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Zühre Women Clothing Headquarters

Client
Zühre Tekstil Konfeksiyon
Year
2021
Location
Istanbul, Türkiye
Area
10,500 m²
Status
Completed

The project explores how architectural identity can emerge from brand identity. Bringing together headquarters, flagship retail, and public functions within a single building, the project establishes a clear transition from the public realm at street level to the private workplace above.

The building responds directly to the trapezoidal geometry of the site, maximising spatial efficiency while establishing a clear architectural order. Rather than altering this primary form, a perforated secondary façade wraps the building as an independent layer, translating the language of fashion into architecture. Like a garment, it defines the building's public identity while selectively revealing the spaces behind, balancing openness and privacy.

Architecture, landscape, and public life are conceived as a continuous composition, allowing the headquarters, flagship store, and café to establish an inviting urban presence while expressing the company's contemporary identity through architecture rather than branding.

Zühre, facade
IndustrialArchitecture
Design Team
Kerem C. AKINBengisu TOPANOGLUEnisa KEVELJYadigar Esin ESENTolga KARASAYGunsu UNLU
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