ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
SELECTED WORKS // 2013-2022
DESIGN & CRAFT ACADEMY
Vocational learning center merging modern design and traditional craft
Architecture Graduation Project
Instructor // Gudjon Thor Erlendsson, Ozge Hazer
Individual Project Spring 2013
Design & Craft Academy aims to present a vocational learning center which can be expanded to meet future needs based on the predefined iterative algorithm. The building program synthesizes traditional craftsmanship with sophisticated modern design & manufacturing techniques. Izmir is a harbour city that has hosted diverse civilizations due to its location as the gate of Asia Minor to the West. This situation brought about cultural, religious and sociological stratification. The reflection of this can be seen on traditional craftsmanship of today. The program of this project offers spaces for learning and performing traditional crafts through integrating up-to-date design & manufacturing techniques. This integration is expected to preserve crafts, facing disappearance, and explore new ways of crafting & design. Algorithm based volumetric composition of the building and its high-tech core & shell de-
sign enhance its contemporary identity. L-system is a generative algorithm that creates continuously growing branching strings. This principle creates the formal organization of this project. The branches, which grow and run on straight angles, form the circulation scheme and the spaces are added to the circulation. If extra space is required and the building has to expand, the iteration of the algorithm is increased and the circulation scheme extends based on the predefined algorithmic rule. The spaces are added to the circulation schema as before. Fragmentary mass scheme of the building is in harmony with surrounding buildings.
All of the diagrams, architectural drawings, visualizations, written content and any other materials presented related to this project were prepared by me.
iterations of L-System forming circulation
CLIVE+WORK SPACES
Architecture Design 5th Semester
Instructor // Gudjon Thor Erlendsson, Orkun Beydagi
Individual Project Fall 2012 Home Office Apartment Block
ities are ever changing living organisms. Since the end of industrial revolution, the outward growth of cities has diverted into an internal and external development. Industrial zones are moving to outer limits of cities and replaced by other urban growths. The context of this project is one of the first industrial zones in the country that played a pivotal role after Republic of Turkey’s foundation. The project site is located in the center of urban context as many of other early industrial settlements. This project aims to propose hybrid living, working and socializing spaces as a contribution to the urban transformation of mentioned area. The building program’s objective is to create home-office spaces that will benefit from being in the vicinity of many social and job advantages. The proposed building is perched over a river and connects two sides as
a bridge. It does not offer a separate bridge, but the building itself acts as a kind of bridge which is open to public use. Based on architectural decisions, volumetric organization and shell of the building are formed through parametric design methods. Pattern of open/closed spaces is created with an algorithm through generation of the recursive open/closed unit within defined contours of the building. The algorithm ensures every closed space to set with a facade opening to one or more open spaces. Closed spaces are enveloped with metaball looking organic shell as an experimental method. Overall objective was to explore algorithm based experimental solutions to complexities of today.
All of the diagrams, architectural drawings, visualizations, written content and any other materials presented related to this project were prepared by me.
spatial approach
MEMBRANE SPACES WORKSHOP
Exploration of Tensile Membrane Systems
Academic Workshop
Instructor // Michael U. Hensel, Defne Hensel Group Project Spring 2009
The membrane spaces workshop was about exploration of tensile membrane structures and shells. The goal was creating spaces and form finding with tensile forces applied on lycra based material through an experimental process of applied forces. While discovering the limits and seeking extreme margins of the structure and shell, we took into consideration the space covered below and its relation with sun and wind exposure. Lycra was used with grids projection on it. The grids assisted to visualize the tension over membrane to be able to adjust tension and recalculate positions of connection and tension points. As a group of five student, we were very sensitive about wrinkles and the provision of tension. Our group’s work was formed with same size units. We experimented with the directions of the forms. In the final model, the overall settlement
is horizontal and the forms are rotating. There are two horizontal layers in the model. The two different shapes both make a combination between each other and create different horizontal layers. There are some diagonal members that lead to changes in directions and radius of the openings on the membranes although they are same in size. It also affects the shapes of the cones existing between the two basic forms. As a result of this, the impressions about the membrane above that are perceived from the view through the cone varies when we take a look from the bottom view of the model.
The workshop was done in groups of five people. I was in charge of 3D modelling and stress analysis diagram of this project.
KAPLANKAYA
Hotels, Private Villas, Clubhouse, Commercial & Retail Spaces, Marina, Beaches
Role // Design Director’s Assistant / Project Manager
Design Director // Todd Hutton / Senior Project Manager // Alper Erbahceci
Designers // OAB / Foster+Partners / WATG / Han Tumertekin / K-Studio
Construction Management // Turner Construction 2015-2016
Kaplankaya Masterplan is a greenfield development, covering an area of over 480 Ha, that is located in the Mediterranean Basin with a coastline to the Aegean Sea. It is a quality focused lifestyle and wellbeing development that includes hotels, private villas, clubhouse, commercial and retail spaces, marina, beaches, outdoor facilities. The overall development has been designed and built from scratch. The Kaplankaya Masterplan consists of 7 major phases that I took part in the first phase. The masterplan development and individual projects within were developed by leading architecture and planning firms such as OAB, Foster+Partners, Steven Holl, Robert Stern, WATG, Han Tumertekin and K-Studio. The development is on an almost off the grid remote site apart from electricity. All other infrastructure is developed from scratch including 11 km
internal roads, desalination plants, water treatment station and recycling center. I worked directly with the design director of Kaplankaya as project manager. My roles were coordination with designers, engineers & consultants, review and assessment of design phases, managing building permit procedures with local authorities, coordination with procurement consultants of F&E and OS&E, coordination and review progress of different design topics including signage design, uniform design, branding, and monitoring contractual liabilities of designers, engineers & consultants.
The role I undertook in this project was that of management and review. Therefore, all of the diagrams, architectural drawings, visualizations and written content presented related to this project do not belong to me. They are property of their designers as cited below each material.
