Academic projects
Conceptual-study drawing of
play/observation
Wall of Happiness Urban Psychological Restoration Pavilion Body, Space, Observation, & Environment Istanbul, Turkey
Master Degree Graduation Project TU Delft [2014] Tutors: Oscar Rommens, Marc Schoonderbeek
As a result of the research on the city of Istanbul in the urban scale, the intention of my graduation project was to achieve mental and physical well-being through architecture. In order to achieve mental well-being a process of restoration is needed and this urge arises in urban environments. Two elements were chosen for my research and consequently the design proposal: Observing natural elements and Homo Ludens. 1-Obsrving natural elements According to different psychological restoration theories such as Psychoevolutionary Theory as defined by Roger Ulrich and Attention Restoration Theory as defined by Stephen and Rachel Kaplan, nature is a way to get away from the chaos of urban life and it lets restoration because it has features that man finds engaging and pleasant.
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Two notions of observing natural elements and Homo Ludens were chosen to work with in order to achive psychological restoration through architectural design.
2- Homo Ludens- Man the player Homo Ludens, or man the player is a term first described by Huizinga in 1938. According to him, the origin and fundamentals of play have been described as a discharge of superabundant vital energy, as the satisfaction of some imitative instinct, or again as simply a need for relaxation. The design focused on both notions explained above. Certain design tools were extracted from the research. Framing, lighting, and contrast are architectural tools in order to attract attention to certain elements of the environment and repetition, movement and interaction, and hidden spaces are elements that define the notion of play.