URBAN DESIGN

Reviving Public Space while Restoring Genius Loci

Urban Commons
Istanbul, Turkiye

Finalist, Taksim Urban Design Competition, 2020

A public “place in the making” with all its stakeholders. An abundantly green park infused with arts, activities, and access to create a lively, inclusive, and resilient destination for all its visitors.

A view of a park. There are two paths with benches along the edges and a green lawn. People are walking down the paths and sitting on the benches
A view of part of the park’s lawn. There are buildings in the background. People are sitting and walking across a square in the distance.
An aerial view of the proposed Taksim Square park.
A view from the park square. There are people walking in different directions across the stone ground, with green trees and grass in the background.
A view of the park. A metro station sign rises in the middle ground.
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Project Info
Project Name:
Urban Commons
Location:
Istanbul, Turkiye
Size:
182,000 m2
Status:
Concept Design
Client:
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipalty
Type:
Urban Design, Architecture
Typology:
Public Park, Public Sqaure, Museum
Project Credits
Architects:
SOUR Studio
Design:
Inanc Eray, Prof. Dr. F. Cana Bilsel, Noemie Lafaurie-Debany, Dr. Zuleyha Sara Belge
Design Team:
Pinar Guvenc, Yifan Yang, Zeynep Damgacioglu, Melike Baltalar, Marianne de Zeeuw, Nicholas Doghlass, Noah Sass, Hyemin Gu, Javier Gonzalez-Campana, Chris Liao
Collaborators:
Dr. Owen Miller (Historian), Dr. Cem Kınay (Tourism Entrepreneur, Hospitality Consultant), Didem Özbek (Artist, Curator), Mehmet Gözetlik (Visual Communication and Experience Designer), Onurcan Akıncı (RPA Developer), Michel de Zeeuw (Traffic Safety & Road Designer), Prof. Dr. Namık Erkal (Architect, Museum Consultant), Maria Sezer (Artist, Art Education Consultant), Christina Mallon (Inclusive Design Consultant), Kemal Ovacık (Electrical Engineer), Emre Karamuk (Structural Engineer), Serhan Mumcu (Mechanical Engineer), Cemil Yaman (Sustainability Consultant), Murat Haşim Ceran (Quantity Surveyor, Cost Consultant), Zeynep Odabas (Fire Strategy Consultant), Quemuel Arroyo (Accessibility Consultant / Former Chief Accessibility Officer)