Exploded House, Bodrum | GAD Documentary Films

Exploded House, Bodrum | GAD Documentary Films
A short documentary film on the architecture of the Exploded House, Bodrum, Turkey by GAD Architecture led by Gokhan Avcioglu presented by architecture critic Gokhan Karakus. The film looks at the design of this iconic contemporary house completed in 2003 in the Bodrum Peninsula, on the Aegean Sea coastline of Turkey, visually presenting the mix of topographic, natural and architectural features. Karakus critically notes the continuity between nature and architecture balanced harmoniously by GAD's architecture. The film's photography emphasizes the ambient atmospheric and environmental setting of the Turkish Aegean coast that is the subject of this documentary film on GAD architectural projects in Bodrum.
Architecture of The Exploded House
The Exploded House design reinterprets traditional vernacular dwellings in the Aegean area with the same attention to the mediation of internal climate but with innovative new techniques and formal innovations. While vernacular homes in Bodrum use thick natural stone to walls to mediate temperatures in the hot Aegean climate GAD’s solution was to use passive ventilation based on large overhangs, natural air circulation and rainwater as an organic cooling system. The angular structure of the House provides protection from sunlight and acts an important formal synthesis with the asymmetric topography fitting into the rocky clefts of the hillside. An explosion of parts in the open plan also results in a number of rich outdoor spaces that despite the use of concrete and glass is also in harmony with the natural beauty of the Aegean landscape as an example of sustainable architecture for the region.
Location:
Turkey
Architectural Project & Design:
Gokhan Avcioglu & GAD
Building Type:
Residential, Villa/Private Houses, Interiors
Construction Area:
760 m2
Project Site Area:
1000 m2
Year:
2003
Status:
Built
About GAD
Principal and founder of GAD - Global Architectural Development, Gokhan Avcioglu and his design team have been producing dynamic, innovative concepts for projects ranging from small private homes to extensive urban master plans in Turkey around the world for over twenty-five years. Led by Mr. Avcioglu, the dedicated, international, creative staff of GAD takes an unconventional approach to creating projects that push the boundaries of architectural thinking. Supported by his GAD teams, he has won numerous awards, including the 1997 Turkish Architecture Prize, a Bronze Medal in Miami Bienal in 2003, German Iconic Awards in 2014, Chicago Athenaeum Green Good Design Award in 2015, 2014 and 2012, MIPIM AR Future Awards in 2013 and 2012, and International Property Awards in 2013,2014 and 2015. 2017 WAFX Smart City Prize, American Architecture Prize in 2017 and AR Future Projects Awards, Jeu d’Esprit Prize in 2017, 2018 MIPIM civic&community winner. A number of his projects have been nominated for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
Produced by
ISTANBUL MEDIA PRODUCTION & GAD MEDIA PRODUCTION
Line Producer
GAD Media Production
GIZEM UCAR
Written, Presented & Narrated by
GOKHAN KARAKUS
Directed by
IMER ARI
Cinematography by
ATAKAN EROL KUME
B Camera Operator
KADIR KEREM INEL
Sound Operator
ERKAN TURAN
Film Editing by
ISTANBUL MEDIA PRODUCTION
Additional Editing by
OGUZHAN OZMET
Coordination Assistance
SINEM ALTAY
Accounting Manager
DENIZ ERGIN
Technical Support
UFUK DURDAGI
Name of Song
JESSE GALLAGHER
Special Thanks
DUYGU PISIRICI KOLCAK & DENIZ KOLCAK
Web sites:
www.gadarchitecture.com
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