Architect (M.Arch.) and computational designer based in Ankara, trained at Middle East Technical University (METU).
The work starts from nature: looking through its lens at the problems society faces today — pollution, waste, destructive habits — and treating architecture as a way to regenerate environments, communities and individuals together.
The past three years centre on modular architecture and construction. Underneath runs computational design — parametric and generative tools, environmental simulation and digital fabrication — used to test how a design answers to water, heat, material and use. The M.Arch. thesis developed a street-scale method to optimize the water cycle and outdoor thermal comfort with nature-based solutions.
Earlier: concept design, form-finding and visualization at Melike Altınışık Architects; remote work for SAWA Architecture (UK) and ZEA Studio; freelance modelling and analysis. Alongside, a long thread of shared learning — EASA, workshops, voluntary builds, competitions and the Venice Biennale.
Every project here was made with others — teams, tutors, offices and participants. This site is a record of shared work and shared knowledge.
Education
2019–22M.Arch., Middle East Technical University — thesis supervised by Assoc. Prof. Dr. İpek Gürsel Dino and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Funda Baş Bütüner. Courses: Parametric Urban Design · Computational Design Research Lab · Nature-Informed Computational Design in Architecture · Performative Architecture Lab · Digital Fabrication Techniques in Architecture
2013–19B.Arch., Middle East Technical University — honor degree
Professional experience
2023–Modular architecture and construction — project details coming soon
2023–Freelance architect (Upwork) — 3D modelling, visualization, environmental analysis, 3D printing
2022–23ZEA Studio, Fethiye (remote, 3 months) — Laika: visualization
2021–22Melike Altınışık Architects, Istanbul (15 months) — TPAO Headquarters: parametric panelling, visualization · Mobility Transfer Park competition: schematic design, detail drawing · TPAO R&D: schematic design · Seoul Robot & AI Museum: 3D-printed physical model · COA Hills: schematic design, visualization · Kew Treehouse competition: schematic design
2020–21SAWA Architecture, UK (remote, 6 months) — StoneLynk Organic: visualization, construction documents · The Hermitage: schematic design, visualization, construction documents
2017U House, private housing, Ankara — commissioned design
2016Melike Altınışık Architects — internship · Ahlat Youth Center competition
2015Emre Arolat Architects — construction internship · METU Research Park, construction documentation
Collective & independent
2019–Studio Niche, co-founder and designer — Eymir: schematic design, visualization · Excerpts exhibition: curation, exhibition design, installation · Spatial Interventions at Small Scale: workshop tutor
2019DOCEXDOCE competition for architecture students — organization partner, METU ambassador
Publications
2023A Spatio-temporal Framework to Assess Urban Heat Island Effect on Yeni Mamak Urban Transformation Zone (Ankara, Türkiye) — journal article, Open House International
2022Nature-Based Design for Water-Sensitive Cities: A Street-Scale Computational Approach — M.Arch. thesis, METU · open.metu.edu.tr Conferences
2023International Conference on Sustainable Cities and Urban Landscapes — Integrating Nature-Based Water Management at Street-Scale: A Design Approach for Sustainable Urban Development
20227th Conference on Urban Studies — Climate-Responsive Approaches in Urban Transformation: Yeni Mamak Urban Transformation Zone
Workshops, teaching & voluntary work
2020–23EASA — National Contact for Turkey
2023EASA Archive, Sheffield — tutor
2023Super Adobe Library, Architecture for Everyone — voluntary project, participant
2023Paper Tube Housing, Voluntary Architects Network – METU Urgent Design Studio — participant
2021EASA Turkey “Parti’le”, İzmir — co-organizer
2021Small Scale Explorations Assembly, Istanbul Architecture Festival — tutor
2020Architects Talk Through Section — tutor
2020Small Scale Spatial Improvisations, Turkish Architects Assembly — tutor
2020EASA Turkey, Bilecik — organizer
2017Güneşköy Eco Village accommodation unit — voluntary design and construction
2019ARKNAT, Scandinavian Architecture Festival — participant
2019EASA, Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland — helper
2018Venice Architecture Biennale, Turkish Pavilion, Vardiya — participant
2018EASA, Rijeka, Croatia — participant
Awards & competitions
2019İstanbul as an Infinite Articulation Space, IAPS-CS — equivalent winner
2018Open Source Wood, international competition — 3rd prize
2018Çuhadaroğlu Aluminium Student Project — jury special award
2017Bakırköy B.E.N student competition — special mention
2019Kaira Looro, international competition — participant
2018TÜMAŞ 4th Annual Stand Competition · Menekşe Match Factory Design Competition — participant
2017Arkitera Travel Scholarship — study of 20th-century Russian architecture
2014–18Necati Bahçeci Scholarship, METU Architecture Alumni Association
Skills
3D & computation
Rhino — proficient
Grasshopper — proficient
Kangaroo · Karamba3D
Python — basic
Environmental analysis
Ladybug · Honeybee · Dragonfly
ENVI-met
CFD — Butterfly, Eddy
Visualization & presentation
Twinmotion · V-Ray · Lumion — good
Unreal Engine — basic
Photoshop · Illustrator — proficient
InDesign — good · Premiere Pro — basic
CAD & making
Revit — good · AutoCAD — basic
Woodwork · 3D print
CNC · laser cutter
Languages
TurkishMother tongue
EnglishProficient
SwedishBeginner
Beyond architecture
ScoutingMETU Scout Society — 9 years, 100+ camps, board member 2016
QuidditchUnicorns Quidditch — 6 years, 4 international and 10 national championships, 6 podiums
ClimbingSport climbing — new but eager
Travel11 countries
The field
The drawing on the first page is made of five rule sets — one per focus area. Each has a character, three verbs that describe how that kind of work behaves. Together they make one field: the way the work connects.
