← 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 approach between the new security cabin and sculptural wall — THE ENTRANCE BEFORE PLANTING / 2023

The sculptural entrance and planting, seen from the street — THE ENTRANCE / GOOGLE STREET VIEW · SEPTEMBER 2025

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.

The Sapphire entrance, security cabin and sculptural wall in daylight — THE ENTRANCE / DAYLIGHT

WALKING THROUGH THE ENTRANCE IN PROGRESS

The horizontal gate, security cabin and sculptural entrance in one view — THE CLOSED HORIZONTAL GATE + SECURITY CABIN

The horizontal sliding gate and security cabin seen from inside the Sapphire entrance — THE HORIZONTAL GATE / VIEW FROM INSIDE

THE ENTRANCE GATE

THE SECURITY CABIN / SAPPHIRE LOGO

IN THE CITY / GOOGLE STREET VIEW

From the street.

Explore the entrance and its surroundings from the pavement.

Google Street View · September 2025 · Open in Google Maps ↗︎

The sculptural Sapphire entrance seen across the street through trees and planting — FROM THE STREET

Sapphire tower rising above the redesigned entrance — THE ENTRANCE AT THE BASE OF THE TOWER / SEPTEMBER 2025

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 complete approach, gate and sculptural entrance from the street — THE ENTRANCE / STREET VIEW · 2025

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

Satellite view of the Sapphire entrance and its position along the street — THE ENTRANCE / SATELLITE VIEW

Option 01: Horizontal, from the original design presentation — THE FINAL GATE DESIGN / HORIZONTAL LINES / FROM THE ORIGINAL PRESENTATION

Digital development of the gate, security cabin and entrance form — GATE + CABIN / DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

Wireframe perspective of the horizontal gate and security cabin — GATE + CABIN / SPATIAL STUDY

Wireframe plan of the gate and curved entrance form — THE ENTRANCE FORM / PLAN STUDY

THE SAPPHIRE LOGO

In plan, the entrance form echoes the Sapphire logo.

EARLY DIGITAL PROPOSAL / 2022

The new security cabin during fabrication on site — SAPPHIRE / THE SECURITY CABIN DURING CONSTRUCTION · 2023

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