ORIGAMI
LOCATION İstanbul. TR
TYPE F&B
Lighting Consultant NOX
COMPLETION 2025
Photographer İbrahim Özbunar - 645 Studio
ORIGAMI is conceived as a linear spatial sequence structured around display, production, and circulation. The project translates the logic of layering—intrinsic to the croissant—into an architectural system defined by repetition, depth, and sectional articulation.
The interior is organized along a strong longitudinal axis. Custom-designed shelving units form a continuous wall datum, integrating storage, display, and lighting within a single architectural element.
Modular offices, private work units, meeting and seminar spaces in multiple formats, and a network of indoor and outdoor social areas are integrated into a dynamic system shaped by curated programmes. Outdoor zones, daylight-driven design solutions and biophilic strategies support a range of wellness-oriented functions, including a chef-led restaurant, podcast studio, recharge rooms and sports facilities—allowing work and life to coexist within a single environment.
More than an office complex, the project operates as a flexible framework serving a wide spectrum of working models. Generous, adaptable spaces accommodate large teams, while customisable units cater to individual entrepreneurs. Shared event spaces and informal social hubs complete this varied spatial offering.
Guided by principles of adaptive reuse, the project transforms a mono-functional commercial interior into a centre for production, exchange and collaboration. Beyond its architectural reconfiguration, it reflects a contemporary design approach that seeks to cultivate a social and cultural ecosystem alongside the built environment.
The seating zone is treated as an extension of the architectural palette rather than a separate environment. Compact wooden chairs and mineral-finished tables maintain material continuity, while the layout preserves a clear circulation corridor along the central axis. The result is a spatial hierarchy that prioritizes product visibility without compromising user comfort.
Detail resolution is fundamental to the project. Junctions between glass, metal, and timber are sharp and controlled; display vitrines are frameless where possible, minimizing visual noise. The architecture does not rely on decorative gestures. Instead, it constructs identity through proportion, repetition, and material precision.
ORIGAMI operates as a calibrated retail environment where architecture frames the product with clarity and restraint. The space is defined not by excess, but by discipline—an interior built through layers, alignment, and controlled contrast.
