indoors but

extended into the multilevelled landscape, triggering multiple experiences. Regenerated in between spaces provide a peaceful environment where people can come together and interact with the green and water away from the hustle and bustle of the city.

the green street

The Site Sloped land has 13m level difference in East-West direction

Existing Trees on Site Linear trees existing in the land divides the site into two and creates a street in between

Mass Layout and The Street Mass layout emerges around the trees and proposed street

Mass Fragmentation

The mass is fragmented in relation with the topography and silhouette of the district

Green Ares/Surfaces Interiors are opening to recreational surfaces and vegetable garden

Proposed Design

The relationship of the Community Center with the existing context 0.0

WEST ELEVATION

entrance from the

entrance gallery

SECTION A

Vegetable Garden-Orchard

In reference to the environmental history of district, a part of the site was used as a vegetable garden where the products can be used in the kitchen workshop.

The Fountain

Well developed water elements of the district, is represented in the project with a modern fountain at the intersection of streets

The Courtyard

Green courtyard designed to promote outside activities where users can relax and spend time outdoors.

The Pool

Considering the importance of water elements in Eyüp, a pool was added to the courtyard of the project in addition to the fountain.

Amphitheatre

For the events taking place outside between the buildings, a part of the building was used as an open amphitheatre.

The Library

Commonly used spaces like library, meeting and dining halls and workshops designed in a strong relation with the outside spaces.

SECTION B C

2ND FLOOR PLAN (+8.00) 372 m²

1ST FLOOR PLAN (+4.50) 275 m²

GROUND FLOOR PLAN 1/200 (+0.00)353 m²

1ST BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN (-4.00) 613 m²

2ND BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN (-7.50) 372 m²

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PROGRAM: Mixed-Use | LOCATION: Güngören, İstanbul | TYPE: Invited Competition | YEAR: 2021

MERTER PRESTIGE-BUSINESS CENTER

Keresteciler Square and Its Surrounding Invited Design Competition

2021 / Invited Competition İstanbul Güngören Municipality

Collaborators:OsmanSümer

Melis Dağ İpek Erol Ağırsoy

Supervisor: FREA Architecture

The main objective of the project is to create a new attraction center for the Güngören district in İstanbul, which is one of the centers of textile industry in Turkey. For the given plot, the dense program comprises of the office tower, retail and logistic units, mosque, and a square design. Located in a very busy and dynamic urban environment, the project aims to increase the surface area by creating continuous platforms around a courtyard that connect different levels for higher interaction and accessibility.

Based on the diverse user-profiles and major pedestrian movements, platforms are introduced to extend vibrant public life into the project. The commercial facilities are not only concentrated on the ground floor; instead, they are distributed on a continuous retail promenade over the land, allowing users to navigate on platforms at different levels. These platforms are transformed into the dome of the mosque, amphitheatre, ramps, and the entrances of the

towers, generating a similar dynamic language throughout the site.

At the center of the project, between two main levels (0.0 and -8.0), a courtyard(-4.0) is proposed as a green urban niche surrounded by all the structures, platforms, and circulation. The masses around the courtyard are separated from various points to increase the permeability in plans and sections between different public spaces. The courtyard becomes a gathering point with its amphitheatre and sitting places from which the users can access the retail functions, offices, mosque, and the other services.

Adhering to the universal design principles, the circulation within the area is presented to the different spaces as a comfortable and innovative experience. The design creates a series of living spaces with activities for diverse audiences at any time of the day.

The site has an 8 meters level difference between Fatih and Camcıoğlu Streets in the East-West direction which leads to a main design challenge

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Courtyard

Continuous platforms attached pedestrian movement to the upper and lower levels, thus the streets are extended into the project and became accessible and continuous between levels.

The buildings proposed on the 4 corners of the site defines both the corners of the site and creates continuous facade on periphery while producing a defined courtyard space in between.

Platforms articulated to create the dynamic forms of ramps, dome of the mosque and the amphitheatre at the courtyard. The platforms also extended to the towers to define their entrances.

Articulation of Platforms

The proposal transforms the site into an urban attraction/intersection point by connecting the lower and upper levels by carrying the mobility at the street level to the courtyard.

Proposal

SECTION DD

GROUND FLOOR PLAN (+0.00) 3421 m²

1ST FLOOR PLAN (+4.00) 3229 m²

SECTION AA

1ST BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN (COURTYARD) (-4.00) 8444 m²

2ND BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN (-8.00) 8737 m²

WEST ELEVATION

SOUTH ELEVATION

HIGH PARK

RESIDENTIAL LIVING SPACE IN ANTALYA

2018 / Residential Hayırlıoğlu Hochbau

Collaboration with Motto Architecture:OnurÖzkoç

Heves Beşeli

Derya Fidan Çakıroğlu Gökhan Yarar

Elif Görkem Köse

Gizem Görgün

Melek Kılıçkan

What distinguishes a vacation accommodation from an all-yearactive home? How does the Mediterranean living habits affect the concept of housing?

The main design challenge of the project stems from these two inquiries: integrating the conception of Mediterranean holiday homes with the culture of social housing. In pursuit of a potential answer, the design promotes minimal living for the “interiors” of the units, while at the same time proposing to extend daily life to

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slope of the site inspires the cascading masses of the design. Resting on each other at different levels, the blocks create public terraces that enjoy multiple views of the Mediterranean Sea. These terraces are loaded with social functions to grant space for common use by the residents.

The design prioritizes social and environmental sustainability over the popular conception of luxury condominiums in the region. Elevated pedestrian streets connect the housing units to promote the sense of being a community. Vehicular circulation is limited to the northern border of the site to create a car-free social courtyard , cooled by the breeze of the sea arriving from south.

The configuration of the masses provides each unit with either a view of the National Park on west, or the Mediterranean Sea on south. Each unit has a private terrace that merges with the living space in order to extend exteriors through interiors of the house. The terraces provide high gardens for the housing units, offering potential uses for urban agriculture as well as sun terraces. Upon completion, the project is expected to contribute a hybrid conception of housing to the existing residential patterns in the vicinity, and test the potentials of an alternative to the dominant apartment typology.

BAKI HOUSE

A FAMILY HOUSE IN BLACK SEA REGION

Freelance CollaborationProjectwith: İpek Erol Ağırsoy

Client: Baki Family

Located in the rich landscape of the black sea region, B house is designed for the family where they can get away from the hustle of the city and experience nature. The design intends to blend into its rich natural setting with its formal and material decisions.

A Linear and sloppy project site is utilized to provide access to the house from different levels. Living units are elevated from the ground to emphasize splendid vistas towards the North while providing a storage and garage area on the ground level. The elevated mass becomes more transparent and highlights its great natural setting. Large glass windows frames alternative viewpoints in different directions while providing a seamless connection between interior and exterior.

The layout of the house is specialized for the needs of the family. The ground floor is left for the garage and storage for gardening activities. The first floor contains the living, dining, and kitchen area in addition to the study room. Open plan layout increases interaction within the living area and provides different activities/ atmospheres within the same space. The living space contains stairs that connect upper and below levels. The second floor is arranged to accommodate three bedrooms for the family members. The Interior layout provides a modern and relaxing atmosphere for the family. Regional materials, natural wood, brick and stone are used to optimize climatic conditions between different seasons while promoting this cosy experience in the interior.

Construction Process

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SECOND FLOOR PLAN

OTHER WORKS

This section includes the general review of other architectural works designed after bachelor degree in collaboration with different architects. All the design processes are also directly involved and visuals used here prepared by the author.

Turkish Grain Board, Adaptive Ruse Proposal for Ankara Silos - Invited Idea Design Competition - Ankara, Turkey - 2018 with Ayşen Savaş, İpek Erol Ağırsoy, Sezin Sarıca, Bengisu Derebaşı, Serra İnan

Uşak University DTS Design Center Proposal - Uşak, Turkey - 2019 with Motto Architecture: Onur Özkoç, Gizem Görgün, Gökhan Yarar

METU ARCH505 - UD501 - Urban Redevelopment Proposal for Ostim Industrial Zone - Ankara, Turkey - 2020 with Urban Planners - Büşra Sönmez and Aybüke Tufan

Turkish Grain Board, Adaptive Ruse Proposal for Ankara Silos - Invited Idea Design Competition - Ankara,

Uşak University DTS Design Center Proposal - Uşak, Turkey - 2019

İzmit Municipality Fethiye Street Re-Formation Urban Design Competition - İzmit, Turkey - 2020

TSE Mosque Proposal for Ankara Campus of Turkish Standartization Institute - Ankara, Turkey - 2020

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