STUDENT PORTFOLIO

ARCHITECTUREPORTFOLIO
ÖzgürDenizOymak
MiddleEastTechnicalUniversity

RESUME
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Education
Ankara,Turkey
2005-2012
Ankara,Turkey
2012-2016
Ankara,Turkey
2016-2021
Paris,France
Feb-June2020
Experience
Ankara,Turkey
June-July2018
Aug-Dec2020
Certifications
April2020
Oct2020
Dec2020
TEDAnkaraColegeFoundationPrivatePrimary
School
TEDAnkaraColegeFoundationPrivateHighSchool
BachelorsofArchitecture
MiddleEastTechnicalUniversity
4thyearStudent
ErasmusMobilityStudent
ÉcoleNationaleSupérieured'ArchitecturedeParis-Belevile
Licence3
ArchitecturalIntern
AKM PresidentialSymphonyOrchestraConcertHalProject
Internshiponconstructionsite
AssistantEditor
ArtDogIstanbul
“WhatisContemporaryArt?”
TheMuseum ofModernArtviaCoursera
“ArtsandHeritageManagement”
UniversitaBocconiviaCoursera
Band8.0
IELTSAcademic

CONTENTS
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ENSA-PB
Lİcence3
Eco//CityAnkaraI:ScenariosforEcological
RegenerationaroundtheWaterscape
AnEcologicalGreen//BlueCoridor
RegenerationofAtatürkOrmanÇiftliği
Eco//CityAnkara I:DesigningNodesfor
Socio-CulturalRegeneration
CenterOfArchitectureAndUrbanResearch
DeL'intimeauColectif
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PrinciplesofCulturalHeritage
Restoration& ReprogrammigofUlus
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Hybrid:Program&Tectonics
Platfold

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4thYearDesignStudio-FalSemester2020-2021
Instructors:Prof.Dr.CânâBilsel,Res.A st.ElifGökçenTepekaya,
Res.A st.FeyzaTopçuoğlu,GökçenErkılıç
GroupMembers:ÖzgürDenizOymak,EkinMansuroğlu,Ayşenur
Yıldız
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Ankaraislocatedataspecificgeographybetweentheforested
areasinthenorthand thesteppesofCentralAnatolia inthe
south.Itsgeographiclocationrendersthecityfragileagainstthe
climatechange,droughtandscarcityofwaterontheoneside
andsuddenrainfalsandfloodsontheother.Althoughthetown
Eco//CityAnkaraI:ScenariosforEcological wasoriginalyfoundedatageographiclocationwhereseveral
RegenerationaroundtheWaterscape streamsandcreeksmergeandflow intoAnkaraStream,these
AnEcologicalGreen//BlueCoridor
watercoursehasbeentakenintoorunderaconcretecanalafter
severefloodincidentsin1950.
RegenerationofAtatürkOrmanÇiftliği
A specificsiteinthemiddleofAnkara,AtatürkOrmanÇiftliği
(AOÇ),thatwasfoundedbyMustafaKemalAtatürkin1925both
asanexperimentalfarm andasanaforestedrecreationarea
extendsasagreencoridorfrom thecenterofthecitytowards
west.AOÇ thathasbeenunderthepresureofurbandevelopmentstilofersan
invaluable potentialasa naturalcoridor,
agriculturaland recreationalarea in the centeroftoday’s
Ankara.
The aim ofthe projectisto develop an ecologicalurban
regenerationstrategyfocusedontheAOÇ landsinrelationtoits
waterscapewhichisAnkaraStream.

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STRATEGIC SPATIALDIAGRAM
Existing
Proposed
BicycleRoute
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STREAM SECTIONALDIAGRAM
1 NaturalCondition
2 Stream TakenintoaConcreteCanal
3 ReturnintotheNaturalState
4 BranchingoftheWaterBed
5 CreationofFloodplains
AerialphotographofAOÇ SığırcıkTesisleri
Source:HavaKuvvetleriKomutanlığı
AnkaraStream
Photo:Author

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MASTERPLAN

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SITESECTIONSproducedin1/500scale
SITESECTIONproducedin1/250scale

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HavuzluYol
SPATIALANDARCHITECTURALPROGRAM

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Theactivitesrelatedmorewiththenaturearepositionedonthe
easterndeck,whereastheonesrelatedwithartsandcultureare
positioned on the western deck.On these decks,semi-open
structuresarepositionedthatcanhostflexibleactivities.
Programsthataredesiredtobeaccesedeasily,tobeincluded
andexitedareplacedclosetotheperiphery,andprogramsthat
canatractmorespecificvisitorstothisareaareplacedinthe
center.Teracesand open-airamphithetaresare proposed
alongthestream.Thelandscapecreatedbythetransformation
ofthisregioniscaredforandareaswherethescenerycanbe
watchedarecreated.Thereareisletsonthewetlandforthebirds
thathaveonlyvisualconnectionwiththevisitors.Observation
towersandviewingteracesareproposednearby.
Along the historic Havuzlu yol,thatstartswith Yumurtatepe
tumulusandendswithAtatürksfirstmansion,ahistoricalaxisis
formed.Thewinefactoryisproposedtooperateagainanda
buildingwhichwasleftfrom thezoo,istobetransformedintothe
museum ofcolective memory.Therefore thishistoricalaxis
providesaliteralpathwayforthetangibleandintangiblevalues
ofthesite.
Makinguseoftheexistingfactorybuildingsatthesouthwestof
the site,provide usthe opportunity to transform them into
museums,galeriesandworkshops.Ontheotherhand,underthe
notionofmakingminimalinterventionsontheground,theurban
deckisformedasacontinuouselevatedplatform thatwidensto
hostseveralhumanactivitiesincertainpoints.Firstly,itconstitues
acirculationnetwork.
platform
wherekiosksstand
canopy
teracesandamphis
nearthestream
viewingdecks
aroundwetland
linearcirculation
aroundbotanicalgarden
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elevatednodes
wherecyclerspasunderneath

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Transformablekiosksaredesignedwhichareexperimentedtohaveseveralcombinationsandconfigurationsthatsuggestdiverse
spaceexperiences.Theycanprovideflexibleandtemporaryfunctionssuchas,informationspaces,second-handbookselers,refreshmentstands,orsouvenirshops.Orasignedfunctionssuchasobservationtowers,servicepoints,cafes,organicproductsales.Theydo
notinteruptthevisualconnectionwiththesurounding.Theyonlyprovideashelterandcanbetransformedaccordingtotheneed.
Alsotheirpermeablitycanbealteredwiththebrise-soleilaccordingtodailyconditions.Thegridalstructurecanbeelongatedinorder
todefineaspaceunderneath,yetintegratedwiththegreen.

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TERRACES
CONVENTIONCENTER
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ORGANIC PRODUCTSBAZAAR
BOTANICALGARDEN
OPENAIRAMPHITHEATRE

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4thYearDesignStudio-SpringSemester2020-2021
Instructors:Prof.Dr.Fatma Cânâ Bilsel,AliSinan,Res.A st.Elif
GökçenTepekaya,Res.A st.FeyzaTopçuoğlu
Thisproposalsuggeststransforming anunderutilized site along
AnkaraStream intoawaterfrontparkwithacenterforarchitecturalarchiveandproduction.
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Eco//CityAnkara I:DesigningNodesfor
Socio-CulturalRegeneration
CenterOfArchitectureAndUrbanResearch
Theconceptofsustainabilityisemphasizedundertwonotions.
Ontheurbanlevel,theecologicalcoridoralongthestream continuingintheAtatürkOrmanÇiftliğibringsalofitsgreenanddiffusesitmoreintothecity,asaresponsetoenvironmentalsustainability.Secondly,thehub'sprogram
andspatialorganizationcreatesanatmosphereinwhichpeoplecangathertostudy,discus,andgenerateideasaboutisuesofthebuiltenvironment
aresponsetosocialsustainability.
Inthebuilding,theprogram isdistributedinto3layerswithvarious
acces.Itincludesspacesfortheproductionofideas,spacesfor
exhibition,andspacesfordocumentation.Besidesthecirculationcores,exterieurstaircasesarethemainelementsthatdiversifiestheexperiencesinceitwrapsupthewholebuildingasared
ribbon.Thebuildinghasconnectedfreespacesforprovidingencounterbetweenusers.

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RENDERS
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MASTERPLAN

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DIAGRAMATIC SITESECTIONS
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CONCEPTDEVELOPMENT
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ACTORS&EVENT
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EXPLODEDAXONOMETRIC DRAWING
&THEPROGRAM

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GROUNDFLOORPLAN
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FIRSTFLOORPLAN SECONDFLOORPLAN THIRDFLOORPLAN

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PERSPECTIVESECTIONS

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SYSTEM DETAILS:BRISE-SOLEIL
SYSTEM DETAILS:GREENROOF

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3DIMAGES
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ProjetArchitectural
Studio:Del'intimeaucolectif
ERASMUSLicence3Studio-SprıngSemester2019-200
Instructor:A soc.Prof.AgisilaosPangalos
Group Members:ÖzgürDenizOymak,Giorgia Benigni,Wiliam
Maschelein,MayaElsaAlrahmoun
Theprojectislocatedinthe13tharondisementinParis.Thesiteis
curentlyatransformationalareaontopofoldrailwaylinesand
thedemandisforresidentialpurposes.Inaccordancewiththe
urbanplanningregulations,acolectivehousingprojectofapproximately40housingunitsisproduced.Whilebeingconfronted
withtheproblemsofinterventionina denseurbanfabric;this
projectisfocusedonthreeaxesofreflection:'Urbanity/Livingin
thecity','Thecolective/Shared'and ‘Housing/Interiority'.
Theefortisfocusedontherelationshipbetweenthestructure
andtheorganizationofspace,thematerialityoftheenvelope
withthe functionitprotects,and the programmed colective
experienceofinhabitants.
The site also includesa promenade onthe souththatpases
throughwhichbecomesapotentialtoolinordertocreatearelationshipbetweenthepubliclifeandthecolectivelifeoftheinhabitants.
Theprojectstartedasgroupsyeteverymemberdesignedtheir
ownbuilding.

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CLAYMODEL
SOUTH-WESTVIEW
CLAYMODEL
SOUTHVIEW

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AVENUEDEFRANCE
PROMENADECLAUDELÉVI-STRAUSS
MASSPLANproducedin1/1000scale

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GROUNDFLOORPLANproducedin1/500scale

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1.Two prismsdefine the mas.They
maintainthestreetfacade,withtheir
alignmentto the boundariesofthe
plotand theirheightcompensating
thecontext.
2.A centralmasissubtracted from
theNorthblock,inordertocreatea
courtyard.Anothermasisadded in
betweentwoblocksinordertoprofit
thehighlypublicfunctionofthestreet
outliningthebuilding.
3.Furthersubtractionsare made,so
thatthemaincourtyardcantakeadvantageofdaylight.Thesevoidsalso
createteracesthatserveaselevated
gardens.
4.Fİnaly,themixedusedprojectofers
twoblocksofresidentialpurposeswith
comercialgorund floorarangement
-thatisa typology specific to the
context-withakindergartenfoundin
betweentwolargerblocks.
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VOLUMETRIC STRATETGY

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AVENUEDEFRANCE
PROMENADECLAUDE
LÉVI-STRAUSS
AXONOMETRIC DRAWING
VIEW FROM THESOUTH

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2NDFLOORPLANproducedin1/200scale

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ENSA-PB:STUDIO L3
5THFLOORPLANproducedin1/200scale

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SECTIONAA’producedin1/200scale

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SECTIONBB’producedin1/200scale

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WESTELEVATIONproducedin1/200scale

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ENSA-PB:STUDIO L3
NORTHELEVATIONproducedin1/200scale

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PrinciplesofCulturalHeritage
RestorationandReprogrammingofUlus
3rdYear-FalSemester2019-2020
Instructors:Inst.Dr.PınarAykaç
Group Members:ÖzgürDeniz Oymak,ElifKalender,DUygu
Gören,YasinKantaş
TheprojectislocatedinUlusregionwhichisthehistoriccoreof
Ankara.This“layered”townhostsseveralurbanarchelogicalsites
dating backto Roman period,alongside manyarchitectural
worksfrom O tomantoRepublicanera.IntheearlyRepublican
times;thetradecenter,governmentcenterandresidentialarea
functionswereconcentratedinUlussinceitwasalongthespine
andmainaxisofthecity.Despiteitshistoricalvalueanditsplace
ininthecolectivememory,socioculturalchangesandeconomicalchalengesleadtonegativetransformationsinthearea.
Inthefirststep,ascenarioforthefutureoftheheritageinUlusis
proposed.Inordertomakethesiteanatractionpoint,acontinuousfoldingplatform
isdesignedthatpasesthrougheachand
every monument.So thatthe public can participate and
becomeconsicousabouttheculturalandmoralvaluesprocreatedinthearea.
Inthesecondstep,thefocuswasonaveryspecificlocationin
Ulus,whereruinsofO tomaneraresidentialsexist.Takingintoaccountthetotalityoftheregion,anew
program isenvisionedfor
the neighbourhood aftercontextualanalysis.Furthermore,the
buldingsarestructuralyanalysedandarchitecturalsurveysare
conducted.Atthe end the specific building issuggested to
become an open airmuseum where temporary exhibitions
aboutthehistoryofAnkaraandUluscantakeplace.

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HISTORICALPROMENADECONTEXTUALDIAGRAM

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SITEMAPproducedin1/500scale
SPECIFIEDBUILDING producedin1/250scale

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MEASUREDDRAWINGSproducedin1/50scale
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GROUNDFLOORPLAN
NORTHELEVATION
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WESTELEVATION
NORTH-SOUTHSECTION

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MATERIALMAPSproducedin1/50scale
Timber
ExteriorPaint
Paint
Plaster
Stone
Brick
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DETERIORATIONMAPSproducedin1/50scale
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The building dating back to O toman era which was
devastedbyafireincidentisproposedtobeconsolidated
viainjectionmethodandtofunctionasanopenairmuseum
where temporaryexhibtionscan take place.The building
becomesanartworktobedisplayed.Theregulatorofthis
experience is a red ribbon that wraps up the
sculpture-buildingandservesasacirculatoryelement.
WoodenStuds
SteelColumn
HybridPromenade
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PROPOSEDSYSTEM DIAGRAM
NORTHELEVATION
WESTELEVATION

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PERSPECTIVEDRAWING
AXONOMETRIC DRAWING
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PERSPECTIVEDRAWING

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Hybrid:Program &Tectonics
Platfold
2ndYearDesignStudio-SpringSemester2018-2019
Instructors:A soc.Prof.Dr.ElaAlanyalıAral,Prof.Dr.GüvenArif
Sargın,Prof.Dr.İnciKaleBasa,FatihCengizÖz,BarışYağlı,Duygu
Tüntaş,Müge Cengizkan,MehmetMelih Cin,SerdarErişen,
GülnurGülerKavas,SinanCem Kızıl,ElifÖztek,NerisParlakTemizel
Group Members:ÖzgürDeniz Oymak,ElifKalender,Duygu
Gören,BüşraAşçı,RecepSelim Yarbaşı,KemalYılmaz
Ankara,thecapitalcityofTurkeywhichhasahistoryover2800
years,havebeenreshapedextensively.OneofthemostprominentplanswasJansenPlanof1928inwhichthearchitectadaptedamodelofgardencityapproach.
TheprojectsiteislocatedinBahçelievlerwhereJansen’sgreen
layoutwasappliedandlaterreshapedthroughtime.Thesiteis
anatractivelivingspotforstudentsasitishighlyaccesiblefrom
universities,besidedtheinhabitantlivinginthedistrictforalong
time.Therefore,thecoexistenceofdiferentuserprofilessustains
anintricatepaternofurbanlife.
Withinthiscontext,theaim oftheprojectistoreinterprettheidea
ofurbanlivingwithinthehistoricalgreenlayout.Thesocialand
culturalcomplexitiesofurbanlifeinthedistrictcreatesanoppurtunitytoscriptahybridscenarioinbothprogram
andtectonics.
Themainideawasdevelopedasagroupofsixandeachstudent
designedtheirownresidentialbuilding.

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PUBLIC PROGRAM
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SITEPLANSproducedin1/200scale

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ISOMETRIC SECTIONS

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GROUNDFLOORPLANSproducedin1/100scale

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SITESECTIONproducedin1/200scale

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AXONOMETRIC VIEW
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PERSPECTIVETOWARDS
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FLOORPLANSproducedin1/100scale
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1stFloor
2ndFloor
3rdFloor
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SECTIONSproducedin1/100scale
SECTIONAA’
SECTIONBB’

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