Projeler/Projects: İstanbul
was implemented on küfeki stone via CNC (Computer Numerical Control)
technique, where the drawings given to computers are submitted as
solid models that are cut by computer driven steel cutting heads. The use
of küfeki stone enabled an easier application of CNC with a softer stone
type as well as reducing material costs for Boran Ekinci Architects in this
adaptation of modern methods to traditional motifs.
Belkıs Apartments consists of an office floor on the basement level; a café
on the ground and first levels and 13 flats situated on different levels (the
floors between 4 and 8 have views towards the Golden Horn). A single flat
occupies the 8th floor, with a roof terrace offering a panoramic view of the
city. The vertical circulation elements like stairs and elevators (including
the fire escape) as well as the wet spaces are placed in the back part of
the main volume in order to allow the living spaces to directly face the
Golden Horn. In terms of public space, a performance area is planned for
the adjacent Şimal Steps for various entertainment and social activities.
Although this program has yet to come to life, the transparent façade
reflects the bustling urban life on these steps and its surroundings flowing
inside the space of the café.
Beyoğlu has always been an architectural hub, containing masterpieces
whose stone façades have showcased exquisite craftsmanship since
the Ottoman period. For centuries, the stone and cement architectural
ornaments on these façades, were cut or formed by hand, frame by
frame, element by element by local craftsmen. Today, Boran Ekinci’s Belkıs
Apartments uses the current technology of CNC to design a beautiful façade
paying respect to historic precedents with a design flair that is clearly
contemporary. The Belkıs Apartments, inspired by the architectural history
of the area, utilizes the latest techniques to adapt contemporary tastes
into a new urban character that is an important benchmark for downtown
Beyoğlu and the rest of Istanbul.
MOTİFE KARAR VERİLDİKTEN SONRA KUMTAŞI
İLE YAPILAN DENEMELERDE, MALZEMENİN
FİZİKSEL VE GÖRSEL ETKİLERİ DENENDİ.
AFTER DECIDING ON THE PATTERN, THE PHYSICAL AND
VISUAL EFFECTS THAT CAN BE ATTAINED WERE TESTED
ON THE TURKISH KÜFEKİ SANDSTONE.
MİMAR / ARCHITECT : Boran Ekinci Mimarlık
YER / LOCATION: Beyoğlu, İstanbul, Türkiye / Turkey
YIL / YEAR: 2011
PROGRAM / PROGRAMME: Apartman / Apartments
MALZEMELER / METERIALS: Küfeki taşı ve beton / Küfeki stone and concrete
ALAN / AREA: 1.348 m2
TASARIM EKİBİ / DESIGN TEAM: Boran Ekinci, Handenur Yazıcı, Sasan Sahafi
66 NATURA • MART - NİSAN 2013 / MARCH - APRIL 2013