PEAKS AND VALLEYS FOR ISTANBUL
25 Jun 2014
A mixed-use development constructed as a series of peaks and valleys aims to maximise sea views in Istanbul.
In order to maximise views toward the Sea of Marmara on the Istanbul coastline, JDS Architects have envisioned the mixed-use complex of ‘Zeytinburnu City’ as a series of constructed peaks and valleys.
The design is composed as a continuous spiral of buildings that rise and descend with curving forms. This arrangement allows for each living unit throughout the depth of the site to have increased views toward the water.
The waterfront site is located in the district of Zeytinburnu, positioned between Istanbul’s centre and airport.
The complex’s program is primarily made up of housing units, but also includes commercial functions and public spaces, which occupy and activate the ground level.
Above, the entirety of the façade is patterned with a gridded arrangement of balconies.
Additionally, waterways follow the structures’ overall arrangement, bringing the sea into the group of alternating peak and valley forms.