Bakırköy Urban Housing Settlement
The Sunken Spine is an academic housing proposal in Bakırköy. A public sculpture garden at the −3.00 level forms the central route between residential blocks.
Commercial and gallery spaces connect the −3.00 and −1.50 levels. The massing opens a passage through the site and develops planted, curved forms around it. The project was selected for the faculty exhibition.
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How can housing make room for a public art route?
A sculpture garden occupies the −3.00 level. Commercial and gallery spaces connect the −3.00 and −1.50 levels; the section shows these connections beneath the housing.
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How can the building form accommodate a central passage?
The massing sequence defines a stepped boundary, divides the block to open a passage, then develops its curved forms. The three stages make that progression explicit.
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