BELKIS
APARTMANI’NA
GİRİŞ, ŞİMAL
MERDİVENLERİ
YÖNÜNDEN
SAĞLANIYOR.
THE ENTRANCE
TO THE BUILDING
IS FROM THE SIDE
OF THE NORTH
STEPS.
Doğrama üst bağlantı detayı (kesit)
Window frame upper connection detail (section)
1- 10cm betonarme döşeme/Concrete flooring, 2- 40x40 körkasa profil/40x40 profile 3- OSB,
4- 40x40 körkasa profil/40x40 profile, 5- Alçı panel asma tavan 42cm/Plaster cast drop ceiling,
6- Alüminyum doğrama/Aluminum window frame 7- Isı izolasyonu/Thermal insulation, 8- OSB,
9- Isı izolasyonu/Thermal insulation 10- Cephe kaplaması taşıyıcı konstrüksiyonu/Load bearing
anchorage for façade cladding 11- Desenli taş veya fibrobeton/Textured stone,
12- Taş kaplama/Stone cladding
transform it to a large-scale architectural motif created
out of stone. After considering various alternatives like
sandstone, the architects decided on küfeki, a type of
limestone made from calcareous formation of seashells
popular in the geographic areas around Istanbul. The
stone is characterized by its porous nature that allows
it to be shaped easily after being quarried while getting
much harder, stronger upon contact with air and
absorbing the carbon dioxide. Küfeki was a popular
stone throughout Istanbul’s long history frequently
used in Byzantine and Ottoman buildings such as the
Hagia Sophia and the Suleymaniye Mosque complex,
giving this distinctive stone a major presence in the
architectural history of the city. Küfeki stone was also
especially a favorite of the architect Sinan, who used
it in many of his masterpieces. The use of this local,
typical stone in downtown Istanbul is a sensitive
reference to the city’s rich architectural history.
The design team then experimented on different façade
details, preparing the final pattern using vector-based
generated design programs. Afterwards, the motif
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