PROJECT INFORMATION
Piyalepaşa İstanbul
Turkey’s first outdoor biophilic project on this scale with previously explained specific purpose was designed and projected in Piyalepaşa İstanbul by the Mimaristudio team, led by Ayça Akkaya Kul and Önder Kul. While the project’s public space was curated by Gökhan Karakuş, the project and design process were directed by Ruşen Taşpınar.
PROJECT CONCEPT
This project’s aim was to transform two existing reinforced concrete structures connecting three separate residential blocks into a biophilic outdoor living space, with the implementation of fourteen biophilic design patterns starting from the planning stage.
Two structural connector areas with a completely open front side; only consisting of a structural system, a floor slab, and vertical circulation axes connecting them are located in two separate areas within the campus. The project was implemented in two phases: during the first phase, the designed space was reserved to serve its own area and two separate residential blocks connected to it. In the following phase, access to the upper-level entrance of the campus and the circulation at this level was granted with a staircase made of steel.
The project includes biophilic design patterns under the titles of “Nature in the Space”, “Nature of the Space” and “Natural Analogues”.
Every action to be taken by focusing on the natural environment, our world, our future, and humankind are valuable. Starting from the research and planning stage; if we develop the city planning, architecture, and interior design processes based on biophilic design and well-being approaches by focusing on users, we would have a built environment that also appeals to sentiments and has a stronger connection with nature and real life.
