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Ramp House, Bodrum Ramp House, Bodrum

Located in Bodrum, a seaside resort in the Southwest of Turkey, the “Ramp House” is so-called because of the multi-functional slope that descends dramatically from the roof terrace of the three-story home, curving down around …

Flooded House, Istanbul Flooded House, Istanbul

A private residence in Kurucesme, Istanbul The house is on a steep hill with panoramic views of the Bosphorus, a channel of water that divides Europe and Asia and connects the Aegean Sea to the …

Boxer Cafe, Istanbul Boxer Cafe, Istanbul

A restaurant/cafe/bar in Istanbul. GAD was hired to convert the unused second floor of a BMW motorcycle dealership into a lounge where current and potential bike owners could mingle informally. GAD investigated ‘light and lightness’, …

Ministry of Environment Campus, Ankara Ministry of Environment Campus, Ankara

The competition brief called for a new 40,000 square meter headquarters building for the Ministry of Environment in Turkey on the outskirts of the capital, Ankara.
GAD proposed an entirely new kind of government building that …