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Bodrum, Turkey
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Other Projects by EAA – Emre Arolat Architecture
Vicem Residences
Bodrum, Turkey
Along the strip of land between sea and the coastal road from Bodrum to
İçmeler, which is amongst the most popular holiday destinations in Turkey, one
doesn’t expect to see group of buildings of a large scale. It can be claimed
that this strip which is preserved in its natural texture, provides a
surprising freshness for the eyes that are accustomed to the density of
buildings that exists inside the city of Bodrum.
Vicem Residences are located on a rocky tip on this strip. The tension that arises from
the conflict of the virgin quality of the coast and the presumable dense
physical pattern that is going to be built on the site emerges as the most crucial driver
for the design. In this sense, the settlement scheme can be regarded as
an experimentation of mass fragmentation that problematizes the
phenomenon of the stereotypical “large single house” which is widely seen at
Bodrum, as it displays a concern about topography in three
dimensional sense which is developed regarding functional relationships and
vistas on the land. In order for the buildings to integrate with the natural
texture and even to dissolve into the rocky site, the buildings are designed as
fragmented masses and the surface articulation of the parts that sit on ground are
kept as a natural as possible. Thick stone walls provide an efficient isolation
and keep the inner space cool in summer and hot in winter. Other masses that
are located above them, in other words perch upon them, are designed in a
subtle way that they have a light, evanescent existence. Facades of those
masses are covered wooden louvers that can be oriented according to sun. The
facades of the masses below, which can be opened completely, let the fragments
merge and act a whole space. With the help of cross-ventilation, shady
courtyards in-between provide a cool breeze in hot summer days.
The arrangement of landscape is considered in a similar conceptual
context. Instead of a heavily planted over-green landscape, it is aimed to create
a landscape which shares a common genetic with the existing natural landscape of
the tip that is rocky with bushes and different surface characters of that
rocky texture is considered as an inspiration.
İçmeler, which is amongst the most popular holiday destinations in Turkey, one
doesn’t expect to see group of buildings of a large scale. It can be claimed
that this strip which is preserved in its natural texture, provides a
surprising freshness for the eyes that are accustomed to the density of
buildings that exists inside the city of Bodrum.
Vicem Residences are located on a rocky tip on this strip. The tension that arises from
the conflict of the virgin quality of the coast and the presumable dense
physical pattern that is going to be built on the site emerges as the most crucial driver
for the design. In this sense, the settlement scheme can be regarded as
an experimentation of mass fragmentation that problematizes the
phenomenon of the stereotypical “large single house” which is widely seen at
Bodrum, as it displays a concern about topography in three
dimensional sense which is developed regarding functional relationships and
vistas on the land. In order for the buildings to integrate with the natural
texture and even to dissolve into the rocky site, the buildings are designed as
fragmented masses and the surface articulation of the parts that sit on ground are
kept as a natural as possible. Thick stone walls provide an efficient isolation
and keep the inner space cool in summer and hot in winter. Other masses that
are located above them, in other words perch upon them, are designed in a
subtle way that they have a light, evanescent existence. Facades of those
masses are covered wooden louvers that can be oriented according to sun. The
facades of the masses below, which can be opened completely, let the fragments
merge and act a whole space. With the help of cross-ventilation, shady
courtyards in-between provide a cool breeze in hot summer days.
The arrangement of landscape is considered in a similar conceptual
context. Instead of a heavily planted over-green landscape, it is aimed to create
a landscape which shares a common genetic with the existing natural landscape of
the tip that is rocky with bushes and different surface characters of that
rocky texture is considered as an inspiration.
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