Projects

Residential towers, a museum, villas and offices. In each, light enters from a single place.

01Monolith TowerMaslak, Istanbul · 2024 · ResidentialEvery flat has a single 40 cm floor-to-ceiling slit facing west; the evening sun moves across the living room floor lik…
Monolith Tower, Maslak, Istanbul — KARA
02Black CubeÇankaya, Ankara · 2024 · OfficeA rectangle of light from a 1 x 12 metre roof slot turns across the entrance hall floor like a sundial.
Black Cube, Çankaya, Ankara — KARA
03Void HouseBodrum, Muğla · 2023 · ResidentialThe house opens onto a square void at its centre; every room receives light only from this courtyard and the shadow of …
Void House, Bodrum, Muğla — KARA
04Shadow VillaÇeşme, İzmir · 2023 · ResidentialThe deep eave cuts out the midday sun entirely; light enters only in the morning and evening, low and golden.
Shadow Villa, Çeşme, İzmir — KARA
05Dark MuseumKonak, İzmir · 2023 · CultureThe galleries have no windows; light enters each room through a single roof slit and falls only on the work on display.
Dark Museum, Konak, İzmir — KARA
06Steel OfficeSöğütözü, Ankara · 2022 · OfficeDeep window reveals let in the low winter sun and keep out the high summer sun.
Steel Office, Söğütözü, Ankara — KARA
07Concrete NestSaklıkent, Antalya · 2022 · ResidentialA single large window faces the valley; the rest of the cabin is dark, so the view is framed like a painting.
Concrete Nest, Saklıkent, Antalya — KARA