Location: Istanbul, Turkey.

Architect: Tabanlioglu Architects.

The Golden Horn has been Istanbul’s inner harbour since the Republican Period, becoming a natural port for merchant vessels and warships. After the 1960s, it became a commercial and industrial centre, resulting in irregularly emerging residential hubs and deterioration in life and building quality. In 1984, the first cleaning works began and the new project that houses marinas, hotels, housing, offices and leisure areas will respect and protect the symbolic silhouette of old Istanbul. The design derives inspiration from the specifics and inherent industrial and historic qualities of the site and reflects them in the architectonic language with its material, volumetric and spatial qualities. The main objective is to regain the coastal area as a plus value, which is now abandoned.