Zekeriyakoy Villas

Sariyer, Istanbul

On the Black Sea coast of the European side of Istanbul, in the triangle of Zekeriyaköy-Uskumruköy-Demirciköy, which are the old Istanbul villages, which are an out-of-town low-density residential area, generally in the form of detached or row houses with gardens for the upper-middle socio-economic class, residential areas spread over the topography consisting of ridge and valleys. At the border of the northern forests, this area, which receives the Black Sea winds, has the cleanest air in the region and offers an easy and healthy life standard with low traffic.

Zekeriyaköy Villas are also planned on a sloping land of 5 decares on the northern ridges of this Uskumruköy. The complex, consisting of 7 blocks and 14 independent villa-type units and social facilities, offers wide open area usage.

The structures settled on the sloping land offer a wide open space with living spaces that descend from the Ground Floor and open to the garden. Again, shaped by the requirements of the existing zoning plans, the mass is separated from its surroundings with its full and empty proportions and facade materials.

It is distinguished by the complementary character of the landscape and the facade, which are considered as layers in which the contribution of the design in every scale is felt.