MA Interior Architecture and Design
MA Interior Architecture and Design
Design Statement: I believe space is never neutral. Every built environment either supports or depletes its inhabitants, and in an era of rapid urbanization and high-density living, this responsibility has never been more important. My practice sits at the intersection of architecture, interior design, and environmental psychology. Trained across Istanbul, Pakistan, and the UK, I understand design as the shaping of lived experience. The most meaningful question is not only how a space looks, but how it makes people feel. This belief is expressed through Arcoran, my thesis project: a biophilic redesign of a high-rise residential floor in Istanbul. Research anchors my thinking, while sustainability and craft remain central to my design process. Currently working at Murat Tabanlıoğlu Architects, I carry an awareness that every space holds responsibility toward the person inside it. Architecture, at its finest, is empathy made spatial.
Project Overview: Arcoran is a thesis-based response to the psychological effects of dense urban living. Grounded in research on the cognitive and emotional benefits of biophilic design, the project rethinks the fourth level of **NEF 11 Kağıthane, Istanbul**, transforming underutilized apartments into six communal gardens: Zen, Sensory, Sunlight, Forest Nook, Healing, and Desert. These gardens introduce organic forms and curvilinear qualities into an otherwise rectilinear structure. At an intimate scale, Yeşilköşe, the primary bedroom, integrates a compact indoor garden with full-height glass, hanging greenery, moss artwork, and leaf-textured surfaces. Together, these interventions position nature not as a luxury, but as a necessity for wellbeing in high-density urban life.