Solar City Tower for Rio Olympics 2016

The aim of Solar City Tower for Rio 2016 Olympic Games project is to ask how the classic concept of a landmark can be reconsidered. It is less about an expressive, iconic architectural form; rather, it is a return to content and actual, real challenges for the imminent post-oil-era. This project represents a message of a society facing the future; thus, it is the representation of an inner attitude. Our project, standing in the tradition of “a building/city... 

Atakoy Shopping Center, Istanbul by Global Architectural Development

Currently under construction, the 25,000m² Atakoy Shopping Center in Atakoy, İstanbul will provide a contemporary and alternate option to the shopping experience. The new center takes advantage of its urban location and injects the area with a larger sense of urban renewal. GAD’s architectural strategy works with the building’s facade. The building’s facade performs as a variation of alternating surfaces. The facade responses differently based... 

Castle Rock by GAD and Dara Kirmizitoprak

GAD (Global Architectural Development) in collaboration with Dara Kirmizitoprak have completed the Castle Rock residential development in Bodrum, Turkey. CastleRock is a 3800m2 residential development located on a 12,000m2 site in Bodrum, a city on the southern coast of Turkey. Bodrum is nestled against the sea, and is characterized largely by its Mediterranean climate. The site is located near the center of Bodrum, perched on a hillside overlooking...