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Yalova Thermal Hotel Project — Entrance and exterior design rendering
Project presentation — Entrance and exterior design rendering

Yalova Thermal Hotel Project

For Yalova Thermal Hotel, I drew the complete architectural project, bringing accommodation, a thermal spa, private spa spaces, a restaurant and meeting rooms into one building programme. The relationship with the sloping site, the organisation of functions across levels and the façade studies form the core of the work.

Location
Gökçedere, Termal, Yalova
Year
Information to be added
Building type
Hotel
Status
Architectural project and concept presentation
Our role
Drawing of the complete architectural project
Area
Information to be added
Team and credits
Architectural project: Murat Turna
Architecture & engineeringHotel renovation & spa designArchitectural modelling & visualization

The need

Developed in Ayvalık Boğazı, Gökçedere, in Yalova's Termal district, this hotel project brings accommodation, a thermal experience and the practical needs of hotel operation together. I drew the complete architectural project, working across guestroom floors, spa and restaurant spaces, meeting rooms, and technical and service areas. The presentation combines site and context studies, floor plans, diagrams of the vertical programme, a section and façade visualisations. The project develops through the relationship between the building and Termal's topography. The site diagram and side section show functions arranged across different levels. I considered accommodation, arrival, dining and thermal spaces as a vertical programme, developing the building mass and façades alongside these relationships. The site images describe the location and context, while the renderings show proposed design appearances.

The approach

Guestroom plans bring rooms, bathrooms, corridors, floor services and vertical circulation together. A level combining the lobby and guestroom programme includes reception, waiting and management spaces. Alongside the design of individual rooms, the work considers shared circulation and the hotel's day-to-day operation. Furniture, storage and bathroom relationships extend the architectural plans into the scale of the interior. The thermal programme extends beyond a single pool, combining a general spa with spaces for more private experiences. The general spa plan includes pools, a hammam, sauna, steam and salt rooms, showers, changing facilities and resting areas. Kneipp facilities, foot massage, an ice fountain, a tepidarium and a vitamin bar are also represented in the plan. The private spa level brings VIP and general massage rooms together with sauna and shower facilities. Interior concept boards explore possible atmospheres created through water, stone, timber and light. The dining level connects the restaurant with the main kitchen, service and storage areas. The plan includes an 80-seat dining room, café and pastry service, a vitamin bar and a children's play area. The meeting level explores rooms of different sizes and their relationship with terraces; two rooms are labelled with seating arrangements for 20 and 14 people. These spaces extend the programme beyond accommodation to shared use and gathering. The architectural work also considers the spaces supporting daily hotel operation. Technical rooms, a shelter, boiler room, water storage, laundry and ironing areas, kitchen stores and cold rooms appear in the floor plans. Guest and service circulation, vertical access and floor services are shown together. This places the visible guest spaces and the operational areas behind them within a shared architectural programme.

The result

The exterior gallery compares façade approaches through daytime and night-time views. The relationship between more enclosed surfaces and larger glazed openings, the emphasis on the entrance and the expression of the floors are recurring themes. Massing sketches and façade renderings are presented as complementary design studies. Concept boards for landscape, lighting, surfaces and spa interiors support the project's exploration of atmosphere. These are project and concept visualisations; they are not presented as photographs of a completed building.

Exterior design visualisations

Daytime and night-time visualisations of the entrance, building mass and façades. Different façade approaches are presented together as design studies.

Project presentation — Entrance and exterior design rendering
Project presentation — Daytime and night-time façade design alternatives

Site and surrounding context

The surrounding settlement, project site and sloping terrain in Termal. The context board presents the research carried out for the presentation.

Project presentation — Regional location and transport context
Project presentation — Yalova and the surrounding Termal area
Project presentation — Immediate context of the project site
Project presentation — Hotel and context research from the presentation
Project presentation — Project site and topography

Architectural plans and building programme

Technical and service areas, general and private spas, restaurant and kitchen, guestrooms, lobby, meeting and office spaces; site placement and diagrams of the vertical programme. Select a drawing to open its detailed view.

Project presentation — Technical, shelter and service floor plan
Project presentation — General spa, pools and resting areas plan
Project presentation — Private spa and massage areas plan
Project presentation — Restaurant, kitchen and service plan
Project presentation — Lower guestroom floor plan
Project presentation — Lobby, arrival and guestroom plan
Project presentation — Ground guestroom floor plan
Project presentation — Upper guestroom floor plan
Project presentation — Meeting rooms and terraces plan
Project presentation — Roof and office spaces plan
Project presentation — Site and building placement diagram
Project presentation — Vertical programme diagram
Project presentation — Side section showing terrain, floors and spa relationships

Massing and façade studies

Alternative concept visualisations exploring the building mass, glazing, shading and entrance.

Project presentation — Massing and façade concept studies I · Concept study and references
Project presentation — Massing and façade concept studies II · Concept study and references

Concept studies and references

Research boards for landscape, light, materials, joinery, furniture, restaurant and spa atmospheres. They combine design studies with product and application references; they are not presented as photographs of the completed hotel.

Project presentation — Landscape, outdoor space and lighting references · Concept study and references
Project presentation — Walking surfaces and landscape boundaries · Concept study and references
Project presentation — Outdoor, water and lighting atmospheres · Concept study and references
Project presentation — Timber surfaces and furniture research · Concept study and references
Project presentation — Shading and operable façade product references · Concept study and references
Project presentation — Pool edge and overflow detail references · Concept study and references
Project presentation — Textured walls and lighting research · Concept study and references
Project presentation — Joinery, façade and threshold references · Concept study and references
Project presentation — Sculptural surfaces and landscape objects · Concept study and references
Project presentation — Vertical surfaces and wayfinding research · Concept study and references
Project presentation — Glass balustrade and profile references · Concept study and references
Project presentation — Convertible furniture product references · Concept study and references
Project presentation — Bathroom, mirror and washbasin atmospheres · Concept study and references
Project presentation — Pool, hammam and shower atmospheres · Concept study and references
Project presentation — Façade, landscape and water relationships · Concept study and references
Project presentation — Stone, timber and bathroom materials · Concept study and references
Project presentation — Seating area and spa reception studies · Concept study and references
Project presentation — Restaurant, ceiling and lighting studies · Concept study and references
Project presentation — Private spa and pool concept studies · Concept study and references
Project presentation — General spa and pool concept studies · Concept study and references
Project presentation — Sauna, material and lighting references · Concept study and references
Project presentation — Kitchen storage and service product references · Concept study and references
Mövenpick Hotel Istanbul Golden Horn — archive image 1

Archive photograph · Mövenpick Hotel Istanbul Golden Horn

Mövenpick Hotel Istanbul Golden Horn

Golden Horn, Istanbul · Hotel

I served as Project Manager on the Mövenpick Hotel Istanbul Golden Horn project. Technical coordination for the kitchen and service areas brought together layout, equipment requirements and operational workflows.

All Seasons Hotel renovation design — overview of the bar and breakfast area.

Renovation design — Overview of the bar and breakfast area. Computer-generated project rendering.

All Seasons Hotel

Fatih, Istanbul · Hotel

An ongoing renovation at All Seasons Hotel, considering the bar, breakfast and service areas together. A video and renderings of the new design are presented alongside an archive photograph of the bar before renovation.

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