← All workSAPPHIRE RESIDENCE / ISTANBUL2022—2023

The finished entrance form with integrated lighting and Sapphire Residence lettering

Sapphire.

THE ENTRANCE FORM / NIGHT

01 / 05

SPATIAL DESIGN / LEVENT, ISTANBUL

Entrance
redesign.

A redesign of the arrival at Sapphire Residence. The entrance gate, sculptural form, new security cabin and surrounding landscape were developed as one connected sequence.

Project: Sapphire Residence
Location: Levent, Istanbul
Design + implementation: 2022–2023

The new security cabin, gate and sculptural entrance form seen together — THE COMPLETED ARRIVAL / 2023

Istanbul Sapphire rising above the residence entrance at night

At the base of Istanbul Sapphire, the 261-metre tower in Levent.

THE ENTRANCE FORM

Line, surface
and light.

Repeated curves move from an open rhythm of fins into a continuous surface. The form carries the residence name and becomes a different presence after dark.

The completed sculptural entrance with planting and night lighting

Light tracing the repeated curved fins of the entrance sculpture — THE CURVED FINS / INTEGRATED LIGHTING

THE FORM / AT DUSK

GATE / CABIN / SURROUNDINGS

The arrival
as a whole.

The gate, cabin and boundary work together with the existing approach. Planting, paving and lighting complete the setting around the sculptural form.

WALKING THROUGH THE COMPLETED ENTRANCE

The completed security cabin beneath the glass facade — THE NEW SECURITY CABIN

THE ENTRANCE GATE

The gate and entrance fins seen from within the site — FROM WITHIN THE SITE

FROM THE DESIGN ARCHIVE / 2022–2023

Developing
the entrance.

Site studies, hand sketches and digital proposals trace the project from the existing entrance to the built work.

The original security cabin and entrance before the redesign — EXISTING ENTRANCE / 2022

The horizontal gate, security cabin and sculptural entrance in one view — COMPLETED ENTRANCE / 2023

Hand studies exploring repeated fins and the curved entrance form — SCULPTURAL FORM / HAND STUDIES

Early sketches for the geometry of the security cabin — SECURITY CABIN / HAND STUDIES

Site analysis identifying the main entrance, entrance artwork and security cabin — SITE ANALYSIS / FROM THE ORIGINAL PRESENTATION

FIVE DIRECTIONS FOR THE GATE / ORIGINAL PRESENTATION / 2022 · PAGE 19

The sculptural entrance form as a digital model — SCULPTURAL FORM / DIGITAL PROPOSAL

Wireframe development of the curved entrance form — SURFACE DEVELOPMENT / WIREFRAME

EARLY DIGITAL PROPOSAL / 2022

The steel framework of the security cabin during construction — SECURITY CABIN / DURING CONSTRUCTION

A printed site plan used during the design process — WORKING WITH THE SITE

The white curved form and repeated fins in daylight — THE ENTRANCE FORM IN DAYLIGHT

SAPPHIRE / WORK + PROCESS