Büyükada Phaeton Square

Urban Design Competition

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Design Team: Abdulkadir Eren Öztürk, Damla Turan, Merve Dokumacı, Defne Saysel, Zeynep Gülsah Aygün, Elif Tan

Consultants: Emrah Erdem Özlü, Zeynep Kaban, Bilge Kobaş, Fatih Sütçü, Ece Işıl Eren

Client: Istanbul Municipality

Date: 2021

Location: Istanbul, Turkey

Award: 3rd Prize

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The texture created by Büyükada's social, natural and human-made phenomena has been conceived as a pattern that focuses on the Phaeton Square. External and internal transportation routes intersect at the square marking it as a virtual node. The square, where locals and visitors use it frequently as a part of their daily life, evokes essential issues such as animal rights, occupation of social space and ecology. Making decisions about the square and its surroundings by examining the island's nature, life, and memory is necessary to create a sustainable and cohesive design.

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