Folkart Narlıdere Residences were completed in 2009 on a 30,800 m2 side
in Izmir’s newly developed Narlıdere neighborhood. The landscape
design of the project focuses on integrating landscape with the
informal aspects of the architecture by Emre Arolat Architects (EAA).
The informal effect of the garden, combined with the rich plant
potential of the Aegean produces a distinctive outdoor experience.
The signature citrus fruits of the Aegean play an important role in the
rhythm of the balconies. The reflecting abilities of the water surfaces
visually expand the garden, while serving as a screen for the night
landscape. Vertical gardens are the most dominant characteristic of
the night landscape, with their rythmical use of rosebay, honoring
this common plant of the Mediterranean flora. The familiar grassterrace relationship is reinterpreted as grass surfaces between the
terraces and the plant texture, especially on ground level gardens.
The lighting brings a brand new effect to the night landscape. Both
individual and overall applications in the Narlıdere landscape take
their part in this fictional nature.
Deniz Aslan says that they had an easy design and production
process with EAA in Folkart Narlıdere as they have had in all the
projects they work together. The construction company Folkart’s
positive attitude and willingness to follow the project through
also played a part in the outcome. The basalt stone used in the
architecture was also the main stone for landscape design. Muğla’s
slate stone was used in different sizes, especially in the intersections
with the soil. Soft, oxidized tones of the stone helped blend the
landscape to the soil.
PROJEDE BAZALT
VE MUĞLA
KAYRAĞI ANA
TAŞ OLARAK
KULLANILDI.
BASALT AND
MUĞLA SLATE
WERE THE MAIN
STONES USED IN
THE PROJECT.
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