Salacak Ihsan Building Complex Facade Design
Residential
We developed a comprehensive renovation and modernization project for an existing residential complex located on the Salacak coast, one of Istanbul's most prestigious locations, directly facing the Maiden's Tower. The primary goal of the project was a new facade design to provide the building with a simple, elegant, and timeless aesthetic identity befitting its Bosphorus silhouette. Alongside this aesthetic update, we solved the significant functional challenge posed by the lack of vehicle access to the lower garden level by designing a dedicated car elevator to serve the parking area. The project was approached holistically around these two main focal points, also incorporating plans for social facilities and landscape parking arrangements.
The facade design constituted the most critical and sensitive component of the project. The building's location makes it not just a structure, but a permanent part of one of Istanbul's most photographed and historically rich landscapes. With this great responsibility, we adopted an approach that respects the existing architectural character of the building while bringing it in line with contemporary design. On the facade, we aimed for a noble and clear stance that provides a calm backdrop to the dynamic texture of the Bosphorus, rather than using assertive forms or complex details that would compete with it. The rhythm and harmony created in the material transitions lighten the building's mass, while the chosen color palette and textures were configured to strengthen the visual relationship with the sea and offer lasting value against the aesthetic effects of time.
In addition to this profound aesthetic renewal, the project's most significant engineering and functional challenge was the physical impossibility of vehicle access to the lower garden level, where the site's parking is located. This was a problem that directly impacted the daily comfort of the residents. Our solution was a modern, high-capacity car elevator integrated into the existing topography and structure with minimal intervention. This system ensures that vehicles can reach the parking area from the ground level smoothly, safely, and comfortably. Alongside this major functional improvement, a social facility area was redesigned to enrich the common living spaces, and the garden parking arrangement was made more efficient and aesthetic by integrating it with the landscape.
We developed a comprehensive renovation and modernization project for an existing residential complex located on the Salacak coast, one of Istanbul's most prestigious locations, directly facing the Maiden's Tower. The primary goal of the project was a new facade design to provide the building with a simple, elegant, and timeless aesthetic identity befitting its Bosphorus silhouette. Alongside this aesthetic update, we solved the significant functional challenge posed by the lack of vehicle access to the lower garden level by designing a dedicated car elevator to serve the parking area. The project was approached holistically around these two main focal points, also incorporating plans for social facilities and landscape parking arrangements.
The facade design constituted the most critical and sensitive component of the project. The building's location makes it not just a structure, but a permanent part of one of Istanbul's most photographed and historically rich landscapes. With this great responsibility, we adopted an approach that respects the existing architectural character of the building while bringing it in line with contemporary design. On the facade, we aimed for a noble and clear stance that provides a calm backdrop to the dynamic texture of the Bosphorus, rather than using assertive forms or complex details that would compete with it. The rhythm and harmony created in the material transitions lighten the building's mass, while the chosen color palette and textures were configured to strengthen the visual relationship with the sea and offer lasting value against the aesthetic effects of time.
In addition to this profound aesthetic renewal, the project's most significant engineering and functional challenge was the physical impossibility of vehicle access to the lower garden level, where the site's parking is located. This was a problem that directly impacted the daily comfort of the residents. Our solution was a modern, high-capacity car elevator integrated into the existing topography and structure with minimal intervention. This system ensures that vehicles can reach the parking area from the ground level smoothly, safely, and comfortably. Alongside this major functional improvement, a social facility area was redesigned to enrich the common living spaces, and the garden parking arrangement was made more efficient and aesthetic by integrating it with the landscape.
Salacak Ihsan Building Complex Facade Design — Street view of the building — photograph