AlpcanBalcı_Portfolio

PORTFOLIO

UNDERGRADUATE DESIGN PORTFOLIO OF ALPCAN BALCI

MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT

ALPCAN BALCI

29/09/1999

As always receptive to architecture and all the concepts that architecture is in

conjunction with, I am a strong believer in hardworking and experiencing life

incessantly. By contemplating distinctive concepts, and striking forms, my aim is to

develop the architectural understanding and perception I have. Coupled with this aim,

I passionate about photography and graphic design to express my ideas.

CURRICULUM VITAE

CONTACT INFORMATION

T: +90 545 289 75 89

Mail: alpcan.balci@metu.edu.tr / alpcanbalci@gmail.com

Adress: Bağlıca Mahallesi, 1201.Sokak No:3/12, Etimesgut ANKARA.

EDUCATION

Middle East Technical University Architecture Department | September 2018 - Today

seventh semester, High Honor Student, current CGPA : 3,68

Ankara Atatürk Anadolu Lisesi | September 2013 - June 2017

EXPERIENCE

MUUM Architecture, Istanbul | August 2021 - October 2021

Architecture Office Internship, Experince of a collective working environment.

Worked on different parts of several projects. Attended clinet meetings.

Ata Yıldız Grup, Ankara | July 2021 - August 2021

Construction Work Internship, Experience in Building Site.

Participated in both Konum Eryaman and Velux Ankara projects.

METU, Ankara | June 2019 - July 2019

Practice in Building Construction and Surveying

Building survey and documentation training with CAD softwares

Model construction workshop and applied presentations about construction techniques and materials

STUDIO V, Ankara | 2019 - Today

A member of the Press Committee of the student group.

Participated in content creation, editorial jobs and graphical productions.

We created The Kesit Magazine. Currently, we are working on forth issue of the magazine.

SKILLS

Software

MODELING

Autodesk Autocad | Good

Autodesk Revit | Advanced

Rhinoceros | Advanced

Grasshopper | Good

Sketch-up | Good

RENDERING

V-ray for Rhino | Good

Enscape | Advanced

Twinmotion | Good

Lumion | Good

POST-PRODUCTION

Adobe Photoshop | Advanced

Adobe Illustrator | Good

Adobe Indesign | Good

Adobe Premiere | Intermediate

PRODUCTIVITY

Microsoft Office | Advanced

Google Sheets | Good

Manual

Architectural Sketching

Physical Model Making

Laser-cutting and CNC

Graphic Design

Amateur Photography

Language

Turkish | Mother Tongue

English | Fluent

Russian | Beginner

‘thingsistoppedfor’ instagram photography account

INTERESTS

Organizing and making trips | Driving | Fitness and Cycling | Finance | Camping | Reaching and utilazing new technologies | Stationery equipments

TABLE OF CONTENTS

last update is on 01.05.2022

selected works 2018-2022

SP01 CP02 SP03

p. 05-14 p. 15-22 p. 23-30

TYPO

EARTHWORKS

Envisions of Urban

Productivity & Sustainability

Educational center for

the next generation which

also contains productional

functions. Vertical scheme is

implemented.

AKS

THE CITY

Memorial Area Dedicated to

Health Workers

The memorial area combined

with the public bazaar. The

city is connected again with

the architectural strips.

MANÇOLOJI

CENTER

A Social Center Dedicated to

a Shero/Hero In Istanbul

Cultural center for Barış

Manço in Moda. The complex

organized according to the

public space relations and

the silhouette.

*COMPETITION PROJECT

original presentation board

can be found at the website

of Ankara Belediyesi with

the number of 41378

Other selected creative

occupations including:

-internship ptojects

-school groups

-magazines

-criticism blog

-photography, videography

OTHER WORKS

OW00

p. 57-58

SP04 SP05 SP06

p. 31-40 p. 41-50 p. 51-56

SLIDE

LODGEMENTS

Housing With/in Industry

The lodgements for factory

workers in Manisa. Life

conditions of the workers are

enhanced with architectural

approach.

OPTIMUS

BUILDING

A Milieu for

Learning and Practise

Robotic department of

the school is designed for

responding different interior

functions and relations.

WALLER

CENTER

The Hub:

The Space(s) of Re-creation

Semi-Open exhibition center

is designed with fragmented

approach. Wall element is

considered as an organizer

for all the building.

TYPO EARTHWORKS

MIXED COMPLEX FOT NEXT GENERATION LIVING

ACADEMIC TERM: 401 DESIGN STUDIO | 2021-2022

INSTRUCTORS: CELAL ABDİ GÜZER, LALE ÖZGENEL, KADRİ ATABAŞ

PROJECT TEAM: ALPCAN BALCI, EMİNE İNCİ ŞAHİN, SANEM YAPAR

TYPE: NEXT GENERATIONS HABITATS BASED IDEA PROJECT

LOCATION: ANKARA, ÇUBUK 1 DAM LAKE

07 | TYPO EARTHWORKS

TOWER TYPE 1 TOWER TYPE 2 TOWER TYPE 3

LARGE TOWER

MEDIUM TOWER

SMALL TOWER

The large towers are the

typology that assigned with the

main functions of the complex.

In this case the educational

and productional facilities are

located on them.

In terms of architectural

language they are located in

the land and the green ramps

connects relates it to the

existing nature.

The small towers are the

typology that used for the

residential purposes. In this

case they are sustaining the

accomodation needs of the

students.


language they are composed

of a defined core which is

surrounded with accomodation

units and the water reservoirs.

They are located at the top

of the water and connected

with the complex from three

different levels that bridges are

located.

The small towers are the

typology that sustains the other

needs of the complex. They are

used fot the functions relating

with maintaining the complex.

Requiremets like Reseach Labs,

Control Rooms, Storages are

located on those small towers.


language they are nor

connected with the rest of

the complex by the bridges.

They are very typical and

functionalist types. Their

location can be both on the

land and the water. They are

generally located for controling

the environment and the

operations that are going on.

VERTICULATE THE LIVING

THE ANIMATION

The aim of the project is creating a next generation habitat in the Çubuk 1 Dam site. The

educational complex is designed with respect to the possible future needs and the today’s

problems. The complex combines the educational facilities with the productional ones for

benefiting for the learning environment.

The overall design approach is constructed on a typological understanding. The needs

of the complex is satisfied with different kind of towers and those towers are connected

with the bridges located on different levels. Large, medium and small are three main

tower typologies loaded with different functions. Organizational pattern of this typological

approach is mainly progressed around a hierarchical order. First large towers are located

on the specific parts of the site than the process is continued with respect to the order of:

LARGE TOWERS - CONNECTIONAL BRIDGES - MEDIUM TOWERS - SMALL TOWERS


SITE (ÇUBUK1 DAM, ANKARA, TURKEY)

PROGRAM OF THE COMPLEX

educational

robotics

dark simulation rooms x2

pc labs x15

ateliers x12

staff offices x8

study rooms x5

social spaces

drone landings x10

control rooms x10

storage x2

production line x2

app.

recession & service areas

staff accommodation

green corridor

underground

(carpark, water reservoir,...)

total

agriculture

green house

market places

production labs x8

research labs x8

vertical farming

staff offices x8

study rooms x5

social spaces

drone landings x10

control rooms x10

storage x2

production line x2

free land for production

app.


staff accommodation

green corridor

underground


total

200 sqm

50 sqm

100 sqm

50 sqm

100 sqm

1000 sqm

75 sqm

25 sqm

1000 sqm

30 m

7500sqm

6000sqm

8000sqm

10000sqm

46000sqm

200 sqm

400 sqm

50 sqm

50 sqm

100 sqm

50 sqm

100 sqm

1000 sqm

75 sqm

25 sqm

1000 sqm

30 m

1000 sqm

7500sqm

6000sqm

8000sqm

10000sqm

46000sqm

space

gravity-free environment 200 sqm

planet simulation room 200 sqm

science rooms x15

50 sqm

ateliers x10

100 sqm

exploration labs x10 50 sqm

staff offices x8

100 sqm

social spaces

1000 sqm

drone landings x10

75 sqm

control rooms x10

25 sqm

storage x2

1000 sqm

production line x2

30 m

app. 7500sqm

recession & service areas 6000sqm

staff accommodation

green corridor

8000sqm

underground 10000sqm


bio-medical

chemical experiment labs x12

biology labs x10

nanotech lab x5

vaccination and test center x2

staff office x8

study rooms x5

social spaces

drone landings x10

control rooms x10

storage x2

production line x2

free land for research

total

app.


staff accommodation

green corridor

underground


total

46000sqm

50 sqm

50 sqm

50 sqm

200 sqm

50 sqm

100 sqm

1000 sqm

75 sqm

25 sqm

1000 sqm

30 m

1000 sqm

7500sqm

6000sqm

8000sqm

10000sqm

46000sqm

accommodation

student accommodation

(for 4500 residents)

single units

double units

triple units

4-person units

app.


10 sqm

20 sqm

30 sqm

40 sqm

45000sqm

25000sqm

total 70000sqm

4 x 17500sqm

for each medium tower

staff accommodation

(for 500 residents)

1+0 units

1+1 units

2+1 units

3+1 units

app. 26000sqm

recession & service areas 6000sqm

total

50 sqm

80 sqm

110 sqm

130 sqm

32000sqm

4 x 8000sqm

in each large tower

facility area

residential

large tower

bridge

large tower

middle tower

bridge

45000 sqm

footprint

bridge plug-in spaces total

10000sqm

projection

284000sqm 45000sqm 7500sqm 340000sqm

underground

12000sqm

40000sqm

towers & bases + + =

100000 sqm

184000sqm

total

accommodation

green

recreational areas

educational & productional

total

units

recreational areas

water reservoir

total

transportation

green

plug-in spaces

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SITE PLAN

1 - LARGE TOWERS

2 - MEDIUM TOWERS

3 - SMALL TOWERS

4 - BRIDGES

Are big enough for the family with two

childeren. The public private relation is

more strict. Located at the western part.










The project is located at the Çubuk 1 Dam Area which is a old dam area that have been not used for several decades. The site has a very interesting

characteristic. At the one side of the site we had an huge dam wall that sharply seperates the site into two. Other than the unused dam wall, the

topographical properties of the site creates very important inputs by defining high slopes and valleys around the lake. The project tries to take advantage

of this slopes by proposing verticality as a solution.


SITE SECTIONS

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The typologies are consist of several elements. The main core element and the floors are similar in both of the Large and Medium tower proposals.

However, the scale and pattern of them are changing. For the Medium tower, the main elements can be considered as core, floors, accomodation

units and the water reservoir. For the Large tower, while the core and the floors are creating the main spatial and organizational bone for the tower, the

specified spaces such as vertical production line and green corridor creates the main architectural character.

PLAN SCHEME

In terms of plan organization it can be said that nearly 12% of the floor area is reserved for the vertical production line. Other than that the floor area

which is usable for the educational spaces is determined between the green corridor and the circulation core.


ELEVATION AND CALLOUTS

In elevation different relations that the complex organization of the tower

is creating can be seen. Detailed drawings defines the relations between

the open-closed spaces and the underground-uperground. The vertical

accumulation of the spaces does not concluded with spatial monotony.

CALLOUT A

OPEN-CLOSED RELATION

CALLOUT B

UNDERGROUND-UPERGROUND

CALLOUT A

CALLOUT B

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The integration of four main elements can be seen:

-Greenery coming from the land

-Open Terraces

-Closed Spaces

-Vertical Production Line

LOCATION: ANKARA , SIHHIYE KAPALI PAZAR YERİ

TYPE: MIXED USED PUBLIC SPACE

PROJECT TEAM: AKİFCAN POLAT, ALPCAN BALCI, ALPEREN AKGÜL, GİZEM YILMAZ

INSTRUCTORS: MUSTAFA HALUK ZELEF, ÖMER FARUK AĞIRSOY, MEHMET MELIH CIN

ANKARA BELEDIYESI DESIGN COMPETITION | 2020-2021

MEMORIAL BAZAAR AND GREEN PUBLIC SPACE

AKS THE CITY

17 | AKS THE CITY

AKS is inspired by the green stream strips in the Jansen plan. The existing bazaar area creates a barrier between the green areas that are Kurtulus Park

and Abdi Ipekçi Park. The proposal is designed to re-create the connection between these green areas.

CONNECTION WITH KURTULUŞ PARK

The underpass provides the continuation of utban

networks with an human-based approach by facilitating

the pedestrian and bicycle circulation in the city.

CONNECTING THE UNDERGROUND AND

THE SKY BY USING THE MEMORIALS

The underpass provides the continuation of utban

networks with an human-based approach by facilitating

the pedestrian and bicycle circulation in the city.

INTEGRATED PUBLIC SPA

In addition to the bazaar are

large spaces that public can

advantage of its form. It is a

use rather than just bazaar a

THE ANIMATION

CE

a, the project also creates

use by using the

continuous and variable

rea or memorial space.

A STOP AT THE CENTER

Thanks to the cafe space that AKS has on the top, it

creates a break space for the city. In the project area,

where the city is so densely structured, the necessity of

such a break space has been taken into consideration.

RELATIONSHIP WITH ABDI IPEKÇI PARK

The project is built on a permeable relationship, away

from the barrier effect created by old bazaar. Instead

of ending the green area in the bazaar, continuity was

ensured by carrying the green over the bazaar.

19 | AKS THE CITY

SITE (ANKARA, TURKEY)

The project area in Sıhhiye, which is currently used as the Yenisehir Bazaar

Area, is located in a place where the most important health centers

are located in the context of Ankara. Within the framework of the 1925

Lörcher plan, the district was named Sıhhiy with the effect of this intense

health focus. At the same time, the project area has the potential to ensure

the continuity of the green texture of the city, since it is located between

Kurtulus Park and Abdi İpekçi Park, which are green areas where people

could take a breathe and get rid of the concrete.

Considering that Ankara is a city of streams and valleys, designer Jansen

thought of streams and valleys as “green river strips” that are forbidden

to construction and have the feature of connecting districts and forming

separating boundaries with each other. The project area between Kurtulus

Park and Abdi İpekçi Park is located on one of these green river lines and

hosts the İncesu Stream. However existing structure creates problems

about its contribution to the urban context.

MASTERPLAN

The bazaar stucture that is currently being used is basically a long span structure that just promisses to enclose the space underneath. The structure

works as a seperator. Aks proposal mainly focuses to the issue of the urban continiuty.

COMPARISON BETWEEN THE OLD SEPERATOR BAZAAR

AREA AND URBAN FACILITATOR AKS

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21 | AKS THE CITY

SECTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

USAGE SCENARIOS

The main organization pattern of the design is based on the situations of the

stips in the Z dimension. That’s why, the sectional characteristics of the spatial

relations are very significant. The relational properties of different spaces can

be seen.

CONTINIOUS GREENERY

The barrier effect created by the current bazaar in the urban fabric is removed in the

AKS proposal by the continuous relationship with the Abdi İpekçi Park. The border

between the green fabric and the bazaar area become more permeable.

UNTERPASS AND CONNECTION

Adjusted for correspond to the spatial needs of different usage scenarios.

The underpass connecting the bazaar area to Aksu Street creates pedestrian

and bicycle connection between Abdi İpekçi and Kurtulus Park. Underpass ensures

the continuity of the networks in the city by its functions. At the same time, it

maintains its relationship with the place where memorials and water meet.

WATER STRIP AS DIVIDER

COMMEMORATION USAGE

mixed use in daily life, different user

groups used at the same time

COMMEMORATION USAGE

the memorials and the path that they

located are reseved fot commemoration

The water element plays a dividing role in the cross section of the proposal. In this

way, the commemoration place and the bazaar area could function side by side in the

same area. In addition, the green area formed around the İncesu Stream in the past

was revitalized next to the water element proposal.

STRIPS IN DIFFERENT SCALES

The logic of stripes, which guides the entire design, repeats itself in designs at lower

scales. Urban furniture has also been created in unity with this design principle.

EXHIBITION EVENT

the structure is intagrated well, thus

whole surface are can be used

AUDITORIUM POSSIBILITY

the gradual adjustment of the strips

creates an auditorium space

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BAZAAR PLAN

CAFE PLAN ORGANIZATION

Free plan is applied Rather than a strictly

defined cafe space, it is considered as a

resting place accompanying the permeable

area integrated with the park.

UNDERPASS PLAN ORGANIZATION

The underpass is organized spatially

according to the memorials in it. The plan

was created by expanding a straight tunnel

from underground towards the junction

point where it opens to the earth.

Considered as a nodal point that creates urban networks, Aks ensures that pedestrian and vehicle

traffic are separated from each other with the underground passage which takes into account the

traffic density in the area.

MANCOLOJI CENTER

CULTURAL CENTER ON BEHALF OF BARIŞ MANÇO



TYPE: MIXED USED CULTURAL CENTER

LOCATION: ISTANBUL, MODA, DSI’S AREA

25 | MANÇOLOJI CENTER

PUBLIC SILHOUETTE

The location of the site is very unique in terms of its proximity to the seashore and its stuckness between

the natural slope and the DSI water treatment center. The main aim is constructed based on those site

situations. The overall culture complex is made to be rest its back on to the existing slope. Then with the

inclined building façades and the minimal floor excavation the public space is enlarged.

Thhe design can be considered as the withdrawal of the museum building for reserving the most of the

land for the use of public pedestrians. By this kind of approach, the silhouette of the istanbul is preseved. In

addition to that, the introduced greeen area which is locating itsef next to the Mühürdar St. offers a solution

to the dense urban fabric of the Moda region.

MANÇOLOJI CENTER IN THE FIELD OF DSI

HEADQUARTERS BUILDING AND INTEGRATED

WITH THE COMPETITION PROPOSAL

THE ANIMATION


SITE PLAN

Architectural concept of the museum is constructed around the topic of cliff house architecture. The aim is withdraw the building from the public grpund.

SECTION AA’

Showing how the ramp is connecting the uppperground and the excavated area. Also the only visible building at the street level can be seen. People who

wants to reach the center from the Mühürdar St. will use this connection. The car park and public path located on it can be seen. Very big open public

spaces can be created thanks to architectural gesture of resting to topoghraphy.

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+8.2 FLOOR PLAN

+5.5 FLOOR PLAN

+1.5 FLOOR PLAN

The site plan organization can be conseidered

deviding the whole site into three main areas

which are the greeen space next to the

Mühürdar Street, the excavated part connected

with the carparks and museum and lastly

the area directly connected with the existing

shoreline greenery. All those three subspaces

are located in different elevations and enhance

the urban living in different ways.

The linear plan organization can be seen. The

museum area is divided into thwo from the

ramp which connects the uperground and the

lowerground. Left hand side of the ramp is

reseved for more private functions such as

accomodation and education whike the right

hand side is for the public usage.


PRECIOUS SILHOUETTE

Another important considiration is the precious silhouette of the

Istanbul. Making a building next to the shoreline of Istanbul creates new

responsibilities for the architect. Mançoloji Center is designed in a way

that except for the enterance gate whole buildings are located under the

existing elevation of the Mühürdar Street. It can be seen on the sections

that the height of the interior spaces is constantly changing according to

the parameter of topographical elevations.

Also the relation of the excavated museum-public space and the

commercial pulic space can be seen. Nearly half of the site area is given

back to the city. In existing situation DSI buildings and treatment center

are disturbing the shoreline continuation. With the Mançoloji Proposal

this condition can be solved and urban circulation of the Moda area can

be enhanced. Different stages of publicity can make this complex a place

where all the people can find something for themselves. Just like Barış

Manço, Mançoloji center will connect the all parts of the society.

SECTION BB’

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SECTION CC’

SECTION DD’

SLIDE LODGEMENTS

LODGEMENT FOR FACTORY WORKERS



TYPE: RESIDENTIAL AND SOCIAL UNITS

LOCATION: MANISA OSB

33 | SLIDE LODGEMENTS

BRAINSTORM DIAGRAM OF

LODGEMENT TYPE AND WHAT IT CAN BORROW

FORM OTHERS

THE ANIMATION

OTHER THAN DWELLING

The relation of the housing units with the public is the main concern in this

project. As we know lodgements and big housing complexes inherently

born with certain circumstances. Such as constructable, economic,

logical, etc. While sustaining these conditions buildings can be shaped as

a mass produced apartment blocks which the relation with the puplic is

distrupted.

“

Almost all those point blocks and slab blocks

should never have been built because they

ostracise the underprivileged into special

places for the poor, and therefore they become

colonies of underprivileged people,

“

- Neave Brown

In this project the everyday life in the lodgements are examined in depth.

Sun, street, nature and the public spaces are main elements which should

be served for every residents. The main form of the buildings are decided

according to these inputs. Inclined forms make people able to use more

sunlight in the streets. In terms of form creation, some parts of the

buildings are subtracted. These subtracted spaces are combined with

public spaces, therefore the boundary between the private and public is

weakened.


SITE (MANISA, TURKEY)

The project is located at the Manisa OSB. The site is in a

context of both emptiness and diversity. While the land has

a big empthy and flat form, there are lots of inputs such as:

Gedik River, OSB Zone, Villages around, Manisa and İzmir.

Aproximatally 360.000 sqm land is reserved for factory

campus. Lodgements are using 45.000 sqm of all site.

There are factory, lodgements, social spaces and future

factory expansion zone in the campus.

Gedik River is modified and became the main regulator in

the site Residential zone is surrounded by the green spaces

which can work as a buffer zone between the production

and livng places.

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5-FACTORY

6-FACTORY EXPANSION ZONE

SITE PLAN

Mainly there are:

-Factory Zone

-Social Zone

-Resitendial Zone

-Green Spaces

1 - SOCIAL CENTER 2 - SINGLE HOUSING TYPE 2 3 - SINGLE HOUSING TYPE 1 4 - FAMILY HOUSING

Serves both the lodgement residents

and other factory workers. Located at a

central space on the site.

Single housing units are seperated from the family units. There are two types of

single housing buildings which differs according to the rank of the workers.

Single housing units are located at the southern part of the site.




Composed of:

-Social Center

-Cafeteria

-Super Market

-Nursery School

-Healthcare Center

-Guest House

Composed of:

-2 types of rooms

-Bigger rooms (1+1)

-2 Blocks

-Blocks had an opening parallel to the

short edge of the plan. Public rood

passing in these openings.

-120 units

Composed of:

-2 types of rooms

-Rooms are studio type (1+0)

-One linear block with interuptions

-The circulation part is converted to

an interior street. (Form of the building

creates the protected semi open zone)

-180 units

Composed of:

-2 types of flats

-2+1 with an atrium in ling room

-4 similar blocks

-One part of the blocks are raised and

the empthy space is connected both the

circulation path and the sports field.

-100 units

BLABLABLA

SINGLE TYPE 1 HOUSING UNITS

In these housings main aim is not blocking the relation of the workers with the land and public

spaces. With the help of the formal features of the building the apartment circulation is converted to

an public street. When public street taken into middle, private terraces can be located at the exterior.

Also the interior street is protecting people from wind, rain and direct sunlights.

At the breaking points of the building there are common kitchenettes and working rooms. Also at

these areas the interior street is enlarged and creates a small public square.

MASS HOUSING LOGIC SMALLER UNITS RECESSION OF FLOORS INTERIOR STREET

SLIDE LODGEMENTS | 39

SINGLE TYPE 2 HOUSING UNITS

Single type 2 housings are created for workers who has higer ranks in the workplace. The main

difference is the housing unit itseft. There are two types of units one is organized in more slender

manner while the other is wider. These units had a 1+1 configuration. They also have theri own

kitchenettes. Organizationally these two units are located for creating again a inclined facade. The

public pederterain street is penetrated the building. Other than Single type 1 housing one part of the

building is reserved for this relation.

TWO TYPES OF ROOMS RECESSION OF FLOORS LEVEL DIFFERENCE PENETRATED STREET

FAMILY HOUSING

The sunlight, greenery and being not seperated from the public are the major factors that building

should sustain. The dublex flats with a big double spaced living room are created. In this way even

the squaremeter of the flats are not so big the spacious effect is given. Also these big glazed part

are taking sunlight directly inside of all of the house.

Similarly, public street relation is sustained by removing the first two floors. The apartment

entrerance is directly opens to the semi open public space. The public relation is sustained but not

as strong as single building types for giving more privacy for the families.

FLATS ORGANIZATION COMBINATION STYLE TWO FLOOR REMOVED UNDER PUBLIC STREET

SOCIAL FACILITIES

Social facilities are in a special space because of its users. Even it is a part of the factory

lodgements, they are designed for the usage of all the factory workers. So it is located at the middle

of site and defines an transition space between factory and lodgements. So, gradual public private

transition is sustained.

Social facilities composed of: Social Center, Cafeteria, Super Market, Nursery School, Healthcare

Center and Guest House. The positive spaces and the form of the buildings are determined by the

modular structural sytem.

STRUCTURAL SYSTEM FREE-PLAN SETUP MODULER ENCLOSURE POSITIVE SPACES

OPTIMUS BUILDING

ROBOTICS AND SOFTWARE DEPARTMENT


MASTERPLAN TEAM: ALPCAN BALCI, BILGE ARSLAN, EBRU EVIN, SANEM YAPAR

INSTRUCTORS: ELA ALANYALI ARAL, MÜGE CANGIZKAN, BARIS YAĞLI

TYPE: EDUCATIONAL / PRACTICAL SCHOOL

LOCATION: ANKARA, TURAN GÜNEŞ

43 | OPTIMUS BUILDING

CIRCULATION PATH

LIBRARY

ENTERANCE, ADMINISTRATION

CAFETERIA

GUEST ACCOMMODATION

SPORTS HALL

HEALTHCARE CENTER

CONFERANCE HALL

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COMMON GROUND

For turning disadvantages of the site to the advantage the additional

ground is introduced. In this condensed program the buildings should

be more high-rise than traditional school buildings. However taking the

student to the upper floors and seperating them from the public garden

space is a big problem.

This problem is solved with elevating this public space to the upper floors.

Also the public facilities such as: Library, Conferance hall, Cafeteria are

loacated between the elevated public space and the department buildings.

Thus, these social spaces become easily accesible and a gradual

separator between the public and private spaces.


ROBOTICS AND SOFTWARE

DEPARTMENT OF

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SITE PLAN

Site is located at the Turan Güneş Boulevard, next to the Hollanda Street. The site is highly accesible by pedestrians and veehicles. Site is surrounded by

condensed urban fabric. This is why usage of the land is very critic.

Another important feature of the site is the slope it has. The maximum level difference is nearly 12 meter in the site.

SITE SECTION


CONNECTION

RELATION

VOLUME CREATION

ORGANIZATION

All of the department is designed according to the building’s connection

with the common ground. For enhancing the space quality of this

connection the atrium is created next to it. Than the more public spaces

are located closer to this connection. In addition to that the connection

floor is mostly reserved for public. The fre space and the canteen of

the department is becoming the part of this general campus space.

Building sits the sloped land in two direction. Both of the directions level

differences are cereated utilized by the interior space qualities. There

is double spaced robotic ateliers and burried robotic hall where these

secitons are changing.

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

THIRD FLOOR PLAN

FORTH FLOOR PLAN


FORTH FLOOR / FROM ADMINISTRATION TO CLASSROOMS

FIRST FLOOR / FROM CORRIDOR TO ATRIUM

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SECOND FLOOR / FROM COMMON GROUND TO CANTEEN AND ATELIERS

SECOND FLOOR / FROM CANTEEN TO COMMON GROUND CONNECTION

Interior relations are investigated deeply. The life inside the schools is mostly effected by the

space contitions. With better spatial interactions the social life of the school can be improved

TYPE: MIXED USED CULTURAL CENTER

INSTRUCTORS: BARIŞ YAĞLI, INCI BASA


EXHIBITION HALL

WALLER CENTER

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ONE ELEMENT TO RULE THEM ALL

In this project design phase is conducted with seperated parts. The architectural elements

are added phase by phase. This kind of approach leads design to emphasize some

elements. The walls are used for regulating all the design. In fact other pieces are helping

walls for creating requirements.

“

The limits of architecture are its strength. Its

inability to give form to a transient idea. Its

inevitable tendency to stabilize, is the latent

power of architecture.

“

- David Chipperfield

This simple and bold idea end up with very compound building. Firstly, the walls are added

with the reference of the existing topoghraphy lines. Then these shear walls are connected

with steel structural frames. Therefore the form of the floors are determined by the

location of the walls. Stairs and enclosure systems are added with the same concerns.

EXISTING TOPOGRAPHY SHEAR WALLS AND FRAMES SITE PLAN

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GLAZINGS

STEEL SKELETON

CENTILEVER STAIRS

FLOORS

STEEL SUPPORTS

SHEAR WALLS

TOPOGRAPHY

EXPLODED DIAGRAM OF THE BUILDING

ELEMENTARY APPROACH

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This project the digital and physical models are progressed mutually. The physical modeling technique gives the freedom of creating different forms,

floor heights. Whereas the digital modeling tools are helping about controling the curvilinear forms and their references. Also in smaller scale digital

modeling solves the details like glazings.

MODEL PHOTOGRAPHS

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PLAN DRAWINGS

PLAN PASSING FROM +5M PLAN PASSING FROM +9M


OTHER WORKS

I akso worked on several different architectural projects during my office internship. From the kindergarden project to the very big mixed used project,

different sclaes and contexts are studied. In this wide spectrum of projects I learned how to deal with changing priorities.

Three projects are selected from that wide spectrum. In those projects

I involved nearly all the design process and had an opportunity to make

contrubutions.

- Güngören Student Center

- Ahmet İyigün Kindergarden

- Kadıköy Mixed Used Complex

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KESIT MAGAZINE

Magazine is accesible on two platforms: Yumpu and Issue

Kesit Magazine is a magazine that we as StudioV student group is publishing. I am an active mamber of this student group and currently leading the

publishing team. I participated on both the graphic design and the content creation of the two issues of the magazine.

KESİT ISSUE 3 | YARIN

KESİT ISSUE 2 | DÖNÜŞÜM

BLOG

VIDEOGRAPHY PHOTOGRAPHY

ideadeconstruction.blogspot.com youtube / alpcanbalci instagram / thingistoppedfor

“ideadeconstruction” is the blog

which my architectural comentary

writings are located. I am combining

my academical knowledge with my

surrounding while writing the context.

nearly all of my video collages and

architectural visualizations can be

accesed from my personal youtube

page.

“thingistoppedfor” is the instagram

page where I am publishig my

photographs. Generally the

photographs are sellected according

to their spatial context.

alpcanbalci@gmail.com

AlpcanBalcı_Portfolio

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