“extra-Muros” explores the concept of openness and interaction through architecture that transcends cultural boundaries. Inspired by Istanbul as a city historically defined by its walls, the design reinterprets “outside the walls” as an invitation to engage and participate. Influenced by Umberto Eco’s “The Open Work,” it embraces constant reinterpretation and leaving one’s traces on the building over time, transforming it into a living, evolving canvas, a palimpsest. Axes linking Gülhane Park, the waterfront, urban fabric, and the train station shape the massing. Communal art murals, interchangeable exhibition panels, concrete, mesh materials balance this dialogue between the old and the new.
Author: Aylin Hasanova
Studio: ARCH 401 Fall 2024
Instructor(s): Yiğit Acar, Zeynep Ege Odabaşı
