{"id":10233,"date":"2026-05-19T06:58:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T06:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=10233"},"modified":"2026-05-19T09:22:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T09:22:00","slug":"counterbalanced-realms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=10233","title":{"rendered":"Counterbalanced Realms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-sticky is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-container-1 is-position-sticky\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-sticky\">This project investigates how different ways of living can be brought together within a single architectural system. Developed around the concept of <em>Counterbalanced Realms<\/em>, the design responds to the user\u2019s need for both privacy and independence. A semi-independent workspace capable of hosting clients is articulated alongside more intimate and grounded living environments. Rather than separating these conditions, the project establishes a clear relationship between them through spatial layering and continuity. Differences in enclosure, openness, position, and elevation define distinct atmospheres while remaining part of a unified whole. The result is a domestic environment that supports multiple rhythms of everyday life without losing coherence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Author:<\/strong> Efe \u00c7ukurelmal\u0131<br><strong>Studio:<\/strong> ARCH 201 Fall 2025<strong><br>Instructor(s):<\/strong> Alp Giray K\u00f6se<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/?cat=232\" rel=\"tag\">2025<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/?cat=14\" rel=\"tag\">ARCH201<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/?cat=11\" rel=\"tag\">Studio Works<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/?cat=39\" rel=\"tag\">Year<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div 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