LACUNA
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MULTI-USEHIGHRISE
TWOTHOUSANDFOURTEENLEVENT
. — Offices and residences in the same complex is common in istanbul’s levent.
. — Parks and public spaces, however, are not provided and have become a need in the fast-growing business district.
. — Instead of spreading across the whole site, Lacuna has the smallest possible footprint to provide a cultural space within a large landscape. The gap’s courtyard imitates the skyscraper-city experience and creates a contrast between the interior and exterior.
. — The Lacuna courtyard imitates the skyscraper-city experience and creates a contrast between the interior and exterior.
. — 01 – STARTING WITH A MONOLITH VOLUME.
. — 02 – SPLITTING THE MONOLITH TO CREATE THE EFFECT.
. — 03 – ELEVATING THE GROUND FLOOR, ALLOWING AN EXTENDED CONTINUITY OF THE PUBLIC SPACE.
. — 04 – PULL OUT UNITS TO CREATE VARIOUS SPACES WITH DIFFERENT QUALITIES.
. — 05 – ALIGN WITH THE FACADE TO BRING IN LIGHT AND CREATE FACADE-GARDENS
. — 06 – PROVIDE A DEFINED PUBLIC SPACE
. — 07 – TRANSLATING THE ARCHITECTURAL LANGUAGE AND PULL OUT UNITS HORIZONTALLY.