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JDS Architects’ Istanbul Summits creates series of volumes integrating nature and living complexes

Turkey Architecture News - Nov 24, 2015 - 14:58   8530 views

JDS Architects’ Istanbul Summits creates series of volumes integrating nature and living complexes

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Denmark-based design studio JDS Architects has revelaed new ongoing project in Istanbul, Turkey in collaboration with DB ArchitectsThe new housing developments that have sprouted up during Istanbul’s recent construction boom have created a skyline of mostly solitary blocks without regard for their environment. JDS's proposal for the four plots outlined in the brief, located in between Esenyurt and Bahcesehir- an area currently experiencing rapid growth and ambitious planning- is composed of three novel solutions to living, each integrating nature in a series of simple manipulations that come together to create landmark living complexes which offer a diversity of residential and shopping experiences.

JDS Architects’ Istanbul Summits creates series of volumes integrating nature and living complexes

Plot A: Cappadocia Residences: Setback geometry is the result of a subdivision strategy that balances residential square meter requirements with urban voids that grant privacy and allow for communal activities to take place and commercial program to integrate into the lower levels of the buildings. The form, derived through a series of practical manipulations, arrives at a volume that is reminiscent of Turkey’s famous rock formation. 

JDS Architects’ Istanbul Summits creates series of volumes integrating nature and living complexes

plan of the development 

Plot B: Infinity Park: Characterized by a continuous accessible roof garden that unites different residential densities, Infinity Park is a winding residential wave whose sinuous shape mixes low-rise and mid-rise residential apartments in a way that ensures views and creates lush inner courtyards as amenity space.

JDS Architects’ Istanbul Summits creates series of volumes integrating nature and living complexes

Plot C+D: Tetris Village: Plot C and D are combined into one flowing volume with housing oriented towards families that offers a more enclosed and protective environment while providing a giant accessible rooftop amenity. This development balances the requirements of family-oriented housing with open space through a large, private courtyard accessible to all of the residents.

JDS Architects’ Istanbul Summits creates series of volumes integrating nature and living complexes

JDS Architects’ Istanbul Summits creates series of volumes integrating nature and living complexes

JDS Architects’ Istanbul Summits creates series of volumes integrating nature and living complexes

transversal section

JDS Architects’ Istanbul Summits creates series of volumes integrating nature and living complexes

volumes create a continuous / elegant view -like playful puzzle mass block

JDS Architects’ Istanbul Summits creates series of volumes integrating nature and living complexes

JDS Architects’ Istanbul Summits creates series of volumes integrating nature and living complexes

JDS Architects’ Istanbul Summits creates series of volumes integrating nature and living complexes

JDS Architects’ Istanbul Summits creates series of volumes integrating nature and living complexes

JDS Architects’ Istanbul Summits creates series of volumes integrating nature and living complexes

İstanbul Summits' mountainy view

JDS Architects’ Istanbul Summits creates series of volumes integrating nature and living complexes

JDS Architects’ Istanbul Summits creates series of volumes integrating nature and living complexes

JDS Architects’ Istanbul Summits creates series of volumes integrating nature and living complexes

Project Facts

Project: Planning, Residential, Commercial, Mixed-Use

Budget: Confidential

Type: Invited Competition

Size: 400.000 m2

Client: Proplan

Status: Ongoing 2015

Location: Istanbul, Turkey

Team: JDSDB Architects

Creative Authorship: Julien De Smedt

Project Leader: Bartlomiej Zaboj

Status: Ongoing 2015

Project Team: Alihan Dumankaya, Edgar Jése Rodriguez, Mateusz Gora, Mauro Calderone, Max Théréné, Micòl Pucciarelli, Yuval Zohar

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