BKM Beşiktaş Cultural Center
Interior Design

Location Istanbul, Turkey
Year 2016
Architect Özgül Öztürk
Project Team Atilla Türkoğlu, Ayşenur Demir

Aimed & Achieved
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s)

The offices, bar area, multi-purpose hall, and stage of BKM Beşiktaş Cultural Center were redesigned to reconnect production spaces with nature. The project stands among the first architectural works in which circular design principles were explicitly articulated and implemented at an architectural scale.

Office Space Cubicles + Transparent Partitions, Bar Area & Multi-purpose Hall, Office Space Gathering Area

Rammed Earth Wall

In the 550 m² basement space, which lacks direct daylight and natural ventilation, the physical and psychological comfort of production teams working long-term was a primary design parameter. Within this framework, an unbaked rammed earth wall was constructed between the entrance and office areas, bringing the humidity-balancing and atmospheric qualities of natural material into the spatial experience. This application became one of the first examples in Turkey at an interior decoration scale. 

Rammed Earth Wall Close-up

Natural + Repurposed Materials in Use

Materials sourced from BKM’s storage, waste collected from the Beşiktaş district, and reclaimed elements from other projects were reinterpreted as raw material; waste was transformed into value through design intelligence.

Decorative Elements

Works produced in nature by a female artist were integrated into the space, while quotations from BKM performers were applied to glass surfaces as graphic elements, embedding the institution’s cultural memory into the design. The project was conceived as a holistic interior approach bringing together nature, culture, and circularity within a production environment.