Bosphorus City | MEHPARE EVRENOL

This project is located in Halkalı, one of the most recent urban transformation districts of Istanbul. The land plot extends in the northeast-southwest direction and provides momentum for Istanbul's urban transformation with the rich recreational areas and 40 different types of residential buildings with a wide variety of spatial arrangements. The most important element of the masterplan is the recreational areas integrating “water” and “green spaces” and providing enriched outdoor areas. The water, located in accordance with the long and slim structure of the land plot, divides the space into two shores and creates a dynamic urban network with inter-transits. The green spaces are not random residual spaces of green, but rather a high quality outdoor design providing possibilities for the acts of meeting / gathering / encountering. The values of Istanbul's daily urban life are protected with means of socializing in open spaces. A similar approach is also true for the residential solutions, examples of traditional civil architecture contribute a unique quality to the project in a modernized manner.
The use of waterside residences and mansions have required the structural density to increase on the west and east sides of the parcel and accordingly, 12-13 floored terrace houses, arc blocks, and towers with cascades descending from the 20th floor to the 14th can be observed. Also, triple and quadripartite blocks have been turned into a single mass to increase the distances between the buildings in order to intensify the green spaces.