Serdar Vardar Architectural Portfolio

SERDAR VARDAR ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO 2003-2015

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SELECTED WORKS:

* Cover Picture: Collage for Assigment 2 GSAPP/New York Paris - G04 DISPLAY / DELAY

RESUME PROFESSIONAL 2008-2015 P01- TBF CAMP P02- GALATA RESIDENCE P03- TARLABASI 360 P04- O MALL P05- TOWN HOUSE 51 P06- CHALET PODIMA P07- RESIDENCE FOUR

ACADEMIC 2015-2003 GSAPP - NY/PARIS / FALL 2014 G01- ALL FASHIONABLE PARIS G02- FABRICATION AND FUNCTION G03- SIGHTLINESS / SITE LINES G04- DISPLAY/DELAY GSAPP - INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURE / SUMMER 2014 G05- BURR HOUSE GSAPP - SPECIAL STUDENT / SPRING 2014 G06- ETFE MSGSU - M.Sc. CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY / 2009-2010 M01- SPACE OF DOME MSGSU - BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE 2001-2008 M02-ARMADILLO LIZARD M03- SPHERE M04-AMORPHOUS ART M05- CURVED SKY M06- SPATIAL VOYAGE

RESUME

Serdar Vardar , Assoc. AIA

+1 347 593 94 95 / servard@gmail.com www.serdarvardar.com FREELANCE WORKS 2006-2009:

EDUCATION: 2014-2015 2014 Summer 2014 Spring 2011 - 2013 2008 2001 – 2008 1994 – 2001

Columbia University GSAPP - New York/Paris (28 Pts) Columbia University GSAPP - Intro to Architecture (3 Pts) Columbia University GSAPP - Special Student (3 Pts) NYU American Language Institute Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts - Construction Technology (M.Sc Degree) (60 ECTS Completed) Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts - Architecture (B.Arch Degree) (268 ECTS) Lüleburgaz High School - Science & Math

WORK EXPERIENCE: INTERNSHIP: •Cevahir Shopping Mall Construction Site (2004)/Istanbul •Gerekli Architecture Office (2004)/Istanbul •Studio Vural (2012)/New York OFFICE WORKS: - Gerekli Architecture 2004-2005 (Istanbul) Project Architect Preliminary Design Projects & Construction Drawing •Seba Bodrum Villas •Aksu House - Atasoy Architecture 2006-2007 (Istanbul) Senior Project Architect Preliminary Design •Ege University, Faculty of Communication in İzmir (14.093 m2) •Residence in Batumi /Georgia (35.730 m2) •Shopping Mall and Residences in Tbilisi/Georgia •Center for kidney dialysis in İstanbul (1.300 m2) •Shopping Mall in Almaty/ Kazakhstan (15.650 m2) •Gungoren City Hall Istanbul/Turkey 19.100 m2 Construction Drawing •Gaziosmanpaşa Hospital Second Phase in İstanbul (19.360 m2) •Samsun Hospital in Samsun (6.371 m2) - Erginoglu & Çalışlar Architects 2009 - 2011 (Istanbul) Senior Project Architect Historical Preservation • TARLABASI 360 / Urban Renewal Project, İstanbul, Preparation of the Development and Renovation Architectural Project of the Building block as a residence in Tarlabasi consisting of 35 parcels.

(Built area 22 000m2) •GALATA RESIDENCE, Galata/Istanbul •Tahir Han /A Commercial Building in Karaköy/Istanbul (Survey) Preliminary Design Projects & Construction Drawing •TBF CAMP/ Turkey Basketball Federation Camp and Training Facilities in Riva/Istanbul

Construction Drawing •Residences in Bornova/İzmir w/Murat Polat •RESIDENCE FOUR Shopping Mall and Residences in Turgutlu/Manisa w/Murat Polat •Poivre Island Resort in Seychelles •Fikret Salahor Residential Building in Sile/ İstanbul Building Survey Projects •Merinos Factory in Bursa w/Murat Polat •Mortaş Flour Factory in Balıkesir w/Murat Polat •A Wood Frame House 1 in Şile/İstanbul (200m2) •A Wood Frame House 2 in Şile/İstanbul (228m2) •Enomotarchi Office Building in Karaköy/Istanbul •A Commercial Building in Talimhane/Istanbul Restitution Projects •Mortaş Flour Factory in Balıkesir w/Murat Polat •Enomotarchi Office Building in Karaköy/İstanbul •Topkapi Palace, The Mecidiye Kiosk / Pavilion in İstanbul •A Commercial Building in Talimhane/İstanbul •Engin Erturk House in Şile/Istanbul (170m2) Restoration Projects •A House in Şile/İstanbul w/B&R Improvements •A House in Beylerbeyi/İstanbul w/B&R Improvements •Eyüp Kandıra House in Beylerbeyi/İstanbul w/Murat Polat •Engin Erturk House in Şile/Istanbul (170m2) Preliminary Design Projects •Office and Residence Building in Russia w/Murat Polat •University Preparation School Renovation Project in Luleburgaz/Kirklareli (410m2) Competition Design Projects •O MALL / Fethiye/Turkey w/ Nord Architecture-Design FREELANCE WORKS 2011-PRESENT: •Antonina Sales Office 1 In Istanbul/Turkey w/ Nord Architecture-Design •Antonina Sales Office 2 In Istanbul/Turkey w/ Nord Architecture-Design •Kitchen Renovation Astoria/Queens w/B&R Improvements •1172 Park Avenue-Apt Interior w/B&R Improvements •500 Park Avenue - Apt Interior w/B&R Improvements •900 Park Avenue - Residential Make up project w/B&R Improvements •TOWN HOUSE 51 / Architecture-Interior Project In UWS/New York (10,250sqf) •Private House Interior Project In Larchmont/Premium Point/NY (21,300sqf) •TOWN HOUSE 45 / Architecture-Interior Project In UWS/New York w/B&R Improvements •CHALET PODIMA / Vocation House / Istanbul/Turkey (4,300sqf) VOLUNTEERING: -Habitat for Humanity - New York City Repairing a home affected by super storm Sandy in Staten Island COMPUTER SKILLS: Auto Cad, Sketchup, Rhino, 3D MAX, Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects), eQuest, OpenStudio, LBLN Therm and Window

P01

tbf camp TRAINING FACILITIES PROJECT

Project Type: Institutional Location: Istanbul / Turkey Date: 2010 Tag: Professional Works Erginoglu&Calislar Architecture

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Designed for the Turkish Basketball Federation, the project is conceived as a “sports farm� and includes basketball courts, accommodations (84 rooms / 196 beds), and a social center. Harmonious with the geography, the two-story buildings are environmentally conscious in terms of the use of materials, solar energy and a water treatment facility.

I worked as a project architect on this project from preliminary design phase to construction drawing. After finishing the preliminary design, I was responsible for construction drawings and details of training building, as well as for coordination with other principles by my self and supervised the construction drawings of other buildings.

P01- tbf camp - training facilities project

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Accommodation for Youth Team

Accommodation for National Team

Facade Detail for Housing Buildings

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P01- tbf camp - training facilities project

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Training Hall

Social Center Facade Detail for Training Hall Training Hall Plan and Sections

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P02

galata residence RENOVATION PROJECT

Project Type: Residential Location: Istanbul / Turkey Date: 2010 Tag: Professional Works Erginoglu&Calislar Architecture

This is a 2nd grade land mark building in a historic district of Istanbul. The building was abandoned and top floor was collapsed because of a fire when we started the project. . It is a 6 floor building with a store space on ground floor.

All additions had been made over years were removed and some of the original elements was preserved while the building was being converted to a short-term residential building.

I worked on surveying phase alone and renovation phase with coworkers.

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P02- galata residence - renovation project

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This page Clockwise: -Typical Floor Plan -Section -Railing -Starting Newel Detail -Mosaic Tile Details

Opposite page: Foyer Floor Tile Detail

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P03

tarlabasi 360 URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT

Project Type: Residential & Commercial Location: Istanbul /Turkey Date: Under Construction Tag: Professional Works

Conceived as part of the Tarlabaşı 360 project, which was initiated as an extension of the rehabilitation law that aims to introduce significant changes to the form and quality of life in this area. This architectural project is designed for plot number 387 in Tarlabaşı.

The objective is to preserve the facades of the structures in relatively good physical condition and marked as examples of civil architecture worth renovating. Furthermore, the project aims to rebuild the dilapidated buildings in order to preserve the overall fabric of the area.

I worked as a project architect on surveying phase and drew eleven of twenty five lots by my self and coordinated and supervised the rest of all.

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P03- tarlabasi 360 - urban renewal project

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ELEVATION

SECTION

PLAN

Door detail

Existing conditions of a facade. Lot #17 Lot #17 was one of the most remarkable building among 25 lots in this plot. Despite of our all effort to preserve this building, it was subject to demolished.

Silhouette

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P03- tarlabasi 360 - urban renewal project

professional works Lot #12 This was the most preserved building among the others in this plot. It had original ceiling details and original murals. However, despite of our all effort to preserve this building, it was also subject to demolished. Only facade would be preserved.

PLAN

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CEILING PLAN

P03- tarlabasi 360 - urban renewal project

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SECTION A-A

FRONT ELEVATION

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o mall P04

SHOPPING MALL & CULTURAL CENTER

Project Type: Commercial Location: Fethiye /Turkey Date: 2008 Tag: Professional Works/Architectural Competition w/ Nord Architecture

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The main decisions of the project were made by standing against to fact of consumer society. In this sense, main achievement became converting the given plot to a vibrant urban space instead of introvert shopping mall. As a result of research made around neighborhood and the given proposal urban plan project by municipality main axis of the project was kept on north and south direction to make a connection to bus terminal, parks, as well as the main pedestrian roads. Main entrance of the complex was designed with pillars in order to make it transparent, permeable and welcoming. Also, on the opposite side, mass was moved up partially. In this way, visual and perceptive connection with a green texture in the park was derived. In addition, openings made on east and west facade meets pedestrian paths around the building. It was striven that the pattern of the neighborhood continues through the building and circulation was included into the site. In this sense, it was prevented that the building becomes introverted.

P04- o mall - shopping mall & cultural center

professional works Site Plan Considering the environment, the Center was designed in an articulated way as well as with atrium. Atrium is used for common space where exhibitions, events could take place. Placing a water fountain with seating around it provides some cooling for the atrium.

General View By placing cafe, restaurants and some shops on the street level and have them accessible from atrium, helped to maintain the traditional shopping culture. Access to the second floor’s shops was provided with a colonnade. In this way, circulation have physical and visual connection to the rest of the building.

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P04- o mall - shopping mall & cultural center

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First Floor

Ground Floor

Basement

First Floor

Ground Floor

Basement Shopping Movie Theater Food Court Auto Park

GROUND FLOOR

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FLOOR PLAN DIAGRAM

P04- o mall - shopping mall & cultural center

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BASEMENT FLOOR

FIRST FLOOR

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P04- o mall - shopping mall & cultural center

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COLONNADE AND ATRIUM

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P04- o mall - shopping mall & cultural center

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town house 51 RENOVATION PROJECT

Project Type: Residential Location: Manhattan/New York Date: 2011 Tag: Professional Works

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This is a townhouse renovation project. It is a 6 floor and 10250sqf house. Architectural projects was originally owned by Ogawa-Depardon Architects. However, it had been more than 2 years since they finished the proposal project when I got involved in the project. I started to work as an interior designer who was going to be responsible for the furnitures,lighting, bathroom and kitchen design etc. However, because of the interior decision according to clients chancing need during this two years, I started to make some changes on the proposal design and became responsible for them. My job became developing the proposal architectural design related to current interior necessities of the client beside an interior design. I worked directly with the client and provided the coordination with the architectural office and other principles.

Since the client decided to sell the house, the project stopped and has not been built.

P05- town house 51- renovation project

professional works PENTHOUSE

THIRD FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR

FIRST FLOOR

GROUND FLOOR

CELLAR FLOOR

This page: Floor Plans, Penthouse interior and Terrace renders 10’

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Opposite page: First Floor Powder Room

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P05- town house 51- renovation project

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This page and Opposite page: Master Bedroom & Master Bathroom Client wanted to use their existing antique Chinese screen in anyway but not as a screen in a traditional way. Therefore, It was used as a headboard panel.

Transparency was the desire on this floor. The floor was wanted to be a one single space as much as possible.

Since the bathroom and the bedroom are together, two sided mirror sliding door was placed to provide a privacy when the bathroom is in use. Also circular glass wall has switchable privacy feature which makes it opaque and transparent. In this way, when it is desired, entire floor can be perceived from back to all the way front.

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P05- town house 51- renovation project

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This page: Ground Floor Powder Room Client had bought the old sink and faucet from antique store and wanted to use it. Room was designed to match the sink.

Opposite page: Top: Ground Floor Pool Room Bottom: Garden The garden and the pool room was designed as a one single space. There is a glass operable facade which separates the garden and pool room and a submersible boom which separates exterior and indoor pool during the offseason. In addition, exterior pool floor moves up and become a garden floor when it is necessary. In any situation, unity of material is obtained.

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P06

chalet podima VOCATION HOUSE

Project Type: Residential Location: Istanbul/Turkey Date: 2015/In Process Tag: Professional Works

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This is a preliminary design project of a vocation house in the village of Istanbul. It is located on the top of the hill and facing to the Black Sea. The client wanted a modern looking house with a traditional touch. This is the first draft of the design. It is still in process.

Open kitchen, bedrooms on the second floor, large porch area, central fireplace, were the requirements by the client.

P06- chalet podima -vocation house

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FIRST FLOOR

GROUND FLOOR

CELLAR FLOOR

This page: Floor Plans, Opposite page: Perspective From North

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P06- chalet podima -vocation house

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WEST ELEVATION

EAST ELEVATION

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P06- chalet podima -vocation house

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SOUTH ELEVATION NORTH ELEVATION

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residence four SHOPPING MALL AND RESIDENCE PROJECT

Project Type: Commercial/ Residential Location: Manisa/Turkey Date: 2006 Tag: Professional Works

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This is a multistory residential and commercial complex which accommodates twenty four residence and 4000 sqm store area including a movie theater for 165 people. Preliminary design of the project belongs to Murat Polat and Hakan Ozkasikci. I involved into a project for construction drawings only.

P07- residence four

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This page /Clockwise: Section 3-3, Section 1-1, Typical Residential Floor Plans, Opposite page: Plan/Residence with terraces and a movie theater

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G01

all fashionable paris INSTALLATION PROJECT

Project Type: Installation Location: Garnier Opera House/ Paris Project Program: Fashion atelier+ Parisian Cafe and two observation platform.

Critic: Babak Bryan Date: 2014/Fall Tag: Academic Works Duration: 3 Weeks Materials: Chipboard + corrugated cardboard

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Throughout the semester we examined a real New York and a virtual Paris through varying scales and methodologies.

We considered New York as a fashion capital; and then for this project we turned to that other, earlier, capital of fashion: Paris. For our Final 2 assignment we took our Final 1 project to Paris. The site of our fashion Atelier moved from The New York State Opera at Lincoln Center to the Garnier Opera House in Paris. We adapted, adjusted, mutated our existing New York Atelier to its new location, as a result of re-siting and inserting it into the crosssection of the Garnier Opera House.

Also new transplanted project should have incorporated a charming Parisian Café as well as two observation platforms. This new mutation should have addressed new site information while sustaining and enhancing existing programmatic function (the design, display, archiving, and retailing of a line of clothing). we also considered the long history of The Paris Opera House with the acts of seeing and “being seen,” with the audience’s procession from the exterior into the theater being just as important than the show taking place on stage.

G01- all fashionable paris - installation project

academic works

Opposite Page / Diagram 1: Since We were not able to make an observation on the site, I made an analyses on the plan and section. I realized that in order to get a ticket from one of the ticket office, there are forty nine different path option if the main entrance doors are used.

This Page / Sketch Model Transformed from the previous module to have more than one circulation tunnel referring to circulation possibilities in the opera house.

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G01- all fashionable paris - installation project

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Diagram 2: Second Analysis shows the different usage intensity of the spaces in Opera House. Unused roof space is remarkable. I used these roof spaces for the fashion atelier, office, production etc referring to Phantom of the opera. In this way, it wouldn’t be realized that there are some other functions has been included. Space under the dome is spectacular. So, I placed the cafe there and one observation platform on the roof, reachable from the cafe. Other observation platform was placed above grand stairs .

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G01- all fashionable paris - installation project

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Sectional Model and Installation: I created circulation tunnels by using the module. They are used as a runway when there a fashion show or are used as a gallery space to display works which are created in the fashion atelier or just for experiencing the opera house in a different way. Tunnels have openings that refer to act of seeing and being seen. In this sense, person who walks through the tunnels could see and experience the opera house and the people in it from different perspectives which can not see otherwise and a person in the tunnels could be seen from opera house but never intersect since they are in two totally separated space. In this way, each person in opposite building, becomes a phantom for the one in opposite building. They could see each others from place to place but never touch.

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G01- all fashionable paris - installation project

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Left/ Tunnel which goes to cafe Right/ Entrance of tunnels. Tunnels have it’s separate entrance. Once you enter in tunnels you can not access to opera house. Tunnels are divided into brunches. One goes to roof where atelier and other required spaces are and the others lead you into a maze. You need to find your way in the tunnels. Some of the tunnels lead you to the cafe while some of them lead you to observation platform above the grand stairs. Tunnels pass through walls,floors of the opera house. Some times they go down some times go up. All is for to let you have different experience than just walking on the floor.

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G01- all fashionable paris - installation project

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Top Left Picture / Main circular stair tunnel which comedown from roof level to platform level: It has direct connection to changing room in the roof space so that models come down during the show by using these stairs as a runway. Models would appear like a phantom from the roof space. It also brings a light to interior of the opera house from roof. When there is a fashion show, audience can watch it from balconies of opera house. Models never walk on the opera house floor. They act as a phantom and behave as they are not in the opera house.

Top Right Picture/ Circular Stair detail coming down Middle Right/ Tunnels which goes to a observation platform Bottom Right/ Division of one tunnel to two tunnels.

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G02

fabrication and function INSTALLATION PROJECT

Project Type: Installation Location: Metropolitan Opera House/ New York Project Program: Fashion atelier Critic: Jane Kim Date: 2014/Fall Tag: Academic Works Duration: 2 Weeks Materials: Chipboard

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For our Final 1 , we were assigned to design a project that produces a Fashion Atelier that is for a fashion designer, and is to include the administrative offices, studio space, fabrication (seamstress/tailor) and prototype production spaces, archive and clothing warehouse storage for each annual collection, along with a permanent runway presentation space and a small retail boutique. Given site was Lincoln Center. Notional rectangular volume of space at the Southeast corner of the Metropolitan Opera House, whose quadrants include portions of the Opera House lobby interior, the plaza in front of the Opera House, and a strip of Damrosch park. The South wall of the Opera House divides the West half of the site in two.

G02- fabrication and function - installation project

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Opposite page / Diagram: My observation was about the people who use the plaza stairs at Lincoln Center. How long and how do they use the stairs? I took thirty minutes video and drew the paths that people used. In addition,on the upper part of the diagram I drew the times that people spent on the stairs. As a result, I have gotten 8-9 second as an average.

This page / Upper Right / Sketch model for runway: As a result of diagram, I figured out that different parts of the stair have different density of usage. I designed a sketch model for runway which has increasing size of opening referring to density on the stairs. Models, walking through the structure, starts to appear step by step.

This Page / Left three photos/ Elevations of model: I used this runway sketch model as module to design my installation into Metropolitan Opera House. I created bunch of stairs which are also used as a runway. Open and closed continues stairs give different options for Fashion show. Shows also can be watched from the park and models can walk down to park by using platforms. While the structure of the stairs are weaving to the facade of the opera house, inside and outside became integrated.

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G02- fabrication and function - installation project

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G02- fabrication and function - installation project

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G03

sight lines / site lines INSTALLATION PROJECT

Project Type: Installation Location: Bryant Park, rectangular area extending east from the west facade of the public library building Project Program: Lookout/bleacher seating Critic: Jane Kim Date: 2014/Fall Tag: Academic Works Duration: 1 Week Materials: Two square feet of neoprene, 12 basswood sticks

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For this project , students were assigned to design a lookout/ bleacher seating on the given site by replacing the west facade of the NY public library with the competition drawing elevation of the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Site was a portion of Bryant Park was left unconcerned during the period 1993-2010 in which the rest of the park was taken over by a twice-yearly temporary installation of tents and tensile structures to house many of the Fall and Spring Fashion Week collection exhibitions and shows and we assumed that one such ‘Fashion Week’ was in session during the siting of this assignment, and that its attendees were among our users, clients, and park population.

We were supposed to identify 6 points on the Pompidou facade that correspond conceptually or operationally to 6 equivalent points in Bryant Park and make a connection between these points as a spatial armature, and construct a “lookout” of aligned seating somewhere in the conceptual space between the Pompidou facade and Bryant Park by using neoprene as a design tool.

G03- sight lines / site lines - installation project

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Opposite Page / Sketch models with given materials.

This Page / Collage: During my observation in the Bryant Park, I realized that some of the materials in the park are similar to the materials on Pompidou Center facade in terms of their shapes. I created the facade again by using these similar materials in the park.

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G03- sight lines / site lines - installation project

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Left / Elevation and Plan drawings of the model.

Above / Installation of the model into the Bryant Park.

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G03- sight lines / site lines - installation project

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Front Elevation of the model. : As I created the big facade materials by using the small materials in the park, I designed my installation in the same way. Stairs turn to the wall and turn to the canopy . Floor tiles turn to a bench and than turn to floor tile again. Railing turn to a stairs then wall. Small objects created bigger objects.

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G04

display / delay INSTALLATION PROJECT

Project Type: Installation Location: Triangular display room at northern tip of Flatiron Building / New York Project Program: Window display armature/screen Critic: Sarah Carpenter Date: 2014/Fall Tag: Academic Works Duration: 1 1/2 Week Materials: 36 x 1/4” basswood sticks (24’ Long)

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For this project , students were assigned to design a display armature/ screen to be installed into triangular display room at northern tip of Flatiron. We were given a reference image of a 1923 lacquered wood screen by Eileen Grey.

We were supposed to use this image as a tool for locating and taking 12 photographs of/around/near/through/ in/about our project site and than create diagram and collage by using these photographs. During the design phase, we observed how Eileen Grey’s screen is constructed,how it develops three dimensional space from a two dimensional surface by tilting and balancing individual “scales” of wood and we adapted, explored, and extended that construction method to produce a three-dimensional armature for the storage and display of clothing, and the framing and directing of urban views.

G04 - display / delay - installation project

academic works Opposite Page/ Diagram: It was created according to visions through the glass display and reflections on the glass.

I used Eileen Gray’s Screen to take pictures. I treated it as a person and had it done activities which the people were doing around the Flatiron Glass Display Room. Sitting, walking, smoking, reading,etc.

This page / Side Elevation and Plan

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G04 - display / delay - installation project

Installation in glass display room.

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G04 - display / delay - installation project

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Axonometric drawing of display armature.

After I drew the diagram, I realized that there is a balance of vision on the site, since you can see the environment through the glass and also by reflection. Armature was designed in balance. It has several arms to hang clothes as well as it has racks to put clothes on. When clothes start to be picked up, It looses it’s balance and starts to collapse. At the end of the event, when there is no clothes on it, it doesn’t stand by it self and demolishes it self.

Model of display armature / Open- Half open- Folded.

I wanted to make my display armature fold-able and dynamic by considering Gray’s Screen.

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burr house CONCEPTUAL HOUSE PROJECT

Project Type: Conceptual Location: Traffic Island at the corner of Hamilton Place and Broadway / New York Project Program: House for Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton Critics: Thomas De Monchaux - Owen Nichols Date: 2014/Summer Tag: Academic Works

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For our final design assignment, we designed a “Burr House” to “duel” with Hamilton Grange, the historic residence of Alexander Hamilton, a founding Father of the United States. Hamilton died in a pistol duel with Aaron Burr, over an unrecorded point of honor and etiquette, in the social traditions of his era . The Hamilton house , already in its third location, was conceptually moved to a traffic island at the corner of Hamilton Place and Broadway.

We were assigned a Rule of Civil Behavior from a list of 110 such rules written by George Washington. We reconstructed a garment in the style of the late 18th Century, worn during a site visit to Hamilton Grange; and then modified that garment into an architectural prosthetic that, in theory, modified the behavior of the body toward observance and performance of that Rule-violation of which was the notional premise for the duel between the Hamilton House and the new Burr House . Themes included optic and haptic experience, transformation and translation, and the relationship between intangible behaviors/actions and the environments that stag them.

G05 - burr house - conceptual house project

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Before designing a “Burr House” we made an installation into existing Hamilton Grange by using the diagram which we drew based on the site visit with reconstructed garment. It was a starting point for the design and we used one of the Rule of Civil Behavior to shape the design. A Rule of Civil Behavior that I was assigned was : #52. “In your apparel be modest and endeavor to accommodate nature, rather than to procure admiration; keep to the fashion of your equals, such as are civil and orderly with respect to time and places.” Based on the previous installation and a rule I made an effort to design a modest looking house. However, at the same time, it was essential to indicate the duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton. In this sense, I tried to achieve that the house would have modest looking from outside but chaotic interior which represents the fight. I also placed the entrance stairs opposite to each others referring to duel position and they represent the bullets. The stairs on the left side is entrance of Hamilton house and the other one is entrance of Burr house. While Hamilton’s stairs (bullet) was placed in a direction and shape that it’s extension never touch to the Burr house, Burr’s stairs ( bullet) was placed in a direction which directly goes to the heart of the Hamilton House where the fire place is located. In this point, fireplace refers to Burr’s bullet in Hamilton’s body as it is burning in Hamilton House. The triangular hole in the middle of the building represent the negative feelings of two strong man to each others.

It is a very small atrium that actually cannot be used however they can see each others through this shadowed space. I imagine that they would stand in front of the window and stare at each others for an hours and would fight with their eyes.

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G05 - burr house - conceptual house project

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G05 - burr house - conceptual house project

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etfe G06

INDUSTRIAL LOFT BUILDING

Project Type: Commercial Location: Bronx/ New York Project Program: Loft Building for Industrial Arts Critics: Sandra McKee, Jason Stone Date: 2014/Spring Tag: Academic Works w/ John Kim, Sareeta Patel, Mondrian Hsieh

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A speculative loft building for the industrial arts. Conceptually modeled after the “Hotel Industrial� building type, the building is intended to provide open commercial loft space for artisan workshops and light manufacturing concerns. Floors are to be sub-dividable for multiple tenants.

Site and Massing were given: A 450ft x 450ft flat open field in the Bronx, NY, bounded by primary roads on all four sides. Soil is 6 ksf, well drained. The water table is 8ft below grade. The building had to be seven stories high, with 70ft x 280ft rectangular floor plates.

This light industrial building, purposed for flexibility in programmatic and spatial layouts was influenced by the idea of an integrated enclosure. Taking precedent in the applications of ETFE, for its lightweight footprint and translucency, the building took on the ambition to minimize and ,if possible, be free of secondary systems such as louvers and other sun-shading devices.

G06 - etfe - industrial loft building

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scale_1/4”=1’

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G06 - etfe - industrial loft building

The facade which is supported by the exterior diagrid structure consists of a mixture of differing neighboring conditions of glass and ETFE. To accomodate for such varying conditions (ETFE to ETFE, ETFE to Glass, etc.) the triangular mullion systems have been designed to ensure proper installment and flexibility.

Branching off of the structural diagrid tubes, in supporting order are: 1) C - Channels @ 4’ - 8” O.C. 2) Curtainwall Support Tube 3) (2) Triangular Mullion Units 4) Clipping Plate 5) Decorative Cover Plate

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scale_1/4”=1’

DETAIL 1 scale_ 1.5”=1’

DETAIL 2 scale_ 3 ”=1’

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G06 - etfe - industrial loft building

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The primary structural system consists of a diagrid structure (1’ x 1’ tubes) bracing the building around its whole exterior.

Additionally, there are horizontal beams spanning in between diagrids on every floor to help support portions of the facade and the beams that run perpendicular to the facade.

There are several nodal points along the facade which have several diagrid members meeting at one point. No direction or orientation takes precedent but rather, they meet cleanly at a divided point, arraying together like a star.

Branching off of these nodal points are also C - Channels and Curtainwall support tubes which take the same formal shape to receive and support the triangular mullions and units (ETFE or Glass).

The framing plans of the building differ from floor to floor due to the nature of the changing relationship/connection between the floor and the exterior diagrid, as they meet at different nodal points for each respective floor.

The 2nd, 4th, 6th floor, & roof framing plans have a more conventional layout as the floor plane meets the exterior diagrid at a point; where the diagrid nodal points are.

The 3rd, 5th, & 7th floor framing plans start to take on a more diagonal layout as the floor plane meets the exterior diagrid at midpoints along the length of diagrid members.

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The building’s conception emerged from the dialogue between maintaining its requirements, most prominently requiring a 40% glazing to wall ratio, and the desire to be an integrated building. The first major design decision was to have an enclosure made up of both ETFE and glass in ratios (totaling to the 40% ratio) that responded to the site and orientation. The South was made up of more glazing units and the North was made up of more ETFE units. The second major design decision was to have the building enclosure be structurally. This was enforced through the application of having a major diagrid structure with horizontal beams behaving like a large stiff truss structure supporting the facade and floor plates.

Aesthetically and structurally, the building’s diagrid continues and wraps around the whole building, extending to the roof and resting all the way to the ground. Users are reminded of this structural integrity and expression as they come into close contact with the structure at the ground level and view out from the interior through framed views from the diagrid. Furthermore, the views out towards the exterior are reinforced as the minimization of interior columns are made possible through the exterior structural skin.

Most of the mechanical units of the building are exposed and are demarcated into zones throughout the building. The building consists of exposed intake and exhaust ducts, fin tubes, radiant heat flooring, and air supply for ETFE cushions. All of these systems are supported by two mechanical rooms which are located at opposite core ends of the building. Additionally, there are louvers located at the north ends of the mechanical rooms servicing as intakes for fresh air and openings for exhaust. .

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space of dome ROOF DETAILING PROJECT

Project Type: Institutional Location: Istanbul/ Turkey Project Program: Structural Detailing Critics: Suat Cakir Date: 2010/Spring Tag: Academic Works

Students were required to detail one of their previous preliminary design projects. Thus, I detailed one of my undergraduate studio projects. Since it was a large building, I was assigned to detail the partially. The original design had a cable suspended roof with rigid tube. However, during my study on this project, I figured out that proposal roof structure wouldn’t work and would need an additional pillars. Consequently, I changed the structure type to steel truss and detailed it. I designed a monolithic structure which covers an ice skating ring with 206 feet span. Steel panels were used for cladding. Acoustic panels were used under the secondary roof structure partially so that truss structure could be exposed.

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armadillo lizard MUSEUM PROJECT

Project Type: Institutional Location: Istanbul/ Turkey Project Program: Science Museum Critics: Individual Date: 2008/Spring Tag: Academic Works

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Students were required to chose one of the four different type of building for their graduation project. There were no other restrictions. Site were chosen as well as building program was created by students. There were two midterm and final review. Rest of the semester, students were required to develop the their projects by themselves. I designed a science museum which consist of halls for permanent collections and temporary exhibitions, planetarium, science center spectrum and cafe. Site is located on the edge of a park and lowest point of the slope. There used to be a power plant on the site I chose for my project and I decided to preserve the structure of gasoline tank which is the only sign left from the plant. I was not able to touch the structure so I used it as a entrance signature and outdoor exhibition areas. Since, the mass is seen from higher level of the park entirely, it was desired to have a integrated and remarkable form.

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+25.00 GROUND FLOOR PLAN -AVIATION -RAIL TRANSPORT

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+30.00 FLOOR PLAN -AVIATION AND RAIL TRANSPORT MODELS - PLANETARIUM

+35.00 FLOOR PLAN -TELECOMMUNICATION -COMPUTERS -PHOTOGRAPHY -FILM TECHNOLOGY

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+35.00 FLOOR PLAN -SHIPPING - POWER PLANT HISTORY -SCIENCE CENTER SPECTRUM

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sphere M03 FILM ACADEMY

Project Type: Institutional Location: Istanbul/ Turkey Project Program: Movie Technology Center Critics: Individual Date: 2007/Fall Tag: Academic Works

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Students were free to design any building, anywhere for this studio project. I designed a movie technology center on the campus of Istanbul Technical University. The complex consist of research center, movie theater, studios, planetarium and outdoor stages. Site is located near one of the main entrances of the campus and there was a pedestrian path crossing the site with steep slopes. There were no other major buildings around the site. Therefore, my starting point of the design was this pedestrian path and students habits. I designed the complex in pieces that allows to conserve the existing pedestrian path and make it more practical. Since the movie theater might be used by public, I placed it close to entrance. By using the slope, I shaped the buildings and make them get a maximum daylight where it is necessary and created a studio spaces which don’t get a direct daylight. I also placed a planetarium which has a different technology of projection. Thus, students would experience and study different technique of making movie.

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amorphous art CULTURAL CENTER

Project Type: Commercial Location: Luleburgaz/ Turkey Project Program: Cultural Center Critics: Individual Date: 2007/Spring Tag: Academic Works

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Students were required to pick one of the four different kind of building which were given. There were no other limitations. Site was chosen by students and also necessary spaces for the building and their sizes were figured out by students. I chose to design a cultural center in my hometown since it was a necessity in the city. Site is located in the center of the city which is easily accessible by walk and public transportation. Residential buildings around the site are maximum five story buildings and have a small footprints. Therefore, I tried to design the mass partially as much as I could. The building consist of theater, exhibition hall, public training studios for art and craft, cafe and a garage for workers.

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curved sky SKYSCRAPER

Project Type: Residential Location: Istanbul/ Turkey Project Program: Dwelling Critics: Neset Arolat Date: 2004/Spring Tag: Academic Works

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The site and program were given for this studio project. Students were supposed to design a residential building with indoor and outdoor recreational spaces.

Site is located on the one of the precious avenue in Istanbul. By second millennium, high rise building started to appear along the avenue and high-end condominiums became popular in the city. In addition, because of the location, the Bosphorus view can be seen above a certain hight. View of the Bosphorus is one of the valuable investment in Istanbul. Therefore, I decided to design a tall residential building. However, because of the size of the site and the given program, it was difficult to design a high rise building in a most common way. Placing the core in the center of the building would have killed the plan and would not have allowed to have flexible floor which was one of the requirements. By placing the core out of the occupiable space and connected with a bridge allowed the building to fit on the site as well as to have very flexible floor plate.

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There is a slope on the site. By using this slope, the garden was raised from the street level on the west side. In this way, privacy was achieved and the height allow to have an entrance to the garage from Matbuat street at the west-north corner. There is already an entrance of the public parking garage in front of the site which student wasn’t able to touch. Therefore, pedestrian entrance was located at the south-east corner where avenue level matches to the site elevation.

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TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN -810sqf Apartment -2425sqf Apartment

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Since, there was no core in the center of the building, in order to obtain a rigidity, north and south walls design as a reinforced concrete wall all the way to the top with a punched window. East and west facade was designed as a curtain wall with a floor to floor high windows to get a maximum view.

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spatial voyage AMATEUR ASTRONOMY CENTER

Project Type: Institutional Location: Istanbul/ Turkey Project Program: Dwelling Critics: Ataman Demir Date: 2003/Fall Tag: Academic Works

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Only the square meter was given for this studio project. The topic and the site were chosen by students. I decided to design a amateur astronomy center for students and people who are interested in astronomy unprofessionally on the campus of Bogazici University where it’s observatory is located. In this way, visitors also may use the sources of the university professional observatory. The building was designed to allow student to stay overnight since it is essential to observe the space at night. Therefore, building has dormitory. It is striven that the building produce an energy and use accumulated rain water in the building. In order to achieve that, the roof of the lobby was designed by using semi transparent photo-voltaic panels and the pool was placed to collect the rain water from roof.

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