Size
3m x 3m x 3m
Location
Santralistanbul, Bilgi University, Istanbul
Date
August 2017
Collaboration
NOPA - Non Orthogonal Planar Assemblies - International Summer School was organized by Istanbul Bilgi University and was supported by ETH Zurich and NCCR Digital Fabrication from Switzerland. Program coordinators from Istanbul Bilgi University were Prof. Dr. Åžebnem Yalınay Çinici and Dr. Evren Aysev Deneç. The tutors from Istanbul Bilgi University were Cemal Koray Bingöl, Gamze Gündüz and Leyla Ä°lman including the collaborators, OÄŸul Öztunç and Hülya Oral. The tutors and lecturers from ETH Zurich and NCCR Digital Fabrication were Selen Ercan, David Jenny, Orkun Kasap and Luka Piskorec including the guest crits and lecturers Hannes Mayer from ETH Zurich and Dr. Ralph Bärtschi from ROB Technologies AG. The students of the International Summer School were Aylin Güler, Foad Sarsangi, Nilay Öztürk, Meryem N. Yabanigül, Mevan BacgeroÄŸlu, Emre TaÅŸ, Berk Ekmen, Bilge Kardelen BekiroÄŸlu, Derya Çiftnamlı, Parhes Deni Çakıridis, Deniz Hüray TuÄŸcu, Ecem KırtaÅŸ, Saadet Yüncü, Semen Tanrıverdi, Ä°layda Turan, Hüsnü Yücel and Ä°smail KocataÅŸ.
NOPA
Assembly of the eight modules, affectionately called the “trees”, proceeded on the building site at the front yard of the Bilgi University Architecture Faculty, at santralistanbul campus. They were anchored in the ground using eight temporary foundations. Additionally, the pieces were connected on the ridges and on their connecting sides, both ensuring their stability during construction as well as for subsequent stability against deformations caused by wind and weathering (Figure 7).