Aytaç Architects

Apartman 18

Apartman 18
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Apartman 18
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APARTMAN 18

Aytac Architects

ARCHITECTS
Aytac Architects

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Inan Muhendislik Ltd.

GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Aytac Insaat A.S.

MECHANICAL ENGINEER
Tanrıöver Mühendislik Ltd.

LANDSCAPE CONSULTANT
Assoc. Prof. Gülsen Aytaç

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
Geta Mühendislik Ltd.

PHOTOGRAPHS
Cemal Emden

AREA
2700.0 sqm

YEAR
2014

LOCATION
Istanbul, İstanbul, Turkey

CATEGORY
Apartments

Apartman 18
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Apartman 18
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A 10 story luxury residential building in Erenkoy, Istanbul. Apartman 18 pays homage to Erenkoy’s completely destroyed vineyards due to densification of the city with concrete cookie-cutter apartment blocks after 1970’s.

Apartman 18
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Apartman 18
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The “vine” like texture emerges at the ground level functioning as a landscape element, creating a meditative garden.

The continuous surface treatment moves upward to become the intertwining building facade, finishing at the roof garden where the residents can enjoy tranquillity away from the noise of the street.

Apartman 18
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Apartman 18
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This facade treatment offers privacy with maximum light and views within each residence.

The metal bands climb like a vine, wrapping Apartman 18 with balconies, employing this decorative element as a functional tool.

The vine like delicate sculptural facade also acts as a wrapper of different floor plates into one continuous surface that acts to activate and connect the city.

Apartman 18
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Apartman 18
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Apartman 18
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The dance of the intertwining surfaces creates a surprise within the neighbouring building blocks.

The hallway symbolizes the inner circulatory system of an apartment, like the streets of a city. It is where the sedentary disappears and the movement occurs.

Internally, the hallway that connects the living and sleeping quarters placed surprisingly on the neighbouring facade where it creates a visual connection with the city.

Apartman 18
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Apartman 18
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Without compromising privacy by the use of varied degrees of translucency.

It is the resident that animates the facade, creating a cinematic effect.

Apartman 18
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Apartman 18
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Apartman 18
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Apartman 18
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Apartman 18
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Apartman 18
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Apartman 18
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Apartman 18
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Apartman 18
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Apartman 18
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Apartman 18
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Apartman 18
© Cemal Emden


Apartman 18
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Apartman 18
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Aytaç Architects
T +90 216 3692929 F +90 216 3692939
Aytaç Architects
Erenköy, Taşmektep Sokağı No:51 D:1, 34738 Kadıköy/İstanbul, Turkey