Tabanlioglu Architects

LOFT GARDENS 

Levent Istanbul

2007 - 2010

 

In the hearth of Istanbul, a 10.000 years old habitat, yet a city of youthful dynamism with its eye on the high-tech future and innovations, Levent Loft project faces requirements of the today’s city-life within the concept of loft.

 

Comprised of loft apartments at various size and forms, with large wall of windows and high ceilings, the residential offers alternative layouts for distinctive requirements.

 

Following the success of the Levent Loft residential, a transformation project on the main axis of Central Business District of Istanbul, Loft Gardens is designed in the concept of “soft loft” as a complementary block. The mid-rise transparent residence block, with its vertical gardens, emerges at the back end of  Levent Loft  - a narrow horizontal structure- to create another cohesive and lively alcove.

 

82 apartments with different floor plans and varying in size from 72 m² to 268 m², the larger ones being 8 duplexes with a private terrace or garden, constitute the 21 floor mid-rise transparent residence block; nature friendly with its vertical gardens designed as private walkout terraces, balconies, and garden patios.

 

The loft apartments have floor-to-ceiling, one-piece, energy efficient, large wall of windows opening to Bosporus view and the city panorama; wealth of natural light creates more commodious and ambient spaces.

 

In the understanding of loft style, exposed ductwork, plumbing, beams, concrete flooring, masonry and corrugated steel elements are kept in the spirit of openness and creativity that are integral to loft design. Still, to able to offer more conventional feel and to provide more energy efficiency, such basics of loft preferred with softer edges, including partial drywall encasements; the upscale loft apartments have defined spaces, especially bedrooms, fine flooring and they feature high end kitchen and bathroom fixtures and finishes whilst the key elements of openness and versatility in loft design are respected. The residences, all with wide windows and high ceilings, offer transitive units, flexible and alternative layouts for distinctive requirements.

 

Facilities like the large underground car park, personal storage, central heating and ventilation, security, maintenance services and “intelligent house” system grant a user-friendly environment and easy access.  The complex, supported by the recent technologies and professional service administration, offers a comfortable and fashionable life-style.

 

To motivate an interactive, lively social mood, the architectural approach supports an energetic and at the same time serene lifestyle. The transitivity and synergy born out of space formations encourage contemporary demands of urban life. The apartments are private and self-contained, but never isolated; on the contrary, good neighbor- policy is encouraged.

 

Loft Gardens is a few steps to shopping, cafes and restaurants; the subway stop is only one block away; the loft life style is convenient especially for hardworking young people in search of a more liberal living-form, who needs to save time at home for social activities.

 

The building is not only designed as a housing facility but also it is planned to be a high quality social venue and a friendly neighborhood.

 

At the hearth of the city, Loft Gardens is not only an innovative architectural structure but also a social motive for people who demand a faster, easier and sociable life standard. In the texture of progressing CBD of the city, preference of a residential figure stimulates a neighbourhood formation addressing basically white-collar working population. Today’s fast moving lifestyle demands more time out then in homes, Loft Gardens concept mix home life with social life, where your friends are your neighbours whom you may meet either outdoors at your terraces or in the spacious living rooms over the cityscape. Residents save time being located in the center where they can also dodge traffic inconveniences.