The brief
- Location
- Istanbul, Türkiye
- Year
- 2023
- Scope
- Private estate · 2,200 m²
- Climate
- Coastal Mediterranean · maritime
- Area
- 2,200 m² · five terraces · 18 m drop
The terracing
A steep Bosphorus hillside terraced into five levels, each set as a different garden — winter blooms at the top, kitchen garden in the middle, olive grove on the south face, cypress and hardscape at the base where the family lives.
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