Portfolio

SIMLA YUZGEC Selected Works 2014 - 2019

‘My point of view as an architect and a designer is to assimilate the given problem and bring the most simple yet exclusive creation. This quest to create a unique concept for every single project is my major motivation.

For the next step of my professional life I want to work in different countries and in various types of design and architectural projects. This ideal is what drives me as I deeply believe that design solutions and the human soul are open to expansion and evolvement. I’m very passionate about not only design and architecture but also cultural diversity and human relations as something like minimal design styles with a touch of context, culture and tradition, in the manner of a mind-blowing fusion meal.’

Simla Yuzgec

simlayuzgec@gmail.com Frankfurt am Main

EMPLOYMENT February 2020 JUST//BURGEFF ARCHITEKTEN Frankfurt am Main,DE August 2020

Design architect / Interior designer

November 2014 January 2020

BELGIN KOZ ARCHITECTS Ankara,TR Architect / Project manager

Initially hired as a junior architect involved in from architectural conception to design development stage using CAD and Revit software. From 2016 to present, managing small-scale interior design projects; preparing proposals, construction documents, and budgets. Involved as a team leader in delivering of architectural design and construction services. Effectively led the construction team and contributed viable solutions for complications on the site promptly. Gained valuable managing skills through personal meetings with clients and contractors, speaking with manufacturers as well as overseeing the purchase, delivery, and installation of various components of projects.

Participated Projects NC House / realized,Istanbul Kids Floor for AG House / realized,Ankara Bozcaada Weekend House / realized,Canakkale Duzen Laboratory Renovation / proposal,Ankara Casa Costa Suit Room / realized,Bodrum Two Villas in Zekeriyakoy / proposal,Istanbul Cesme Weekend House / realized,Izmir November 2013 November 2014

AG House / realized,Ankara CC House / realized,Ankara Kars Hotel / proposal,Kars Djemevi and Cultural Center / published,Istanbul Natural Stone / published Buyukada Mosque / published,Istanbul Cool School / published,Mongolia Bamiyan Cultural Center/ published,Afghanistan

ONCUOGU+ACP ARCHITECTURE Ankara,TR Junior Architect

Working in a design team to assist lead architect to develop concept projects. Built CAD drawings,3D computer models and presentations of major projects. In charge of creating design proposal documents, including research and concept diagrams, technical drawings, perspective renderings and presentations for international clients. Built skills in making quick design solutions to different requirements.

Participated Projects Dubai residences / proposal,Dubai,UAE Ilbank office tower / realized,Istanbul,TR Mall of Baltia / proposal,Kaliningrad,RU Olympos Mall / proposal,Erbil,Iraq July 2013 November 2013

Cepa office tower / realized,Ankara,TR Mersin Marina Hotel / proposal,Mersin,TR Citypark Mall / proposal,Erbil,Iraq G3 offices / proposal,Moscow,RU Sifne marina / proposal,Izmir,TR

Brigitte Weber design NEXT LEVEL CONSTRUCTION SITE,PASIFIK-TOKI Ankara,Turkey Constructing Architect

Coordinated finishings and installations on the interior construction phase of the 30-story office tower.

Help to organize schedules and workloads, reporting observed defects and deficiencies in the work and deviations from the construction schedule. Improved organization and communication skills by leading a team of workers.

EDUCATION 2008-2014

SKILLS

Bachelor of Architecture MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY Ankara,TR ArchiCAD / AutoCAD / Revit / Photoshop / Indesign / English-advanced / Photography

REFERENCES Belgin Koz Founder of Belgin Koz Architects Mobile: 0090 532 273 2401 e-mail:belginkoz@mik.com.tr

Ed Jenkins AIA,Principal, Laguarda.Low Architects.LLC (former partner of Oncuoglu+ACP) Mobile: +214 718 6084 e-mail:ed.jenkins@laguardalow.com

CONTENTS

REALIZED AKOVA EYE CLINIC AG HOUSE AG HOUSE KIDS FLOOR NC HOUSE

PROPOSAL KARS HOTEL

COMPETITION DJEMEVI AND CULTURE CENTER BAMIYAN CULTURAL CENTER

PHOTOGRAPHY PERSONAL STORIES

AKOVA EYE CLINIC HOSPITAL // INTERIOR // REALIZED // ANKARA // 2019

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The project is the design of an eye clinic in Ankara. The single space of 95 square meters is divided into the needs of the client: two doctors’ offices, three examination rooms, a waiting room, a kitchen niche, and a disabled toilet.

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The separate units are brought together, while the spatial fluidity is maintained through the circulation. All spaces are distributed around the waiting room. In spite of all the transparency, patient privacy is created. The realization of the project aims to reflect a professional atmosphere, comforting the patients through a sterile, light environment.

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AG HOUSE RESIDENTIAL // INTERIOR // REALIZED // ANKARA // 2016

role + concept development + client meetings & material selection + technical drawings + estimating cost & construction pragramme + choosing the appropriate contractors + construction administration

This 2-story apartment was renovated for a young couple with two small kids with the program consisting of one master bedroom, two children’s bedrooms, a laundry, a guestroom, two living rooms, a kitchen, a storage room, and a bakery atelier. Contrary to the original plan, the design aims to make the rooms more spacious.

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Starting with widening the entrance which confronts the staircase, there was a need for a balustrade or a wall around the stairs. To meet this demand, a transparent wall was designed to keep sunlight in and to keep the visual connection between floors. Dark brown marble was used to make this element the centerpiece of the house.

Bedrooms, laundry and the sitting room for guests were planned on the ground floor. Instead of making a cloakroom, a bigger entrance with open closets was created.

ground floor plan / after

The kitchen was moved downstairs to provide a relationship with the main living room and with the garden where the family will spend more time.

On the bedroom floor, the old kitchen was turned into a laundry and the former laundry became the children’s bathroom so that the bathroom in the hall was added to the master bedroom.

The hobby room in the backyard which opens on all bedrooms was turned into a bakery atelier for the wife who is a bakery chef to allow her to work outside of the apartment.

-1 floor plan / before

On the lower level, the last three steps of the stairs were shifted towards the living room so the storage room could be enlarged and directly connected to the kitchen. Kitchen and living room were organized as one single space with wide sliding glass doors at two points. The sitting unit is designed with a library behind it to meet the needs for a large bookshelf in the house.

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AG HOUSE KIDS FLOOR RESIDENTIAL // INTERIOR // REALIZED // ANKARA // 2018

role + concept development + client meetings & material selection + technical drawings + estimating cost & construction pragramme + choosing the appropriate contractors + construction administration

The same clients from the 2-story apartment renovation project bought the floor upstairs and wanted this flat to belong entirely to their children aged 2 and 4 since the existing rooms were insufficient. The programme includes two children bedrooms, a home gym which can be turned into a room for a future child, a nanny’s room, a kitchenette, and a playroom.

ground floor plan / before The original plan was completely changed and the existing three little bedrooms turned into two big bedrooms with their own bathroom. Each room was designed with a study and a sleeping area. The nanny’s room was organized as a separate studio so that it can be apart from the apartment so that the family and the assistant have their own privacy when needed.

The playroom was the most fun yet the most challenging part of the design since the child protection requirements had to be met consistently throughout. Instead of making a mainstream playground with princess towers, a 120x120cm grid system was adopted in order to allow transformation in the coming years to address the changing needs of children growing up.

ground floor plan / after

Two towers were designed for each child, and connected with a bridge. Both of them can be reached with a small stair and one of them has a slide. The 4-year-old girl wanted a kitchen under her tower but the boy is too young to express an interest. Bars and hooks were installed to the ceiling so that swings and gymnastic rings can be suspended. A magnetic blackboard was put up on one wall to let them paint at will.

Two themes were chosen for the children’s room; wanderer and dreamer. Two different colours and one mutual color were chosen to adapt to the whole concept of the house. Bespoke furniture was designed in order to nourish the imagination of the children while growing up and supported with well-known design objects to create consciousness.

NC HOUSE RESIDENTIAL // INTERIOR // REALIZED // ISTANBUL // 2018

role + concept development + client meetings & material selection + technical drawings + estimating cost & construction pragramme + construction consultancy

The layout of the apartment is designed for a family with two children that has owned this house for two generations. The house is located in a very expensive part of Istanbul on the Anatolian side. The existing apartment was full of furniture, paintings, and objects as a result of two generations of settlement. The new design was to be modern and simple looking but to still have references to the family memories.

The wall dividing the living room and the kitchen in the dining area is straightened in order to create a clear rectangular shape for living and dining. The kitchen and the living area were separated with a big sliding door to make a visual connection and to have a feeling of one large place when desired. In the living room, one big L-shaped sofa was designed and supported with the existing vintage chairs in order to achieve a balance between the modern and the old.

The entrance used to be separated by a door, but in the new design a library is placed to meet that function and a reading area is created to allow residents to relax after work. The master bedroom, dressing room and the bathroom used to be reachable through a small hall. All these functions were reorganized in one big room which can be reached through a door from the main hall.

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ground floor plan / after

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In the master bedroom and in one bedroom downstairs a sofa was placed under the corner windows with the view of the beautiful garden.

All the furniture was made bespoke and was painted in the color of the walls so that they become elements of the house.

-1 floor plan / after

KARS HOTEL HOSPITALITY // ARCHITECTURAL // PROPOSAL // KARS // 2015

role + concept development + creating visual materials + presentation

Kars Hotel was designed to be an extension of the historical old boutique hotel which was renovated by Belgin Koz Architects in 2003. It is a well-known structure in the area since it is located in the historic town of Kars. The city is in the east part of Turkey and was occupied by Russians in the late 19th century for 40 years which shaped its architectural texture.

The main characteristic of this pattern consist of long facade buildings attached along the street with enclosed courtyards.

In the new structure, the street silhouette was maintained with two linear wings around a closed courtyard on the 2D schema.

The narrow wing lies along the building plot on the main street side and is equally elevated as the neighboring buildings; the wider one is one floor taller and has a pitched roof on the background respectfully. On the ground level, a two-story high opening was designed to invite pedestrians and vehicles into the courtyard.

To connect the existing courtyard to the new one, a semi-closed passageway was created. The ground level consists of a lobby, a ballroom, a restaurant, and services including retail functions of the program. In the middle of the courtyard which will be covered with snow almost all winter; there is a winter garden made with transparent glass which sits on the snow like a rare crystal.

The colors of the existing structure are a dark grey local stone on the outside and laced white wooden panels on the inside. This contrast was maintained in the new building as the street view was made with dark grey anthrasite stone and inside is white plaster facade. All the openings in the facade on the street view are references to the existing buildings around.

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DJEMEVI AND CULTURE CENTER COMPETITION CULTURAL // MASTERPLAN // ARCHITECTURAL // PUBLISHED // ISTANBUL // 2015

role + concept development + creating visual materials + presentation

The main idea of the project was to provide as many green areas as possible by creating volumes that lay horizontally along the slope opposite the existing highrise buildings nearby.

This approach with a park input in the given program was aimed to be a beginning of a green axis which is already in the master plan. The masses for the program were designed as exposed concrete rectangular shapes that reach out from the green axis on the highest level of the site through the park.

The philosophy of coexisting with nature is implemented with this cycle of coming out of green and turning into concrete and and rounding it off again with grass simultaneously.

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The block for the Cem was designed as a square shape in reference to the symbolism of the Alevis and reveals itself on the east-west axis. It is the only block that touches the earth only from the floor in order to show itself as a place of worship which does not need to hide any longer.

The soup kitchen, funeral, and cultural functions spaces, which were designed all in one in Alevi places of worship as an indication of keeping all stages of life together. Thus, the entire land was considered a small example of life. All blocks are created at the same height to strengthen the philosophy of oneness / unity.

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BAMIYAN CULTURAL CENTER COMPETITION CULTURAL // MASTERPLAN // ARCHITECTURAL // PUBLISHED // AFGHANISTAN // 2014

role + concept development + creating visual materials + presentation

Bamiyan Cultural Center project was designed as a natural museum, in an area where various religions and cultures cohabited throughout the centuries .The design was conceptualised to show the rich heritage without competing with or intruding on its historical surroundings.

Starting with the idea of creating a center to unify all Afghanistan, this project was envisaged to build a structure and its surrounding landscape, and fit it into its surrounding landscape featuring soil, sand and vegetation from all around the country.

Inspired by the walkways of Bamiyan, two main routes were created through the vistas of the terrain. These routes begin from the path coming from the existing local market through the vista axis leading to the Buddha Cliff.

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Personal Stories 2018 - 2020

‘When you find your path, you must not be afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes. Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way.’

‘.. because the word is thought that turn into vibration. When you talk you transfer to air something that is solely energy before. That is why you should be careful every word coming from your mouth.’

‘It isn’t expectations that carry us forward, it’s our desire to go on.’

‘Nobody makes a decision without fearing.’

‘But emotions were, indeed, wild horses and they demanded to be heard. Brida let them run free for a while until they grew tired.’

All projects copyright to Belgin Koz Architects © 2014-2018, Belgin KozArchitects , All rights reserved.

Coelho, Paulo. (1990). Brida. Harper Collins.

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