The conference hall has 198 visitor capacity with the special seating manufactured by Gala Systems. It allows any possible seating arrangement that is needed for the particular event. The system controls 484 independent platforms, to form a conference stage with 198 seats in ten to thirty minutes.
Planetarium unit is covered by ventablack material, that absorbs %99.96 of light, to make the visitor lose their three-dimensional perception. With the usage of this material, the human eye can be deceived to the sphere-shaped planetarium as a black hole. Planet observatory includes 25 seats and allows the visitors to have an experience of deep space and observe stars from the past, present, and future.
The conference hall has 198 visitor capacity with the special seating manufactured by Gala Systems. It allows any possible seating arrangement that is needed for the particular event. The system controls 484 independent platforms, to form a conference stage with 198 seats in ten to thirty minutes.
DOT - Astronomy and Space Center
February-May / 2018
DOT - Astronomy & Space Center is a school and science center that offers education programs in space, astrophysics, engineering, basic sciences and seminar programs to increase students interest in science and technology. Under the science center services, there are eight science and observatory centers in Turkey and, two of them are in Istanbul. DOT uses the same education model with the Space Camp Turkey, which is in Izmir since 2000. DOT expects visitors from various age groups. In addition to that, DOT aims to offer six certificate programs to participants between the ages 9-15, including space training supported by NASA, physics, astrophysics, and variations of robotic classes.
DOT is located in Kadiköy Community and Education Center at the heart of Kadiköy, Istanbul. Therefore, it is designed with the highest attention and conservative approach to the history of the building and did not make any changes on the building’s original structure. With its technological systems and programs in its scientific facility, DOT aims to achieve to be the first contemporary and innovative science center in Turkey. Beside its educational services, it also hosts TED Talks Istanbul.
Mekan2018 National Interior Architecture Student Projects Competition
First Place Award - Winner Project | DOT Astronomy and Space Center - 11.09.2018
Video Parts and Music Credits:
- Time-Lapse-Lose-Yourself-in-the-Night-Sky--Short-Film-Showcase
- Pink-Floyd---Marooned-Official-Music-Video
- Muse---Isolated-System
- Behind-the-scenes-video-of-SpaceX-Bangabandu-Sat-1-Falcon-9-Block-5-wslomo--Ryan-Chylinski-for-SFI
Guesthouse -
Homeless Care Center
October-December / 2017
Guesthouse is a community center that aims to provide basic needs such as nourishment and cleaning for homeless people on a twenty-four-hour per day basis by reusing water. According to the research conducted on homeless citizens, there are seven to ten thousand live in Istanbul, and more than seventy thousand overall in Turkey. Living standards in urban areas create a threat to homeless people and constraint them from fulfilling their basic needs. Moreover, there is no other facility that provides food and cleaning services in twenty-four-hour basis annually for homeless people in Turkey.
With the information on the living standards of the homeless people, I decided to work about a care center that aims to provide both food and cleaning services. Guesthouse, created to answer homeless people needs for food and cleaning services using by reusing water for twenty-four-hours annually. It contains a restaurant with 72 people capacity at a time, and all services in this center are free for homeless visitors. Restaurant's fixed menu service schedule is; breakfast 8:00 am-10:00 am, lunch 12:00 pm-14:00 pm, dinner 19:00 pm-22:00 pm. Beside the fixed menu, any visitor can give an order from the a la carte menu in the working hours.
In the second part of the facility, cleaning services aim to provide a shower, toilet, washer, and clean clothes for the homeless visitors for free. Visitors who would like to use the cleaning facility first has to apply to the reception and create an ID to use the services. This step also helps the collection of data about homeless people in the area and uses the results to provide jobs and housing services. After creating an ID, visitors will get access to the wardrobes with the necessary cleaning equipment. Washing area aims to provide washing and drying services for twenty-four-hours for free. Lastly, the cleaning facility has a small library for anyone who wishes to spend their time reading while they are waiting for their clothes.
Art Gallery Furniture
Art Print Storage
April / 2018
Art Gallery Storage is a furniture design that is made for IMOGA Art Space Gallery in Istanbul. The customer expectations and the particular space in the gallery have shaped the design of the furniture and its main functions. Eda Tekcan, who is the director of the gallery, stated that they were willing to have furniture to store fine art prints and etching technique prints.
During the design process, hand-drawn sketches and concept modeling was done in order to create a visual sample of the furniture. The design was discussed with Eda Tekcan in order to get feedback and create a budget. After the design got approved, research was done on manufacturers so that the production could be discussed and the furniture could start being produced.