ARCHITECT'S JOURNEY
MİMARIN YOLCULUĞU

Sena Macit . Yakup Daşdemir . Leyla Gül . Ömercan Tunalı . . . CSO Ada is situated within Ankara’s urban fabric as an enclave within chaos, bringing together the city’s historical and contemporary layers. Located along an axis connecting Anıtkabir, CerModern, Ankara Castle, and Gazi University Faculty of Architecture, the building stands at the intersection of Ankara’s cultural and historical richness. Anıtkabir’s monumentality, representing national identity, is balanc

Şeymanur İşler . Berfin Doğan . Haticetülkübra Öçsoy . Hazal Gül . . . The building and its surroundings are redefined through light. Artificial lighting becomes not merely a functional element, but an active and living component of the landscape. Bringing people and architectural elements together, light creates a dynamic visual experience in which each component contributes a different layer to the space. Like a symphony composed with light, the resulting scenes exist

Merve Kalınsazlıoğlu . Aleyna Urtekin . Meryem Melike Dülgeroğlu . Zeynep Korkmaz . . . THE ARCHITECTURAL LANGUAGE OF LIGHT CSO Ada Ankara demonstrates how natural and artificial light can come together to create a strong architectural language. While its extensive glass surfaces allow natural light to penetrate the interior, artificial lighting transforms the atmosphere of the space into an artistic expression during the evening hours. The continuous interplay between

Çalgay Malguna Kara . Nurbahar Elmalı . Sude Naz Karatepe . Sude Karakaş . . . The CSO complex distinguishes itself from its surroundings and other public buildings in Ankara through an architectural composition of basic geometric forms, including triangular prisms, spheres, and oval volumes. Facing Atatürk Boulevard, the building shapes both the site plan and its design decisions, gaining symbolic significance through its relationship with the boulevard and its visual

Naciye Özden . Tuğçe Çetingül . Hediye Elmas . . . CSO Ada Ankara is positioned on a platform surrounded by water, integrating with the existing topography through minimal interventions that preserve the continuity of the landscape. Strategic breaks are introduced where necessary to maintain spatial flow and create variation in perception and experience. The limited use of structural columns minimizes the building’s environmental footprint while preserving the surrounding

Elif Soykan . Ömer Faruk Ataç . Canahmet İpekoğlu . Mustafa Altınay . . . CSO Ada brings together diverse volumes and surfaces in a balanced architectural composition. The poetic combination of simple Euclidean forms creates both visual and conceptual depth. The contrast between monumental masses and fluid, refined forms allows the building to offer a different spatial experience from every viewpoint. The angular and solid forms of the exterior emphasize permanence, whi

Esra Meryem Gül . Betül Şayir . Necla Zengin . . . The building stands out through its sharp lines and dynamic transitions between surfaces, expressing a sense of energy and movement. This design approach reflects the mission of CSO by emphasizing continuous exploration and innovation. Angular elements create a perception of movement and energy rather than a static architectural form. As the building changes in appearance from different viewpoints, it offers a dynamic and

İrem Okuducu . İrem Çelik . Yaren Köse . . . CSO Ada is explored through its color palette and textural qualities, focusing on material choices, surface relationships, and their visual and emotional impact. This analysis is organized around three distinct categories: Natural Texture, Artificial Texture, and Permeable Texture. Natural Texture emerges through the landscape, water, and wooden elements across the complex. The clear surface of the artificial lake reflects its

Beyzanur Koç . Seyde Sude Çekiç . Özgür Cafer Topçuoğlu . . . This study focuses on how space acquires identity through human movement at CSO Ada. The relationship between people and space is explored through three stages: Stillness, Gathering, and Dispersal. Each sequence visualizes these stages, revealing the cyclical story of the space and its coexistence with people. STILLNESS The stillness of the building is like a quiet pause before it is interrupted by the sound of