PORTFOLIO 2023 - HANDE YILMAZ

ARCHITECTURAL
PO RTFO LIO
2023
HANDE YILM AZ
+90 531 302 73 03
handeyilm aaz98@ gm ail.com

DateofBirth 14/05/1998
Nationality Turkish
CONTACT
Caddebostan/Kadıköy
İstanbul,Turkey
handeyilmaaz98@gmail.com
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HANDE YILM AZ
Architect&UrbanPlanner
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ABOUTME
Wel,mostpeoplewilfindthis
boringanddecidetoskipreading
thissession.Despitethat,Ithought
thatthiswouldhelptogettoknow
memore.Asitusualyhappens,at
18ienroledatİstanbulBilgi
Universityandstudyingfora
degreeinArchitecture.Attheendof
everyyear,Isignedupfordiferent
internshipsandoneopenedmy
eyesregardingthehugegap
betweenacademiaandthe
profession.Iam ateam playerwho
workswelunderpressure,being
abletocopewithmostofthe
chalengesthatcomemyway.
EDUCATION&TRAINING
01/09/2012–01/06/2016
HighSchoolGraduate
FMVÖzelErenköyIşıkHigh
School
İstanbul,Turkey
Finalgrade 83,46
01/09/2016–06/2020
BachelorDegreeof
Architecture
İstanbulBilgiUniversity
İstanbul,Turkey
GPA 2,46

WORKEXPERIENCE
01/06/2018–30/06/2018
ArchitectureIntern
AğaoğluAkdenizİnşaat
veEğitim Hiz.A.Ş.
İstanbul,Turkey
Constructionsiteinternshipwasoneofthemandatory
internshipsshouldhavebeentakenafterthe2ndyearof
thearchitecturaleducationintheİstanbulBilgiUniversity.
Mymainresponsibilitywasobservingtheconstructionsite
everydayandhelpingtothesitesupervisoraboutseveral
tasks.Takingnotesandpreparingafinalinternship
documentwasmyotherresponsibilitytowardsmy
university.
02/11/2020–12/12/2020
CanElmasMimarlık
İstanbul,Turkey
Ienroledforthisoficeinternshipvoluntarily.Mymain
responsibilitywastocreate,completeanddetailizedigital
architecturaldrawingsanddigital3dmodelsaccordingtothe
instructionsgivenbytheleadingarchitect.Helpingtobuildand
completea3dreallifemodelwasalsooneofmyresponsibilities.
Additiontothat,themainreasonienroledforthisinternshipas
anarchitectureinternwastorecognizetheoficeenvironment
welandestablishandadaptthediferencebetweenthe
academiaandtheprofession.
01/07/2020–31/07/2020
ArchitectureIntern
BezekMimarlık
Bursa,Turkey
Oficeinternshipwasoneofthemandatoryinternships
shouldhavebeentakenafterthe3rdyearofthe
architecturaleducationintheİstanbulBilgiUniversity.
Mymainresponsibilitywascreatingdigitalarchitectural
drawingsandhelpingtothearchitectaboutseveral
tasks.Takingnotesandpreparingafinalinternship
documentwasmyotherresponsibilitytowardsmy
university.
LANGUAGESKILLS
TURKISH
(MotherTounge)
ENGLISH
B2Level
GERMAN
A1Level

DIGITALSKILLS RECOMMENDATIONS HOBBIES&INTERESTS
AutoCAD
Rhinoceros3D
AdobePremiere
AdobeAfterEfects
AdobePhotoshop
Sketchup
Lumion
Twinmotion
MicrosoftExcel
MicrosoftPowerPoint
MicrosoftWord
Zephyr3D
DialuxEVO
ErenÇıracı
StudioLectureratİstanbulBilgi
University
ErenÇıracıisoneofmy4thyear
2ndsemesterarchitecturalstudio
lecturersatİstanbulBilgi
University.Heeducatedmeand
contributedtomygraduation
projectwhichispresentedinmy
architectural
portfolio.
Email eren@fields-studio.com
Phone (+90)5314664969
Ph.D.KutayKarabağ
Coordinatorfor4thYear
ArchitecturalDesignStudiosat
İstanbulBilgiUniversity
KutayKarabağisoneofmy4thyear
1stsemesterarchitecturalstudio
lecturersandthecoordinatorforthe
4thyeararchitecturaldesignstudios
atİstanbulBilgiUniversity.He
educatedmeandcontributedtomy
4thyear1stsemesterprojectwhich
ispresentedinmyarchitectural
portfolio.
Email kutaykarabag@gmail.com
Phone (+90)5326255655
DigitalDraftingIatended3dsMax,Rhinoceros5.0,MicrosoftExcelandAdobe
PhotoshopCCcousesattheBEM EducationCenterinordertodevelopmydigital
draftingskils.Thiswouldhelpmeintheacademiaandinmyfutureprospectivecareer.
HandDraftingıhaveahugeinterestinfreehanddrawing.ThatiswhyIatended
freehanddrawingcoursesatAtelierKfor1year.
VideoMakingImetarchitecturalvideomakingwiththehelpofanelectivecourse
iatendedatthe3rdyearofmyeducationintheİstanbulBilgiUniversitycaledVideo
Architecture.MyfinaloveralgradewasA.Thiselectivecourseturnedouttoberealy
beneficialandhelpfulformyowndevelopment.Ilearnedhowtomakearchitectural
videoswithusingtheAdobeAfterEfectsandAdobePremiereProprograms.Editing
andcreatingavideowithanarchitecturalwayofthinkingwasanunforgetable
experience.
ClassicalGuitarPlayingIhavebeenplayingclassicalguitarsincethe3rd
gradeoftheprimaryschool.Ithasbeen13yearssincethatistarted.Icontinuedtothe
classicalguitarcoursesheldbytheAssociatedBoardoftheRoyalSchoolsofMusicfor
9years.Ienteredseveralexaminationsthroughtheyearsandintheendiexaminedin
grade6musictheoryandpassedwithmeritin2014.

HOBBIES&INTERESTS
ModelMakingIatendedtoanelectivecoursecaledBasicModelMakingin
İstanbulBilgiUniversityinordertodevelopmyselfinmakingreallife3dmodels.This
coursehelpedmetorecognizediferenttypesofmaterialsandcalculatethecenterof
gravityanddevelopeaminireallifecarierbridge.
CeramicWorksIam realyinterestedinmakingusefulobjectsoutofceramic
withthehelpoftheceramicmoldsmadefrom plaster.Ithinkceramicisamaterialthat
hasahighpotential.Iliketocreateobjectsthataresuitableforfoodconsumptionsuch
asceramicmugs,bowlsandplateswithusingdiferentcolorsofglazesand
underglazes.Makingaceramicobjecttakestimeandrequirespatience.Butafteralthe
processessuchasbakingaredone,thefinalresultworthsforalthewaiting.
TravelingIlovetotravelaroundtheworldasmuchasican.Iam alwayswilingto
deepenmyselfwiththehelpofgetingintouchwithdiferentcultures,placesandpoint
ofviews.Countriesthatihavetraveled:Italy,Spain,France,Greece,Austria,
Hungary,CzechRepublic.Countriesthatihavelivedin:Turkey,UnitedKingdom
CONFERENCES&SEMINARS
25/11/2016–25/11/2016İstanbulBilgi
University
OdileDecqArchitecturalThinkingSeminar
02/10/2017–06/10/2017Beşiktaş
YEM ArchitectureWeekSeminars
09/2017–09/2017Beyoğlu
SALTGalataCaligraphyWorkshop
06/2017–06/2017İstanbulBilgiUniversity
TheTower:ConstructionExperimentswith
AxonometricDrawings
09/2017–09/2017İTÜ
BasicDesignEntranceLectureİTÜOruç
Çakmaklı
01/2018–01/2018Bomonti
VideoandArchitecture:VideoScreening
09/2018–02/2019İstanbulBilgiUniversity
ArchitectureandArtMonographsLecture-İhsanBilgin
03/2019–03/2019İstanbulBilgiUniversity
ProfessionalCameraUsageandEditingSeminar&Workshop
06/2019–08/2019Kadıköy
BEM EducationCenterCourses
Iatended3dsMax,Rhinoceros5.0,MicrosoftExcelandAdobe
PhotoshopCCcousesattheBEM EducationCenterinorderto
developmydigitaldraftingskils.This
wouldhelpmeintheacademiaandinmyfutureprospectivecareer.
02/2019–06/2019İstanbulBilgiUniversity
TheoriesofModernArchitectureLecture-TanselKorkmaz
07/2019–07/2019TÜYAP
YAPITurkeyBuild
Constructionmaterialsfair.
03/2019–03/2019Kadıköy
TAKKadıköyYeldeğirmeniSeminar
Yeldeğirmeniconstructionhistory

TABLEOFCONTENTS
NATURE&ARTSUSTAINABLE
CONSERVATIONMUSEUM
HaydarpaşaSiloBuildingsTransformation
Project
Haydarpaşa,Kadıköy,İstanbul
Academic
2persongroupwork
4thyearfirstsemesterproject
September2019-January2020
MİMARSİNANMONUMENTDESIGN
COMPETITION
Monument&LandscapeDesignThroughout
theSinanTriangleforOtomanArchitect
MimarSinan
Üsküdar,İstanbul
Professional,5persongroupproject
CompetitionheldbytheİstanbulMetropolitan
Municipality
January2021-February2021
URBANCULTURES&ARCHITECTURE
ANDCITY
CostumeDesign&Photography
UrbanCultures&ArchitectureandCity
ModulesWorks
Academic
Induvidualwork
Master’sDegree,firstandsecondsemester
project
September2021-June2022
ADVANCEDARCHITECTURALDESIGN
ECSTATICFIELDS
PocheSpaceDesignProject
RadclifeSquare,Oxford
Academic
Induvidualwork
Master’sDegree,firstandsecondsemester
project
September2021-June2022

NATURE&ARTSUSTAINABLE
CONSERVATIONMUSEUM

COASTLINEHISTORICALCHANGEANALYSIS
HaydarpaşaSilos,locatednextto
HaydarpaşaStationinKadıköy,were
builttogetherwiththeportintheearly
1900s.Itsummarizestheobjectivesof
thefarmerwiththesentence“T.M.O.
OfisÇiftçininKaraGünDostudur”
writenonthesilosfacades.The
structuresthatcontinuedtofunction
until2005wereclosedforusein2005
undertheHaydarpaşaPortproject.
Inlinewithourfieldanalysis,wehave
designedaconceptprojectbehindthe
Silobuildingsthatwilfeedtheusersof
theEducationandHealthbuildings
locatedinthecityareaandbringthem
togetherwiththecoastlineand
transform theSilostructurewithinthe
frameworkofpermeableand
sustainableprinciples.
Byunloadingthesuccessivetube
elementsinthesilostructure,we
createdausablehighceilingvolume
inside.

ÜSKÜDARMİMAR
SİNANMONUMENT
DESIGNCOMPETITION
Themainpurposeofthiscompetition,
whichwasopenedbytheIstanbul
Municipality,istoremindonceagainthe
deterioratinghistoricaltextureof
Üsküdar,whichwasformedbythefiling
ofthecoastlineandhasbecomeabusy
transportationhub.Üsküdarhasa
uniqueurbantexturethathashosted
manyhistoricalbuildingssincethe
Otomanperiod.
Intheareacaled"MimarSinan
Triangle",wedesigneddiferent
monumentalareasthatwilhighlightand
experiencethearchitect'sstructuresin
oneofthemainmonumentonthe
coastlineandontheothercornersofthe
triangle,inordertocommemoratethe
pioneerofmosquearchitectureandthe
architectKocaSinanwholeftmorethan
375works.Whiledesigningmonuments,
insteadofconsideringthem outof
context,weadoptedaholisticapproach
thataddressestheareabyorganizing
thegreenareasinsideandaroundthe
triangle.

PROPERTIESOFTHE‘SINANTRIANGLE’BUILDINGS
MAINMONUMENTPLACE&LANDMARKS
PEDESTRIANTRANSPORTATION

MihrimahSultanCami

ADVANCEDARCHITECTURAL
DESING ECSTATICFIELDS

CHAMELEONARCHITECTURE
Step1:ColagesEmergedfrom Sentences
Weweregiven3sentecespairsforustocreatecolagesoutofsome
restrictedimages.
Delighted-Colide
Iinterpretedthesewordsasharmonyandopposition.I
thinkthatthenatureandthearchitecturalworldseem
astheyareoppositeandcolidingatthefirstsight.But
theyactualycompleteeachotherandtheyarein
harmonyinaway.Inthiscolage,Icombinedleaves,
seashels,snailshelsandapavilion.Theyareblended
andcompletedsomehowatthebackground.Iwanted
tousetheelementsofnatureandthearchitectural
worldtogether.Atthefront,thereisaman-made
connectionunitcombinedwiththeeyetextureofabee.
Thatalsoreferstothesameidea.
Heavenly-Clash
Thecombinationofthistwo
wordsevokedmeofthebig
ben,thecreationofthe
wholeuniverse.Idepicted
thebigbenwiththeflowersi
foundheavenly.Ialsoused
thehandsfrom theAdam’s
Creation.Iwantedto
representthesetwodiferent
believessuchasthe
physicalandthe
metaphysicaltogether.They
seem liketheyareclashing
andopponentbuttheyarein
aharmonysomehowatthe
sametime.

CHAMELEONARCHITECTURE
Step2:InclassFaceDrawings
Wewereaskedtodrawfaceswiththedescriptionofourteammateswithout
lookingatthesubject.
Thereisanecosystem andacirculationin
nature,life.Onebeing’slosscouldbethegain
ofanother.Itriedtodepictacaterpilareating
andmakingholesonaleaf.Leaf’slossand
damagecouldbethegainofotheranimals.This
actionandimpactcouldprovidemoresightto
anotherbeing.Caterpilarisamediatorhere,
butitactualyhasbenefitssuchaseating.
Heavenly-Impact

CHAMELEONARCHITECTURE
Step3:SelectingaMaterial
Wewereaskedtoselectamaterialreferingtothecolagewechose.Ichosethe3rd
colagebecauseofit’shighpotential.Andthen,idecidedtochoseseaspongeasmaterial.
Heavenly-Impact
Ichoseseaspongeasmaterial
becauseofit’sporousand
perforatednature.Itcanbecreated
naturalyintheseaorman-madeas
asyntheticproduct.Itistranslucide.
Itconductslightfrom it’spores
whenitisthin.
Idrewthetopview,sectionand
elevationofseaspongecombining
theinclassfacedrawings.
Icutedandthinnedaseaspongeand
photographedit.Iusedthisphotographasa
guidelineofthedigitaldrawingofmy
handheld.

CHAMELEONARCHITECTURE
Step4:CreatinganHandheld
Icreatedahandheldwithlasercutingatransparentacrylicsheet.Andthen,icurvedthe
handheldwithusingaheatmachine.Afterihadtheshapeiaimed,ispraypaintedthe
handheldwitharosegoldcolour.
Thesearetheeditedphotosofthe
veryfirsthandheldwithreflecting
diferentlightsourcesfrom diferent
angles.

CHAMELEONARCHITECTURE
Step5:CreatingaGroundPiecewithaMDFTile
Icreatedagroundpieceoutofcombiningthepreviousinclassfacedrawings.Iwascaringfor
thesolidpartsandthevoids,alsotheconnections.Ipreparedthedigitaldrawingandthen
cutedtheMDFTilewiththeappropriatemachine.Thenispraypainteditwithblackcolour.
Step6:Creatinga3DComposition
Wewereaskedtocreatea
compositionmadeofcombining
diferent3dobjects.These3d
objectsarethescansofthereal
lifeobjectswescannedbefore.I
chosethescanofacactusand
madeitclearerwithsome
corectionsandmadea
composition.
MDFTile
DigitalDrawingoftheMDFTileSomePartsareElevatedtoEnrichoftheSpatialQuality
Elvationsofthe3DComposition

CHAMELEONARCHITECTURE
Step7:Creatinga3DPrintOutoftheComposition
Step8:CreatingaPocheDevelopment
Wewereaskedtocreatepoche
developmentswithsubstractingthe
previous3Dcompositionfrom acube.
Icreated4diferentmodulesas
A,B,CandD.
Oneofthesemodulesthatithought
hasthemostpotentialwouldleadme
toform thestructureofmyspace.
3DPrintOut
Modules

CHAMELEONARCHITECTURE
Step9:Creatinga2ndHandheld
Wewereaskedtocreatea2ndhandheld.Iusedthesametechniquewhencreatingmy2ndhandheld.Ichoosetowork
with3mm and1mm thickacrylicsheets.Oneredtransparent,oneyelowtransparentandonemiroredacrylicsheets.
Ialsobendedthem withtheheatingmachineafterilasercutedthem.
3mm ThickYelowTransparent
AcrylicSheet
3mm ThickRedTransparent
AcrylicSheet
1mm ThickMirored
AcrylicSheet
LayersUnderDiferentColorsofLights

CHAMELEONARCHITECTURE
Step10:ColorandLightResearch
Ididaresearch onchamaeleon’scolorchange.Avideoofachameleonchangingcolor
leadedmetocreateacolorchangingvideowiththereferenceofchamaeleon’scolour
shades.Ireflectedthecolorchangingvideoonthe3layersandexaminedthelight,
shadowandthereflection.
Diferentholesonthesheetscausedvariedoverlapsoflightandcolour.Colouredlight
andshadowchangeswereexperimented.

CHAMELEONARCHITECTURE
Step11:MakingRenders
Imade3Dmodelsofthelayers.Andthen,Isubstractedthe3Dcompositionfrom thelayers
whichtheiredgesform anabsolutecube.
AddingthePreviousGroundSurface
DayTime
NightTime

CHAMELEONARCHITECTURE
Step12:ThinkingtheInterior
Takingvolumetricsunlightfrom theabovetomakeitmore
dramatic.Darkerpointsareformedatsomeparts.
ColidingUrbanCulturesandAAD
IvisitedtheLaryBel’sexhibitioninLondonforsome
inspiration.

CHAMELEONARCHITECTURE
Step12:ThinkingtheInterior
Sectionsofthepoche.

CHAMELEONARCHITECTURE
Step12:ThinkingtheInterior
Idecidedtodepicttheinteriorviausingtheacrylicsheetsandcoloredlight.Ialso
usedsemitransparentwindowcoveringtominimisethedirectlightefectand
visibilityofthesourceoflight.Iusedmiroredacrylicsheetonthegroundto
maximisetheinfinityefectoftheroom.Thisisthedepictionofthecafearea.