TAN HALAÇOĞLU
ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
TAN HALAÇOĞLU
497 DEKALB AVE
BROOKLYN, NY 11205
+1 (929) 422 4979 th459@cornell.edu
FEATURED WORKS:
GOVERNORS ISLAND PROMENADE
A SECRET GARDEN
WATER VOID
TEMPLE OF COSMOS
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EDUCATION
CORNELL UNIVERSITY | ITHACA, NY | 2019-2024
Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch)
College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP)
SEV AMERICAN COLLEGE | ISTANBUL, TR | 2014-2019
International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP) Bilingual International Baccalaureate Diploma awarded
ACADEMIC HONORS
KESSLER PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS
Selected member of Cornell Kessler Presidential Scholars, a program that aims to support exceptional first generation college students.
AAP AMBASSADORS
Member of academic organization that introduces AAP to prospective students and fosters inter-departmental relationships.
SKILLS EXPERIENCE
ARCHITECTURE INTERN ZELLER & MOYE
BERLIN, DE | SUMMER 2021
Worked on the conceptual design phase of a residence project in Berlin. Made diagrams, drawings, models, and renders.
ARCHITECTURE INTERN SELIN MANER ARCHITECTS
IST ANBUL, TR | SUMMER 2018
Conducted material research and made models for public and residential projects.
ASSISTANT
CORNELL AAP IN NYC
JAN 2023 - PRESENT
General administrative assistance for AAP NYC staff. Assisting public events through research, data entry, and design support.
CURATOR MEDIUM DESIGN COLLECTIVE
ITHACA, NY | SEP 2020 - PRESENT
Organizing events and panels that foster critical conversations circulating around design, pedagogy, and artistic experimentation.
BARISTA GREEN DRAGON CAFE
ITHACA, N Y | OCT 2019 - MAY 2022
Making beverages and working at the registry.
DIGITAL Photoshop InDesign
Illustrator Rhino 7
Autocad Revit (Beginner)
Lumion Vray for Rhino
MODEL
Wood Metal
3D Printing Concrete
Laser Cutting Plaster
CNC Clay
LANGUAGES
English
Turkish
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GOVERNORS ISLAND PROMENADE
INSTRUCTOR: MUSTAFA FARUKI 2022
The promenade in Governors Island proposes a structure comprised of two lap pools, walking paths, and sitting areas. Inspired by the New York tradition of land reclamation, the promenade floats above water with access from the island, allowing visitors to experience the melancholic story of the island by creating vantage points to its abandoned and forgotten buildings like Castle Williams and the Navy Library. The swimmers are sheltered in frosted glass cubes with faded views, while smaller lap pools in three different promenades confront the user with the island, creating a more intimate experience. The island’s obscure qualities are protected by not building on land.
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LONGITUDINAL SECTION
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PROMENADE POOL
HISTORICAL ANALYSIS
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SEATING AREA
CROSS-SECTION
FINAL MODEL
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A SECRET GARDEN IN COLLABORATION WITH MUSKAAN CHUGH
2022
The garden is a place for serenity, deep contemplation, and seeking peace.
Lying in one of the busiest areas of Rome, entering the garden through three different perspectile pockets is a deeply mysterious Roman experience. As one wanders around inverted pyramids acting as fountains and plant pots, each corner turns into an opportunity for a new spatial experience. Down below lies the misty grotto. Reached by three ramps placed inside the entry pockets, the grotto is dark, humid, wet, and sacred. One feels the weight of the world on their head as they make their way around the inverted pyramids, and become the threshold between above and under.
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INSTRUCTORS: ANDREA SIMITCH, CLAUDIA CLEMENTE FRANCESCO ISIDORI, HEIKE HANADA
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FINAL MODEL
GROTTO ENTRANCE
ENTRY POCKETS
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GARDEN ENTRANCE
SKETCHES
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WATER VOID
INSTRUCTOR: DILLON PRANGER
2022
Water Void is a local boathouse that sits on a natural narrow creek opening up to the Cayuga Lake in Ithaca, New York. The boathouse proposes a collective ritual of rowing in and out of a tunnel to reach the lake. As one rows deeper into the tunnel , it gradually gets narrower and darker, creating a dramatic yet serene experience for the rowers. Leaving the boathouse, the tunnel frames the views of the Cayuga Inlet and re-defines the notion and action of rowing. The shower rooms inside act as an end to the collective ritual as they become social spaces for collective interaction and engagement, while providing all levels of privacy.
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MODEL
TEMPLE OF COSMOS
INSTRUCTOR: LUBEN DIMCHEFF
2020
Temple of Cosmos examines a meticulous site located on top of Fall Creek Gorge in Ithaca, proposing a residence for two academics. Next to the site, astronomer Carl Sagan’s Egyptian Revival house that once was a temple for a secret society, influences a cosmic and terrestrial energy to the site. Temple of Cosmos explores the notions of compression and verticality by interpreting delicate forces - the deep gorge and the endless cosmos - as two distinct elements that work together, creating A threshold spaces amid the chaotic nature of the surrounding ethereal atmosphere.
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FROM SOUTH ENTRANCE
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ELEVATION STUDY
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CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS
