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SUPRA* Pavilion / SO? Architecture and Ideas

Miwa Negoro — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 02:00:00 +0000

Supra is a permanent installation designed by SO? for the 2024 Suseong International Biennale held in Suseong-gu, Daegu. The biennale was led by Choon Choi (professor, at Seoul National University) and Kim Youngmin (professor, the University of Seoul), who were selected as artistic directors for architecture and landscape. The governing theme that they proposed was the 'Relational Field"

Two Face House / SO? Architecture and Ideas

Miwa Negoro — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 02:00:00 +0000

Two Face House is a contemporary residential home set in a picturesque Mediterranean village, designed to adapt to the local climate and landscape. A notable feature of the project is the contrasting design of the two façades, tailored to meet the unique climatic demands of the region. The house is constructed using a timber framework paired with stone walls, which are reclaimed from an existing old village house. The façades are designed with distinct characteristics to optimize the building's interaction with its environment.

Istanbul Planning Agency Public Hall / SO? Architecture and Ideas

Hana Abdel — Sat, 15 Oct 2022 13:00:00 +0000

Private Swimming Pool becomes Public Hall - Florya City Forest, which was opened in the early 40s, had been partially occupied by the previous mayors of the districts of Istanbul for private residential use. When the new mayor of Istanbul was elected in 2019, he promised to transform the whole area into a public campus by removing the private residences of bureaucrats and re-functioning the existing buildings with public programs. The private villas became the communal working spaces for the public institutes of the municipality, named İstanbul Planning Agency (IPA). But when it comes to the swimming pool, formerly constructed as a private recreational area for the residential units, the best choice seemed to demolish it since it would not be efficient and sustainable to use it as a public pool.

House of Chickens / SO? Architecture and Ideas

Pilar Caballero — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 03:00:00 +0000

House of Chickens is a small building that is designed and implemented as a part of Palanga Art and Architecture Farm located in the east of Turkey. The farm is a design project run by an internationally renowned artist, Kutlug Ataman to revitalize a neglected district in the east of Turkey, which was initially founded in 1888 and abandoned in the 50s due to the modernization of the country that triggers immigrating from rural to urban.

Beylikduzu Ataturk Arts and Cultural Center / SO? Architecture and Ideas

Andreas Luco — Sat, 23 Feb 2019 21:00:00 +0000

SO? has redesigned an existing 20000 m2 public cultural center by a major renovation project for Beylikduzu Municipality in Istanbul. Located in a district with 317.000 population, the project serves as a major public spot with its vibrant facilities such as library, children library, multi-purpose hall, playground area, workshops and studios and cinema halls, all reconfigured and redesigned by SO?. The building has gone under both structural and architectural renovation that require the redesigning of the entire interior and the façade.

Cabin on the Border / SO? Architecture&Ideas

Daniel Tapia — Mon, 18 Jun 2018 02:00:00 +0000

What does the photo of the man, walking alone in an almost untouched forest to its elegantly but simply designed hut that gently sits on the soil say us? This very popular image might relate to the dream of escape from metropolis or a way to get back to nature...

SKY GARDEN / SO? Architecture and Ideas

Florencia Mena — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 20:00:00 +0000

Sky Garden is a suspended garden in Ortaköy Square which is one of the most touristic and busiest squares in Istanbul. Putting a garden on the ground in such a congested area would reduce the walkable surface and make the square even more dense. Instead, we proposed to hang the garden while keeping the ground still accessible. We used the existing slab in the square as a base for the new garden which will also serve as a canopy made of pots during sunny days.