Works
Bosphorus Pavilion — cantilevered concrete and corten steel on the waterfront
Project 04

Bosphorus
Pavilion

Istanbul — 2023

Client Istanbul Municipality
Typology Cultural · 450m²
Location Bosphorus Waterfront
Status Completed 2023

Brief

Build where water meets city. A cultural vessel that reflects the Bosphorus in its glass and weathers with the strait's salt air — permanent enough to anchor, transparent enough to disappear.


"The building will rust. That was the point — it ages with the water, not against it."

— On material choice, Bosphorus Pavilion

Materials
  • Corten Steel
  • Cast Concrete
  • Structural Glass
  • Travertine
  • Blackened Steel

Specifications
  • Area450 m²
  • Duration24 months
  • StructureCantilevered concrete
  • ProgrammeGallery + event space

Team
  • Lead ArchitectElif Kaya
  • StructuralKemal Yılmaz
  • LandscapeCan Yıldız
  • CuratorDefne Aras