Spaces · Kadıköy, Istanbul
Spaces
Every Space Asks for Its Own Rhythm
A home, an office, a clinic, a commercial space — each calls for a different way of listening and a different set of design decisions. In a home what matters most is the flow of daily life; in a clinic it is whether the client feels safe; in an office it is how the team works through the day; in a shop it is the path the customer takes through the space.
Our Kadıköy-based studio has been handling design and construction under one roof since 2015. Below are the types of space we work with; each page sets out in detail which decisions are decisive for that kind of space.
Three things that never change
Much separates a clinic from a shop; but how we work does not change from project to project:
- We listen first. We do not set out a layout before understanding who will use the space and how. Most of the first meeting consists of questions.
- We do not separate design from construction. We draw knowing who will make each detail and in which material, so solutions that look good on paper but cannot be built are eliminated at the outset.
- We take decisions in order. Lighting, socket layout and storage — the decisions that are expensive to reverse — are settled at the right time, and before any furniture is chosen.
What do we take on in a project?
Because we work turnkey, the scope does not end with drawings. In a typical project the following are ours:
- Site survey and measurement — the existing condition, the load-bearing structure and the service constraints are established on site.
- Layout — room arrangement, circulation, the position of wet areas and, where required, changes to partitions.
- Lighting and electrical layout — fitting positions, socket and switch layout, lighting scenes.
- Material palette — floor, wall, worktop and finish selections, with samples viewed in the light of the space itself.
- Fixed joinery — the design and manufacture of kitchens, wardrobes, bathrooms and furniture made specifically for the space.
- Site management — sequencing the trades and suppliers, supervising the works, keeping to the programme.
- Handover — drawing up the snagging list together and closing it out.
Which page should you read?
If you are considering renovating an apartment or a house, residential interior design is your page; if it is a multi-storey home with a garden, villa interior design. For a workplace that carries a team see office, for a space receiving clients or patients see clinic, and for a retail or production space the customer walks into see commercial spaces.
Whatever the type of space, if you want to know how the process runs and what shapes the budget, the place to start is the Process & Budget Guide. The thinking behind how we work is in our philosophy, and the reasoning behind material and lighting decisions is in notes from the studio.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which types of space do you work with?
We deliver residential, villa, office, clinic, hotel/hospitality and commercial projects (shops, showrooms, production spaces). We have not yet published our hotel and hospitality work on the site; we share it during a meeting.
Do you only design, or do you build as well?
We do both, under one roof. We develop the design and coordinate the construction and installation on site, so you have a single point of contact throughout.
Which areas do you work in?
We are based in Kadıköy, and our projects run across Istanbul — we have completed work in Üsküdar, Beykoz, Beylikdüzü, Arnavutköy and Bayrampaşa.
Do you take on smaller projects?
Yes. What matters is not the floor area but the scope of the work and whether the space genuinely calls for a design decision. We assess this together at the site survey.
How does the process start, and what is the first step?
With a free site survey. We see the space in person and establish how it is used and what constrains it (structure, services, building rules). The scope becomes clear at that meeting, and only then does a proposal mean anything. We set out the whole process in our Process & Budget Guide.