Tuna KoçArchitecture
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Architecture as a spatial narrative.

Tuna Koç is an architectural designer based in Istanbul, focused on architectural design, urban context, cultural heritage, housing, landscape integration, public space, and architectural visualization.

Interior view of an academic architectural project by Tuna Koç

Tuna Koç is an architectural designer based in Istanbul, working across architectural design, urban context, cultural heritage, public space, housing, landscape integration, and 3D visualization. His academic work moves between the archive and the everyday — an archaeological site read as active infrastructure, a housing block organized around a public art axis, a curved residential mass tested against its own climate.

He studies architecture at İstanbul Kültür University, with an Erasmus+ exchange at Politecnico di Milano that placed his work inside an international studio culture and a different set of design conventions. Across both contexts, the recurring interests are consistent: sustainable and landscape-based spatial strategies, urban design and public space, interior experience, cultural heritage and adaptive reuse, accessibility, and the relationship between art, light, and space.

Design work is carried through to technical drawing and architectural visualization using AutoCAD, SketchUp, 3ds Max, Lumion, Photoshop, and Illustrator — treating the presentation board itself as part of the design argument, not an afterthought.

Sustainable architecture and nature-integrated design
Landscape- and terrain-based spatial strategies
Urban design and public space production
Interior design and spatial experience
Architectural visualization and 3D modeling
Cultural heritage and adaptive reuse
Accessible and inclusive design approaches
Art, light, and space relations
Experience
07/202508/2025İstanbul, Türkiye
Architectural Office InternMenark Mimarlık
  • Drawing support on architectural concept and implementation projects
  • Prepared plan, section, and elevation drawings in AutoCAD
  • Contributed to 3D modeling and visualization work
  • Prepared presentation boards and supported revision cycles
06/202407/2024İstanbul, Türkiye
Site InternMesa Nurol Yeşilyaka Project — Mesa Mesken Sanayi A.Ş. & Nurol İnşaat
  • Site observation across the Mesa Nurol Yeşilyaka housing project
  • On-site review of reinforced concrete construction and building elements
  • Tracked alignment between implementation drawings and site execution
  • Coordination support across disciplinary teams
Education
09/202206/2026İstanbul, Türkiye
Architectureİstanbul Kültür University
  • Concept development, spatial organization, and urban context across architectural design studios
  • Academic projects spanning housing, cultural, and public building typologies
  • Technical drawing, architectural narrative, and presentation board production
  • Multiple projects selected for faculty exhibitions
02/202507/2025Milano, Italia
Erasmus+ Exchange ProgramPolitecnico di Milano
  • Architectural design education within an international academic studio
  • Studied Italian architectural approaches and urban design methods
  • Full marks on the studio project
  • Active participation in project development, jury presentations, and critique
Tools & Methods
Drawing & Documentation
  • AutoCAD
  • Technical Drawing
  • Plans
  • Sections
  • Elevations
Modeling & Visualization
  • SketchUp
  • 3ds Max
  • Lumion
  • 3D Modeling
  • Rendering
Graphic Communication
  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator
  • Presentation Boards
Design Methods
  • Concept Development
  • Spatial Organization
  • Urban Context
  • Environmental Analysis

The work speaks first. Everything else is context.