The document describes the architectural design of a split-level row house in Eskişehir, Turkey, for a family that includes a professor and three children. Each family member has their own separate space on one side, while communal areas are oriented towards the canal, featuring balconies and terraces for shared activities. The design emphasizes vertical voids that create alleys and terraces, enhancing ventilation and light while allowing for interaction with the surrounding environment.

1. house A6
terrace_shift
Imaginary clients are a family consisting of a
single professor with 3 children, a boy and 2 younger
girls. The keywords were used to generate a split level
house where each member has their own individual
space on the street side, while communal areas are on
the canal side for family time.
night person
educator
student
occupants
1 male adult
1 boy
2 girls
separate rooms with study spaces
large study, storage
living space separated from rest of the family,
each not disturbing the others routines
immediate
response
type row house
location Eskişehir, Turkey
studio architectural design III

2. render of alleyway view to canal. Above, the professor’s
study balcony and living room can be seen.
Maximum volume of the
house is filled with 3 floors
Each floor shifted laterally to create
alleys and terraces along the longitudinal axis
canal end of the house pulled down
to bring occupants closer to the element
Cutting out of the first
floor creates a tall void in the
middle, as well as making two
balconies
massing

3. longitudinal section

4. voids | gardens, terraces, and alleyways
The shifting of the voids manifests itself within the sections; at the ground
level, the floor to sky open void created, forms an alleyway at the side of the
house (shown in the adjacent image), which is used for the entrance, also
created a ‘third facade’ for a row house that would normally have only two.
At the first floor, the second void contains a terrace garden, along the side of
the family room. This also provides ventilation for the bathroom windows
of the second, and third floor.
On the top floor, the voids become balconies for the professor’s study, and
bedroom, places to sit outside the house and look down upon the street or
residential alleyway.
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transverse section
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transverse section
from canal
COHOUSE 4
HOUSE A6
CANAL
CANAL
proposed programmatic
site plan
PEDESTRIAN STREET
The site plan below shows the two plots allotted, one for the house and one
for the co-house project that follows this one.
SHIFT occupies lot A6, with a canal at the back of the house and a pedestri
an street at the front. The house, constructed on plot a6 (site plan on page
3), lies 2 plots away from the co-house, and the street, giving the residents
ease of access to the outside community. West of the plot is the canal, and
east is the pedestrian street, ensuring the nearby aura is that of peace and
calm.

5. plans
ground floor first floor second floor
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from professor’s study
looking towards the street entrance
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