Portfolio yaseminsilahtaroglu 2018

POR T FO L I O 09-18 YASEMIN SILAHTAROGLU MSc Sustainable Architecture and Landscape Design 2018 Politecnico di Milano BArch 2014 Carnegie Mellon University Visiting School 2013 Architectural Association School of Architecture LEED Green Associate

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GRADUATE 1 2

CASCINA BUGO PORTO DO VINHO

2017 2016

TERRACES THE CORNER

2016 2015

PRACTICE 3 4

UNDERGRADUATE 5 6 7

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RECONFIGURING PUBLIC SPACE TERRA MITICA THEATER FOR A NEW AUDIENCE

2014 2013 2012

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C ASCI NA BU GO

CASCINABUGO . GRADUATE . 2017

01 cascina: (italian) a house attached to a farm, especially the main house in which the farmer lives.

LOCATION Milano, Italy

DATE June 2017

TEAM Yasemin Silahtaroglu, Meng Ying Li, Yuting, Francesca Giantin

SIZE 64000 gross sqm

PROGRAM Organic Farming Center

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ACADEMIC INSTITUTION: Politecnico di Milano 4

DESCRIPTION The project was to create an organic farming center in a historical farm called Cascina Bugo. Cascina Bugo is in the neighbourhood of Abbiategrasso, a town in the province of Milan. The agriculture in the area of interest is highly developed, around 60% of its surface is cultivated and the farms are widely used, especially for breeding cattle. The landscape is characterized by the Ticino River and its valley.

The new project organizes the program in the old buildings based on the similar structure, with the connection of new public spaces. The landscape design is inspired by the idea of collage and the texture of the material here. The different heights and colours of multiple flora’s species, in different seasons, will enhance the landscape characterization.

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The project was inspired by the PATCHES found in the rural landscape formed by the various fields. The concept of patch extends to activities, materials and landscape species of the new project. The patch idea allows the user to experience a heightened experience of the place.

ABBIATEGRASSO naviglio grande

MILAN

The project objective was to enhance the historical value of the cascina by keeping the historical facades and restoring them. In the insides of the buildings changes were made to enhance the programmatic functions like the research center, organic farming activity, hotel, gatekeeper’s house, shop and multi-use space.

BUGO ticino river

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BUILDINGS

1. SITEPLAN 2. AXONOMETRIC DIAGRAM 3. INSPIRATION IMAGE 4. OBJECTIVE DIAGRAM

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5. HISTORICAL VALUE Restoration approach to the buildings in order to keep and show the historical value, giving the opportunity to be livable again

4. WATER

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Enhance connection with water for both infrastructures and cultivations

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3. LANDSCAPE VALUE Improve the quality of l a n d s c a p e i n s5i d e t h e farmstead making people take part in the new natural public and working space

FARM LANDS

1. EASY ACCESS

2. ORGANIC FARM

Residential building Farming activities

Improve accessibility trough the main road by car or bus, and the Bereguardo canal in the future

Main road

Residential facilities Shop Church Unused building

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PATH

Create the possibility for people to experience the farm and the nature together with improving the current working situation

Canal

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RESEARCH CENTER

1. SITEPLAN 2. GUESTHOUSE SECTION, ELEVATION, PLAN 3. RESEARCH CENTER SECTION, ELEVATION, PLAN 4. LONGITUDINAL SECTION

GUESTHOUSE

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RESEARCH CENTER FACADE DETAIL SECTION & ELEVATION

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PORTO DO VINHO

PORTODOVINHO . GRADUATE . 2017

02 praรงa: (portuguese) square, marketplace, piazza.

LOCATION Porto, Portugal

DATE December 2016

TEAM Yasemin Silahtaroglu, Khilna Shah, Foteini Pierrou, Sharzad Shadman, Arianna Piccinno, Sara Alimardani

DESCRIPTION Project is inspired by the artificial terracing of Douro Valley to generate a topographical relationship between the project and Douro river. Molded by the existing flows of the city context, the buildings are synthesized with the landscape through walkable roofs, terraces and ramps, to unravel a different experience of Port wine and Porto.

SIZE 25000 gross sqm

PROGRAM Public plaza and wine museum

ACADEMIC INSTITUTION Politecnico di Milano 12

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The project was shaped by identifying FLOW ROUTES from the existing context and determining to project further into the Douro river. The buildings follow these routes. The different plazas are also divided into the site by the flow routes.

The topography was created to generate a relationship between the building and Douro river. It is shaped like TERRACES that follow the building lines.

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1. RENDER 2. MASTERPLAN 3. SECTION 4. INSPIRATION IMAGE 5. INSPIRATION IMAGE 6.

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Exhibition Area 1. Lobby 2. Reception desk 3.Permanent exhibition 4. Temporary exhibition

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The buildings have CONTINUOUS FLOW both in the interiors and exteriors. This flow was created by connecting each space to the next by the use of ramps. The combination of the use of ramps and the generated artificial topography create a “slow” circulation in our site and form a seclusion space from the urban life. The courtyards act as program catalyzers. They also have distinctive characters; urban, semi-urban and natural.

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Retail 1. Courtyard 2. Entrance 3. Shop 4. Restrooms 5. Storage

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Wine 1. Auditorium 2. Administration 3. Education 4. Cellar 5. Restroom 6.Storage 7. Wifi lounge 8. Tasting bar 9. Restaurant 10. Kitchen

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1. MODEL PHOTO 2. FIRST FLOOR PLAN 3. RENDER 4. GROUND FLOOR PLAN 4

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GREEN TERRACE DETAIL

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CONCRETE ROOF DETAIL

The building program sequence starts with first lounge and exhibition spaces combined with administration and education spaces to welcome people into the building and continue with the wine related programs closer to the river. The wine shop, wine tasting, bar and restaurant is combined in the lower level building with a semi-private exterior wine plaza and the semi-urban courtyard.

In the other corner of the site is the commercial building to compliment the flow of the site. The building and the landscape touches the existing context in some places and takes the users to a different “SLOW” EXPERIENCE OF PORTO, PORT WINE AND DOURO VALLEY. 1. RENDER 2. DETAIL SECTION 3. RENDER 4. DETAIL SECTION 5. SECTION A

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D U L GE ROGLU

DULGEROGLU . PRACTICE . 2016

03 terrace: make or form (sloping land) into a number of level flat areas resembling a series of steps

LOCATION USAK, Turkey

DATE January 2016

TEAM Ahmet Tercan, Yasemin Silahtaroglu, Mustafa Saglam

DESCRIPTION The project is located in Usak, Turkey.

The building was shaped to take advantage of the whole site and the views to Ataturk Avenue and the park across the street.

The concept was based on having continuous terraces all around the building to maximize the outdoor living. A custom aluminum profile was designed to surround the terraces to show the slabs thinner.

SIZE 48 000 gross sqm

PROGRAM Residential

COMPANY: Norm Architects 20

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN

CLADDING PROFILE DETAIL SECTION

FIRE STAIRS 1 DETAIL PLAN

The ground and mezzanine floors are three retail spaces. There are six upper residential floors. In each floor there are three apartments. Each apartment has a slightly different configuration. The apartments have four rooms and four bathrooms. The kitchen is open and integrated with the terrace space. There is also roof duplex apartments which are slightly larger then regular apartments.

1. GROUND FLOOR PLAN 2. TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN 3. FIRE STAIRS DETAIL PLAN 4. CLADDING PROFILE DETAIL SECTION 5. RENDER

TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN

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SECTION 3-3

TOILET 1 :WET AREA DETAIL PLAN

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CEILING PLAN

TILING PLAN 1.SECTION 3-3 2. WET AREA DETAIL PLAN 3. RENDER 4. RENDER

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THE CORNER . PRACTICE . 2015

04 THE CORNER corner: a place or angle where two sides or edges meet.

LOCATION Istanbul, Turkey

DATE April 2015

TEAM Yasemin Silahtaroglu, Beghetti, Durmus Dilekci

SIZE 4500 gross sq m

PROGRAM Retail

Carlos

DESCRIPTION The project is a retail store on Bagdat Avenue, Istanbul. The site is a prime location in Bagdat Avenue, surrounded by popular retail stores and restaurants. It is a corner location responding to both Bagdat Avenue and Serafettin Street. The vehicular route emphasizes the intersection corner of the site which is explored in the design process. The client asked for a design that allows for a single brand occupying the building or two.

First design has an organic language.

Two elliptical volumes intersect to create an inner garden, circulation and restaurant area. Whereas the second design has a rhombus form that takes advantage of the site.

The design process was very much influenced by the importance of the corner. Two alternatives were produced; one that removes the corner to increase circulation and one that exaggerates the corner to bring more attention.

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All of the program forms were created

by CIRCULAR FORMS intersecting each other. The two larger forms are the main retail spaces with six levels including parking and storage levels.

The space between the retail stores is a circulation space that forms a bridge between the two stores. It can also be used as a green space if preferred.

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There is a cafe space in front of the store overlooking the Bagdat Avenue.

On the backside of the store there is a larger restaurant space that is overlooking the backyard. The parking entrance was given to the side street to not cause traffic in the main street.

1. SITE MAP 2. AREA DIAGRAM 3. PROGRAM DIAGRAM 4. GROUND PLAN ALTERNATIVE 1 5. RENDER 6. RENDER 1

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The rhombus forms also expand into the landscape design forming sharper angled plazas, restaurant areas and fountains. This alternative is intended for a single brand.

On the facade a linear pattern is used to bring the building to life, enhancing the vibrant nature of Bagdat Avenue.

The building is mostly solid as the retail stores often need controlled light instead of direct light. The building operates from the corner as the form is cut in the corner to bring people in.

Also in this scenario the plaza is cut to bring people down to the basement floors directly from the street.

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1 1. RENDER 2. GROUND PLAN ALTERNATIVE 2 3. ROOF PLAN ALTERNATIVE 2 4. STRATEGY DIAGRAM 5. AREA OPTIMIZATION DIAGRAM 6. RENDER 5

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RECONFIGURING PUBLIC SPACE public space: A public space is a place that is generally open and accessible to people.

Roads, public squares, parks and beaches are typically considered public space.

LOCATION Istanbul, Turkey

DATE April 2014

ADVISORS Rami El-Samahy, Matthew Plecity, Jonathan kline

PROGRAM Infrastructure

SIZE 5000 sqm

ACADEMIC INSTITUTION Carnegie Mellon University 32

DESCRIPTION The highway infrastructure has its origins in the 20th century and today it is still the signature infrastructure of the global metropolis. This infrastructure creates barriers in cities that hinder pedestrian movement, divide neighborhoods and transform the built environment. On the other hand the mixed-use superblock developments are a response to the presence of the highway in the city and are organized around privately-controlled “public spaces� unaccessed by private vehicles.

An amalgam of both these dysfunctions have created the conditions in my site, Buyukdere Avenue; a crucial infrastructure corridor in Istanbul between two major highways and a linkage between the old city and the new growing city.

RECONFIGURINGPUBLICSPACE . UNDERGRADUATE . 2013

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My thesis askes the question how architecture can alleviate the results of the urban landscapes of highway and superblock development found in the growing metropolis and transform them into public space.

Society is moving towards customization. More and more shared experiences are being disregarded for more personalized experiences.

However shared experiences lie at the center of a healthy democratic society. The urban translation of a personalized experience is urban segregation, privatized urban islands and private public spaces. I believe public space is important for the 21st century city because it creates shared experiences that binds the society, supports civic culture, healthy living, biodiversity and overall democracy.

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GREEN SPACE

HIGHWAY

In order to understand the context, I started the thesis project by doing urban mapping analysis on Istanbul.

I then started to zoom in on my site Buyukdere Avenue by doing sections, plans and axonometric drawings.

The idea is to create an infrastructure on top of the highway as a park and also change the typology of superblock so that this podium level is floating rather than on ground. By doing this I am DECREASING THE FOOTPRINT of the superblock using the surrounding underutilized land of the highway. This podium level is then utilized to create a CONTINUOUS PUBLIC SPACE. Multiple layers are generated to increase connections.

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“In growing metropoli, every part of the city is valuable. This project aims to transform the EXISTING TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS into DYNAMIC PUBLIC SPACES for SOCIAL COHESION and reuse its air rights to DENSIFY SMARTLY” 3

SUPERBLOCK

CURRENT URBAN SCARS

1. BUYUKDERE AVENUE PHOTOS 2. BUYUKDERE AVENUE SECTIONS 3. BUYUKDERE PHOTOS 4. ISTANBUL MAPPING

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The new infrastructure is intended to CONNECT the DISCONNECTED URBAN ISLANDS. The circulation diagram is largely influenced by these disconnections. The program is public program to foster the idea of a space for people to gather. Places close to the BRT station would be where the pedestrian activity would be the highest so a market/cafe program is placed near the hole Other programs are recreational, cultural, retail and park. There are different landscape characters to foster different activities. The holes are generated by BRT connections and the upper level is proposed more connections between superblocks.

The section shows the BRT/PARK connection as well as parking and the subway corridor.

1. AXONOMETRIC DIAGRAM 2. CONNECTION DIAGRAM 3.RENDER

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The section shows the BRT/PARK CONNECTION as well as parking and the subway corridor. I also speculated on the parts of the park.

In most cases some landscaping would be exerted to the sides to make the park detached from the highway. The new infrastructures might have holes to attach to the lower level or offer light underneath.

The paving design is subtractive, it peels away to allow landscaping in certain places. It is also used to achieve seating and water fountains, skylights, spontaneous stages.

GAYRETTEPE SUBWAY

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ZINCIRLIKUYU BRT

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1. RENDER 2. PARK COMPONENT DIAGRAMS 3. PLAN 4. LONGITUDINAL SECTION

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TERRA MITICA . UNDERGRADUATE .2013

06 TERRA MITICA hybrid: anything derived from heterogeneous sources, or composed of elements of different or incongruous kinds

LOCATION Benidorm, Spain

DATE Spring 2013

INSTRUCTOR Naiara Vegara

PROGRAM Bike Park

SIZE 5000 sqm

ACADEMIC INSTITUTION Architectural Association School of Architecture 40

DESCRIPTION The hybrid concept demonstrates how two different systems can create a single language that has variations and yet can still be a whole. This was the chosen theme for the project.

It started to be explored from a photograph of a flower in an industrial site. The photograph was focusing on the relationship between nature and artificial. In the project Terra Mitica I translated this relationship to landscape and infrastructure. In the project, I am trying to create a single design language combining landscape and infrastructure.

The site is located north-west of Terra Mitica theme park. The program is a mountain bike park. The project houses activites of extreme sports like mountain biking, paragliding, a hotel for sports enthusiats and a hiking trail.

Throughout the park; the relationship between the infrastructure and landscape changes.

In parts infrastructure is emphasized in others it is embedded in nature. The infrastructure makes the landscape accessible, it strengthens the landscape. The new infrastructure also connects to the loop of the park Terra Mitica as well as the infrastructure route of the city thus activating the existing deteriorating infrastructures.

The topography was modified to create more variety in the bike paths. The landscape was added or subtracted in some parts to create more or less gradient. This adaptatation created intensified experiences of different atmospheres of fly, speed and terrain with different obstacles and environments.

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The project began by analyzing the given site surrounding Terra Mitica Theme Park. The given site is a rough terrain situated on the slope of the mountains. The analysis was divided into LENGTH, GRADIENT AND HEIGHT of the site. Then the three different activities of biking, hiking and paragliding was placed into the most suitable site with the length, gradient and heght. Different levels of difficulty was created to generate variety. Sample trails in bike parks were researched and then unique paths were generated for different difficulty levels. The different gradients of site were paired with different atmospheres containing different obstacles.

1.BENIDORM MAP 2. SITE SECTION 3. PROGRAM DIAGRAM 4. MASTERPLAN 5. SITE TOPOGRAPHY DIAGRAM 6. RENDER

1. Bike Park Parking 2. Entrance 3. Cablecar Base Station 4. Bike Shop 5. Bike School 6. Cablecar Mid-Station 7. Restaurant & Cafe 8. Cablecar Peak Station 9. Bike Hotel 10. Restaurant & Cafe 11. Paragliding Deck

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The three main atmospheres were FLY, SPEED and TERRAIN. The fly atmosphere contained obstacles for jumping whereas the speed atmosphere contained sharp turns to increase speed and terrain included logs and obstacles relating to the terrain. New trails were formed according to these guidelines. They were formed by the properties of the site. The new trails were then connected with the existing loops in the mountains and the LOOP That existed in Terra Mitica Park. Therefore the project activated the Terra Mitica Park and the mountain trails.

ROOF PLAN

FIRST FLOOR 1. OBSTACLES DIAGRAM 2. SECTION 3. PLANS 4. MODEL PHOTO 5. RENDER

GROUND FLOOR

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THEATER FOR A NEW AUDIENCE theater:

THEATREFORANEWAUDIENCE. UNDERGRADUATE. 2013

07 a building or outdoor area in which plays and other dramatic performances are given.

LOCATION New York, United States of America

DATE Fall 2012

INSTRUCTOR Hal Hayes

PROGRAM Theater

SIZE 5000 sqm

DESCRIPTION The project was influenced by Theatre For A New Audience’s mission which is to make the theatre more accessible to everyone, to familiarize the theatre with young people. Thus I wanted to create a casual theatre experience.

Formally the theatre comes out into the plaza greeting people from the plaza and taking them to the theatre.

This circulation path goes through the lobby a triple height space that brings the scale of the theatre back down to street level.

The concept models show an idea about exposing the theater and making it more visible; an idea that i was exploring all semester long.

ACADEMIC INSTITUTION Carnegie Mellon University

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The structure is a steel frame.

It spans across the theatre and cantilevers to the end of the building.

It then changes direction to support the lobby. The structure of the theatre is concealed by the wall panels on the main theatre level and the gallery level. On the booth level the structure becomes exposed revealing the columns, beams and the two triangulat roof trusses. The rehearsal space is a double height space which is also supported by a truss of a smaller size.

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On the office floor a green ROOF TERRACE is created for the administrators, the production and the talent. This is a shared space for all of the theatre workers which offers privacy. All of the back of house spaces have spacious green rooms that the talent and production can relax in or have meetings.The punched out windows in back of house spaces brings in light to the space.

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1. RENDER 2. LONGITUDINAL SECTION 3. WEST ELEVATION 4. RENDER 5.STAGE CONFIGURATIONS 6. RENDER

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