Gubretas Headquarters | Gorkem Volkan Design Studio

Gubretas Headquartes covers a 3000 m2 of space on two floors of the
Nida Kule building in Goztepe, Istanbul. In the design of Gubretas
Headquarters, the main idea is to bring daylight deep into the inner
corridors by lengthening the corridors to the sides once half-open and
closed units are set-up around the core space.
In the general layout of Gubretas Headquarters, partition walls were
designed with glass and wooden units while spatial continuation is
provided by maintaining wooden surfaces on the ceiling at regular
distances. The idea of bringing daylight into the inner corridors, one of
the most vital decisions of the interior setup, thus manages to integrate
with the whole of the space with a more transparent, dynamic and
collective spirit.
By reclining the partition walls with wooden ribs against the sides, it
was aimed to lessen the interaction between the partition walls and the
sides and those were used as threshold equipments. While potential
acoustic problems inside the inner corridors were prevented by using
natural supplies such as the wooden material on the ceiling or mat on
the faces of walls, this precautions also paved the way for the project to
create its own identity.