Burak Ilhan Portfolio by Burak İlhan

BURAK ILHAN PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO

CURRICULUM OF Burak ILHAN

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AWARDS

B.Arch., M.Sc. in Building Science, METU

Software Development Team Management 2018-2019 CODA-Construction Optimization with Data Analysis Team, Ankara, Turkey codalab.net Software development team management of currently non-profit academic team, participation in organization of interviews with construction professionals and workshops.

burak@gridal.co

• Versatile background in project management, sustainable design, academic and artistic participations. • Raised consciousness in companies about BIM and sustainable design throughout employment history. • Languages: Native Turkish, advanced English, (IELTS:8) intermediate Italian.

JURORSHIPS

• Specialized in BIM, sustainable architecture, parametric design.

VOLUNTEER WORK

www.gridal.co

• 5 years of professional experience as an architect.

The SEEDS International Conference 2019, England – Best Paper Award Autodesk AEC Excellence Awards , 2017 – Building Category Finalist BEVAPro – Energy Efficient Buildings Competition 2017 – 1st Prize (Retrofitting) Autodesk AEC Excellence Awards , 2016 – Small Firm Category Finalist Floating Disaster Relief Hub 2016 #refugeechallenge -- Nominate Stage International BIM Competition 2015 / Singapore -- Merit Prize International ISOVER Multi-Comfort House Students Contest 2015 –Special Prize • National ISOVER Multi-Comfort House Students Contest 2015 – 2nd Prize • Archi-World Academy 2015 International student contest – Winner (Fernando Romero) • National ISOVER Multi-Comfort House Students Contest 2014 – 1st Prize

Musical Actor / Theatrical Director 2014-2017 The Company Musicals, Ankara, Turkey Carried out theatrical director mission of “the Company Musical Society”, took stage in at least 10 musical shows (Broadway musicals, jukebox musicals and concerts), directed three plays and wrote one of them. Architecture / Construction Management 2012-2013 Solar Decathlon Team Turkey, Datong, China Team participation, construction management of the prefabricated highperformance building, attending the competition in Datong/China. National ISOVER Multi-Comfort House Students Contest April-2017 Participation in the national competition jury as a professional architect. TOBB University of Economics and Technology March-2014 Participation in the end of the term jury of 1st grade architecture students as a guest member.

EDUCATION

V I TA E

M.Sc. Degree in Building Science 2018 Middle East Technical University, Turkey CGPA: 3.35 Dissertation: “A Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment Methodology for Thermal Insulation Materials.” See: http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12622136/index.pdf for the M.Sc. Thesis. B.Arch. Degree in Architecture Middle East Technical University, Turkey Erasmus: Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy – one year

INTERNSHIP

Architectural Internship UrbAr Architecture and Urban Planning Office, Istanbul, Turkey Ref: Ali Kural

2014 CGPA: 3.16 2011-2012 Aug 2012 - Sep 2012

Architectural Internship Maat Architettura, Torino, Italy Ref: Martina Tabo

June 2012 - Aug 2012

Construction Internship Mavikent Residents Construction, Izmir, Turkey

June 2011 - Sep 2011

Lifeguard (Work & Travel) Noah’s Ark Waterpark, Wisconsin DC, Wisconsin, USA

June 2009 - Sep 2009

Co-Founder Architect GRIDAL Architecture, Design, Construction Inc, Denizli, Turkey

Apr 2019 - Present

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT

Architect / Project Manager Sep 2017 - Sep 2018 Robus-Design, Build & Manage Coorp, Ankara, Turkey Management and coordination of company’s projects (mostly new construction) of various sizes (btw. 1.000-5.000 sq.meters) and LOD levels (mainly official and application projects) and coordination between other teams (MEP, static, landscape, land survey, infrastructure) in BIM environment. Ref: Vedat Bolat (B.Arch), Co-Founder, vedat@robus.com.tr Co-Founder Architect Sep 2016 - Sep 2017 IBBM-Arch. and Eng. Studio, Ankara, Turkey Offered architecture, engineering and consultancy services for small-scale high-performance building and retrofitting projects, participated in competitions (see: awards on the portfolio) and seminars. Ref: Mirbek Bekboliev (B.Sc. in E.E., M.Sc in Building Science), Co-Founder, mirbek@ ibbmdesign.com Junior Architect / Designer Jan 2014-Aug 2016 Reo-Tek Co. Ltd, Ankara, Turkey Participated in innovative projects connecting physical design and virtual technologies including science centers, museums, dormitories, mobile exhibitions, pavilions and an Expo. Ref: Refik Toksöz (B.Arch., M.Sc.), Founder, refik@reo-tek.com

Technical Competencies • Advanced technical knowledge on architectural implementation details, high performance building technologies and MEP integration. • Good technical knowledge on IT systems, multimedia design and design for fabrication. • Good academic knowledge on high performance building systems design and retrofitting, sustainability, life cycle assessment and green building details.

Managerial Competencies • Managed a project team of 4 architects and 3 engineers for one year in public projects. • Supervised and managed small-scale high-performance new building and retrofitting projects. • Managed architectural project of interactive user experience installations in two museums of Antalya Expo 2016.

Computer Skills • Uttermost experience in CAD (Autocad), BIM (Revit+Dynamo) and project management (Navisworks, Primavera, MsProject) frameworks due to years of academic and professional practice. • Great knowledge on computer graphics software including 3ds Max, V-ray, Corona, Lumion, Twinmotion, Recap, Zbrush, Sketchup, Rhino+Grasshopper, Unity and Adobe products in general. • Good comprehensive knowledge on UIX design, and interactive web development including front-end (HTML5, CSS3, Javascript, Bootstrap, Jquery, Axios, JSON) and back-end (PHP+MySQL, Ajax, NodeJS) languages and frameworks.

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CONTENTS

1st

AEC EXCELLENCE AWARDS ARCHI-WORLD ISOVER NATIONAL COMPETITION

[21-24]

ETHIOPIA BANK BUILDING

BUNNA INTERNATIONAL

[17-20]

COMFORT SCHOOL

GAZIANTEP MULTI

[13-16]

THE TOWER OF DEATH

NECROTURRIS

[09-12]

RETROFITTING PROJECT

OTTAWA, CANADA

BEVAPRO GREEN

[05-08]

APARTMENTS

OTTAWA, CANADA

HINTONBURG MIZED USE

[01-04]

AFFORDABLE HOUSING

BRONSON AVENUE

1st

BEVAPRO COMPETITION

ADDIS ABABA, EUTHIOPIA

[45-48]

ANKARA, TURKEY

QATAR ISLAMIC CENTER AND SOCIAL COMPLEX

[41-44]

MERSIN, TURKEY

YILDIRIM FAMILY PRIVATE VILLA PROJECT

[37-40]

ANKARA, TURKEY

PROVINCIAL DIRECTORATE

ISOVER INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

INTERNATIONAL BIM COMPETITION

[33-36]

CLIMATE CHANGE CENTER

ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND

[29-32]

AFFORDABLE HOUSING

ASTANA MULTI COMFORT

[25-28]

BIM COMPETITION

SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL

2nd

ISOVER NATIONAL COMPETITION

DOHA, QATAR

* Framed projects are professional works.

BRONSON AVE. AFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT LOCATION CLIENT/ORGANIZER TYPOLOGY YEAR

Ottawa/Canada Greenterra Int. Housing 2019

CONTRACTOR OFFICE BOMAR Corp.

Bronson Avenue Residential project is designed to be a high spec apartment building worthy of its high end location. The project was developed in frequent communication with the land developers. Thus, lean construction and simplicity were important parameters as well as beauty and prestige. Inital design and design development are carried out according to Ontarior Building Code and the project is submitted to the investors. Some key suppliers and tradespeople are consulted to create a pool of key actors for the construction.

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H IN T ON B U RG Mixed Use Project LOCATION CLIENT/ORGANIZER TYPOLOGY YEAR

Ottawa/Canada Greenterra Int. Mixed Use 2020

The project is mainly shaped by architectural approach of the team, physical configuration on different levels, social and environmental sustainability decisions and contextual referances. The project aims to crete a local node in Hintonburg by completing the urban complex composed of the church and school with commercial activities. The target audience is selected to be young professionals. While taking referance from the surrounding urban pattern, the building also aims to stand out by defining its own identity. Initial design, design development, investment evaluation and quantity and cost estimation processes are completed according to local data and regulations. The project is presented to the City.

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1st BEVAPRO COMPETITION

F AEC EXCELLENCE AWARDS

BEVAPRO NATIONAL COMPETITION 1st PRIZE 2017

AEC EXCELLENCE AWARDS INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FINALIST 2017

BEVAPRO

Green Retrofitting Project LOCATION CLIENT/ORGANIZER TYPOLOGY YEAR

Samsun/Turkey Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning Office 2017

TEAM MEMBERS Burak Ilhan M. Cagdas Baykal Dilan Duygu Demir

Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interaction with each other while creating connections with nature and environment is essential for healthy living and a sustainable building scenario. It was detected that current open space ratio in the project is not adequate for such a building with so many users because of the dense urban texture of the city. For this reason, another layer where people can socially and recreatively interact was created on the roof. This semi-closed volume allows users to experience humid and mild Samsun climate while protecting them from direct solar radiation and precipitation. On the other hand, this extra layer protects building facade from constant precipitation. This extra roof layer is suitable for PV installment on the roof. This semi-closed area was oriented in a way to interrupt dominant southwest winter wind. It does not create a wind corridor and creates a protected public space. It also allows users to experience the cooling effect of dominant northwest winds. Serious problems were detected about energy efficiency on the current building. Project team saw this as an opportunity to architecturally add value to the project rather than only enhancing some numeric energy values. The team initiated design process with process management decisions. Because of the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sensiticity on sustainable usage of the natural and cultural resources, the project was shaped by solar, wind, light and precipitation analyses that were conducted on the early stages of the design. Design process was managed on a single BIM and data inputs and outputs are directly connected to that single model. Thus, all data including different phases of the design was managed on that model. Main conceptual design decisions were taken according to the psychrometric chart. For solar heating and cooling, transparent surface ratio should be kept high and shaders should be used to prevent overheating. Considering the climate, the buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s size and form is suitable for a passivhaus scenario where heating is mostly done via indoor activities and appliances if air-tight super insulation is applied.

High mass materials in interior spaces can store solar energy and decrease morning-evening heat difference. Since the climate is temperate, indoor air fans can contribute to cooling to a large extend. Boiler tanks and heating devices should be efficient and well-insulated.

If interior layout is designed according to solar studies especially in winter, maximum sunlight can be used.

Usage of air-tight wall materials of low mass and high thickness with well insulation can decrease the heathing time in the morning especially in cloudy days. Areas like warehouse and data room can act as a buffer zone if placed on wind facing walls.

If operable windows are placed to block winter frost, natural ventilation will be enough to a large extend. HRV usage in buildings with high insulation and air-tightness s important to keep indoor air quality high. Elevated roof application is essential to keep rain, frost, snow away from the building envelope to support insulation on cool and rainy climates.

1st ARCHI-WORLD

ARCHIWORLD INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION WINNER (Elected by Fernando Romero) 2015

NECROTURRIS The Tower Of Death LOCATION CLIENT/ORGANIZER TYPOLOGY YEAR

Mumbai/India Archi World Academy Cemetery & Mixed-Use 2015

TEAM MEMBERS Burak Ilhan Kutay Biberoglu

We are living in an extraordinary time. Not only in different geographies, but in a same urban context, we can witness people with different economic backgrounds living with different life standards. The consumerist society always looks for a new market to abuse and invent new needs that will feed their endless satisfaction. The world is getting to a point where the validity of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is no more viable. A much stronger phenomenon has replaced the basic needs that we once used to have; our ego. Something as extraordinary as building an immortal landmark after one’s death -which was once privilege centuries ago- turned into a basic need for many individuals. We desperately seek fame and power. Even after we die, we want to exist in a physical world. The only thing yet to conquer is death. An estimated number of 10 billion is expected to be reached by the end of the 21st century. (graph) But the issue of overpopulation is only one side of the coin. No matter the rate at which our population grows, the fact is that the number of deceased people grows exponentially. Even today, the graveyards occupy large spaces that we cannot possibly have the luxury of spending in the future, when billions of new graves are needed. (graph) In a future where vertical growth is mandatory, the graveyards must be re-designed as 3-dimensional structures that are compatible with the evolving urban fabric. Every footprint of every graveyard in the world will be multiplied by thousands in 100 years’ time. This future interpretation of graveyards will possibly introduce a new architectural typology and many new opportunities for humankind to abuse.

In the light of these facts and assumptions, we intend to create a scenario for a future dystopian community, where the graveyards become part of public leisure activities and commercial elements. The new generation’s craving for the idea of immortality will result in an ethically corrupt system such that a deceased individual from the upper class holds more importance than someone from the lower class that is still alive. Seeing many examples of narcissism today, we can predict the future. Social media show us how people like to promote their public images. New websites are introduced where we can organize a public profile for a deceased individual, so that people can offer condolences online. There are examples of celebrities giving millions of dollars to buy their future graves next to other famous people. Nowadays people are using graveyards as a setting for their wedding photographs. A considerable amount of people already started to pay a fortune to build themselves and their families mausoleums and exhibit their lifetime achievements after death. A new market is rising for the sake of getting closer to being immortal.

The example projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s site is selected to be in Mumbai, India. Being the second most populated and one of the less developed countries in the world, the scenario best fits in the context of the slums in Mumbai. Even today we can see the significant welfare gap in different parts of the same city. With the increasing consumption rate and over population, the future of Mumbai will most likely reveal the contrast between different life qualities in the harshest way. This project shows an extreme example of a futuristic environment where the dead can be more valuable than the living based on their profits in a world of consumption.

In our scenario, public complexes will be designed in the form of high rise landmarks in which cemeteries are exhibited for thousands of deceased people as well as other functions such as exhibitions, commercial spaces, touristic spots, entertainment facilities and restaurants. As a reflection of social imbalance, hierarchy between cemetery rooms will be formed around the popularity and profitability of the deceased. Product placement will take place on the grave rooms, exhibited personal items and even on the cadavers themselves. This new market will involve top earning companies to sponsor for the installation, maintenance and other costs of a cemetery room to promote their own products to thousands of visitors from all around the world every day. People will experience the life stories, lifetime achievements, memories and see personal belongings of the deceased whether they are relatives or not. Different exhibition means such as audiovisual media, holograms and interactive tools will be placed in the cemeteries and other functions where appropriate. Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trend of individuals becoming a media source by means of social media, lays the foundation for the future dystopia. Our project criticizes the idea that it is a matter of time until individualsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; value for their own privacy will be irrelevant as long as there is profit involved.

1st ISOVER NATIONAL COMPETITION

ISOVER MULTI COMFORT NATIONAL COMPETITION 1st PLACE 2015

GAZIANTEP Multi Comfort School LOCATION CLIENT/ORGANIZER TYPOLOGY YEAR

Gaziantep/Turkey Isover Primary School 2014

TEAM MEMBERS Burak Ilhan Kutay Biberoglu Cemile Cengiz

The education system in Turkey has undergone many serious changes lately. This instability of the system requires a more flexible and sustainable educational facility. With each change, children are forced to take their decisions about their future in younger ages. The education system, tests the students without considering their differences and punishes the unsuccessful ones by dragging them to areas that they are not qualified. But there is a desperate need to qualified worforce in Turkey. Especially, Gaziantep has to play its part to create a difference in the sector considering its large agricultural areas. This can be achÄąeved with education only.

Plan organisation is divided to 3 parts considering the daily usage hours and densities . In the morning, although all the spaces are available, the density is focused on the classes that are located on the east side. The modular class design is used to shut down the unused classes and save energy. In the afternoon students spend time in common spaces like learning street, library, green areas to explore their skills and interests until they return to their families. After the students are gone, the building continues its life by transforming the sports hall to a multipurpose hall and the cafe to a foyer and it collects the user density on west side. So the building remains alive 24/7 & 365 by changing the functions and densities of the spaces.

For PVs, a required system of 2,5 KWp DC was found. When the derate factor is calculated, a coefficient of 0,77 is obtained. In the classes, with 0,6 kw of LEDs, 0,4 kw of computers and 0,2 kw of other systems with an extra margin, 10 250 kw solstice PVs are required. Certainteed solstice PVs are placed with an angle of 18 degrees by using roof inclination. The warm exhaust air below the PVs are circulated in the classrooms both to warm the classes and to increase the efficiency of PVs. The system is fed with heat pumps when necessary.

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The learnÄąng street puts the flexible spaces that are created by the transformation of the main spine along its axis into service. The area that densifies mainly Äąn the afternoon, allows students to explore their skills in music, drama and sports as well as allows students to explore their skills by forming a direct connection with the workshops, laboratories, exhibitions and agricultural areas. The interaction wall that faces the learning street, accepts alterations on itself and allows spaces for functions such as meeting, exhibition, collaboration and performance.

Second hand fabrics are selected to be used to create acoustic comfort for the spacious multi purpose hall because gaziantep is one of the most important production and exportation centers in textile.

The reason why isover acoustic ep1 product is used is its expanded low frequency insulation values. Futrthermore because of its low-flammable properties, its usage is important in such a project that â&#x20AC;&#x153;securityâ&#x20AC;? is written with capital letters.

BUNNA INTERNATIONAL ETHIOPIA BANK BUILDING LOCATION CLIENT/ORGANIZER TYPOLOGY YEAR

Addis Ababa/Ethiopia Bunna International Bank Bank Building 2019

CONTRACTOR OFFICE BOMAR Corp.

Main Mass

Vertical Functional Division

Horizontal Recreational Slits

Facade Engraving

Detailed BIM After Revision

M ISOVER NATIONAL COMPETITION

INTERNATIONAL BIM COMPETITION MERIT PRIZE 2015

SINGAPORE

International BIM Competition LOCATION CLIENT/ORGANIZER TYPOLOGY YEAR

Singapore BIM@Sg Affordable Housing 2015

TEAM MEMBERS Burak Ilhan (Arch) Mirbek Bekboliev (Green Building Expert) Hazal Güldür (Civil Engineer)

Singapore’s climate is characterised by two monsoon seasons separated by inter-monsoonal periods. The Northeast Monsoon occurs from December to early March, and the Southwest Monsoon from June to September. The major weather systems affecting Singapore that can lead to heavy rainfall. Based on the that analyses, the team was able to determine a site arrangement and building layout that took advantage of passive cooling and protect courtyard from harsh summer solar radiation Combining the data from rainfall charts with current potable water deficiency, the design team has decided for rainwater collection to be used as greywater. Singapore is the major hub and there is a second biggest seaport in Southeast Asia. Its abundance of shipping containers gave a main reason to utilize those containers in the building stock and select them as the main design object.

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Strategies set by team during the brainstorming: • • • • • • • • • • •

Integrate wide overhangs! Minimize west facade glazing or integrate vertical louvers! Triple Glazing with Insulated Frames! Thermal Insulation with vapor and diffusion free barrier membranes Ivy-covered walls on west and south facades! Most of the glazing on the north! Heat island effect to be avoided with light shiny material and green roof on top Mosquito Nets are the vital thing at the Patios, Doors and Windows! Raise the building due to the flood and storms as well as for passive cooling! Prefab MEP units and parts. Modular Plant and Mechanical Rooms (Generators, Central Cooling etc)

The heart of any design for manufacturing system is a group of design principles or guidelines that are structured to help the designer reduce the cost and difficulty of manufacturing an item. The following is a listing of these rules. Closed loop system was preferred for manufacture, which maintains the economic and consumer benefit of industry, while minimizing the requirement for virgin material and the disposal of waste (Plant, Alexander). As it was mentioned before, waste disposal is current issue for the city, thus waste reduction is the main goal. As a 1st step reuse of shipping containers.

As a preparation for the actual competition, an original dynamo script was created to allow all the inputs that will be given during competition process. The script will be used to generate the conceptual mass model that also includes main design parameters like MEP lines, structural plans, common spaces, circulation routes, etc. This way, the design process will be conducted completely parametric. The parameters of the model are defined according to workflow chart that was created by the team. The script uses estimated site borders which will be replaced with the actual site data afterwards. It uses quantitative data like setback distances, total circulation and living areas, open area percentages, floor area ratios, module dimensions as well as geometric data like cores, circulation paths, main open areas, crane locations, etc. The model is going to be recreated according to climatic data during the competition process.

After the conceptual mass model is defined in dynamo, generic walls, floors and roofs will be used in Revit 2015. Masses coming together in different variations will be saved with generic ID numbers to decide number of types that are going to be created in factory. Assembly of these modules will be simulated in Revit to see if any clashes occur. Since the design process has to be fast and precise, Autodesk 360 Glue is used to work on the project model simultaneously.

In case a simulation of the construction will be required, a sample model is created to run a simultaion on Navisworks. By doing so, Team BIMETU had the opportunity to decide on new strategies about DFMA like creating one way connection details, creating a construction flowchart and creating structural elements that are suitable to the installation of MEP lines on them. If it will be possible, a simple flowchart that includes not the exact construction duration but the sequence of the works will be created. Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and design for assembly (DFA) are the integration of product design and process planning into one common activity. The goal is to design a product that is easily and economically manufactured. The importance of designing for manufacturing is underlined by the fact that about 70% of manufacturing costs of a product (cost of materials, processing, and assembly) are determined by design decisions, with production decisions responsible for only 20%.

2nd ISOVER NATIONAL COMPETITION

S ISOVER INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

ISOVER MULTI COMFORT HOUSE NATIONAL COMPETITION 2nd PRIZE 2016

ISOVER MULTI COMFORT HOUSE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION SPECIAL AWARD 2016

ASTANA

Multi Comfort Affordable Housing LOCATION CLIENT/ORGANIZER TYPOLOGY YEAR

Astana/Khazakstan Isover Housing 2015

TEAM MEMBERS Burak Ilhan Kutay BiberoÄ&#x;lu Mirbek Bekboliev

The project task makes it inevitable to implement an extreme design strategy that would not only cope with Astanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s extreme climate, but at the same time reinterpret a temporal expo function into a sustainable, long term community as well as to conform to the changing parameters of a recently formed context. Experiences from past expo sites have been investigated. Our research focused on how they have failed to fulfill their planned functions after their lifespan, as an expo, are accomplished. Primarily, in order to identify the future user profile of the housing project, the context in which the expo is situated has been analyzed. Being in close proximity (500 meters) to the project site, Nazarbayev University campus has been embraced as a significant social parameter that will define our project. Thus, it has been acknowledged that one of the target audiences for the post-expo residential project is university students. Affordable accommodation and compact facilities are among those solutions.

Astana has an extreme continental climate with warm summers and very cold winters. Therefore, one of the main targets of the design was to achieve the Passivhaus Standard in such a rough context. Based on various analyses and simulations, which went hand in hand with every design decision, a mass organization that keeps the public spaces in optimum environmental conditions. In order to protect residents from the harsh winter winds, while in summertime cool them passive methods were on the first list. Thus, the team members were able to determine a site arrangement and building layout that took advantage of solar radiation and protected the site from cold winter winds. The master plan of the expo center provides significant references to the project site. The covered street situated on the north of the site shows great potential to maintain the relation between the residential communities with the focal point of the post-expo facilities. As a result, the residential project in Astana has been shaped inherently by many local factors, such as pedestrian and bicycle routes, contextual references provided by the expo center, wind, sunlight and seasonal temperatures.

ILBANK

Energy Efficiency and Climate Change Center LOCATION CLIENT/ORGANIZER TYPOLOGY YEAR

Ankara/Turkey Ilbank (Provincial Bank of Turkey) Seminar Building 2015

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MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE Provincial Directorate - Mersin LOCATION CLIENT/ORGANIZER TYPOLOGY YEAR

Mersin/Turkey Ministry of Agriculture - Turkey Office Building 2018

CONTRACTOR OFFICE ROBUS Corp.

Provincial Directorate of Ministry of Agriculture in Mersin was one of the largest scope public projects of Robus. It was the project that I spent time the most. The municipality requested the office to undertake all design and bid management processes of the project. The design concept composed of organizing different masses of the public building under one canopy. Due to warm, mediterrenean climate of Mersin, most of the service and circulation areas are arranged as open spaces under the shade to allow natural air flow and mass/surface area ratio is kept low to make use of thermal conduction and natural ventilation. Visual identity of the building is kept formal as well as bright and spacious. A well balanced solid-void ratio has been obtained thoughout the site for both visual integrity and passive cooling and heating. As a project manager, most challenging part of the project was to be directly involved in the design process while enabling the cooperation of different actors who has little or no experience of working together in a project and maintaining regular visits to the municipality and the city. Also, it was the key project of the office in their path to BIM implementation. The project was prepared down to the last detail somewhere between LOD 400-500.

Y I LDI RI M FAMILY PRIVATE VILLA PROJECT LOCATION CLIENT/ORGANIZER TYPOLOGY YEAR

Ankara/Turkey Yıldırım Family Residential 2018

CONTRACTOR OFFICE ROBUS Corp.

Yıldırım Family, is a well-known family that has a big logistics company in Turkey. They had a housing complex composing of three family houses of the families of two brothers and their parents. They wanted to move to a new originally designed villa combining three family houses under a roof with a few additional functions. All design, project management, technical consultancy and construction works are undertaken by Robus Inc. This has been the first project I managed in Robus. The lot they owned for this purpose was a zone allowing 12 seperate family houses. Thus, the lot is rezoned and combined. The building is designed as two wings belonging to two different families and the parents’ house between them. The form is situated to benefit the sunlight in an optimum way and social spaces are placed accordingly. Approximately 30 feet level difference in the site has been used to organize common and private open spaces on different levels.

The biggest challenge was the size of the project. The main motivation of the design was to maintain a well proportioned look while dividing the enormous structure to its units. This visual integrity was ontained via optimum proportions and attention to details. In interior design and material selection, a balance between luxury and simplicity was aimed. The main layout of the house was inspired from the â&#x20AC;&#x153;sofaâ&#x20AC;? concept of traditional Turkish houses where all living units are organized around a circulation strip wrapped around a spectacular courtyard.

QATAR ISLAMIC CENTER

AND CULTURAL COMPLEX LOCATION CLIENT/ORGANIZER TYPOLOGY YEAR

Doha, QATAR BOMAR Corp. Mixed 2018

CONTRACTOR OFFICE BOMAR Corp.

The project allows the form to be shaped organically rather than imposing a predetermined style. Natural flow of the curves that solidifies the mass imitates spiritual hierarchy to create a sense of divine aestethics. Circulation flow that connects various spaces are composed of a serious of solid-void configuration that creates a luminous effect throughout the route. The main dome covers the common praying hall. It has a seperate entrance, ablution hall, and praying gallery for women. The extensions from the dome directs the circulation flow from the street to the praying area. It is connected to the towerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main core from inside. Supporting areas of the mosque have been arranged within it. The tower allows visitor experience a unique Qatar view from upper floors. The lower levels are organised as a science center where Islamic education and research can be practiced and upper levels can be used as a social center for visitors of every backgrounds.