https://berilgok.com Beril Gök Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:59:19 +0000 https://berilgok.com en https://berilgok.com/Beril-Gok Sat, 18 Mar 2023 18:05:02 +0000 Beril Gök https://berilgok.com/Beril-Gok &nbsp; &nbsp;architecture. design + research&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;berilgok https://berilgok.com/B-G-1 Sat, 18 Mar 2023 19:45:00 +0000 Beril Gök https://berilgok.com/B-G-1 beril gok ARCHITECTURE Urban Choreography The Dorm Café Agora DESIGN [Sense] ScapeSympoietic Thinking Memory in Motion Syn-OikosSculptural Side Table [Un]buildable Escape Çini, Turkish Tiles The Tiny Book EXHIBITIONBursa Berlin about https://berilgok.com/Urban-Choreography Sat, 18 Mar 2023 17:40:53 +0000 Beril Gök https://berilgok.com/Urban-Choreography Urban Choreography June. 2019 ESTU Department of Architecture Urban Design Studio Beyond the static realm of brick and mortar, Eskisehir Reborn emerges as a theoretical praxis, a dynamic laboratory for interrogating the liminal spaces at the urban periphery. It transcends the mere assemblage of structures, transforming into a performative landscape, a choreographed interplay of ecology and social interaction. Here, the hegemony of density is not vanquished, but challenged and reconfigured, yielding a tapestry of urban experiences woven from expansive green expanses and carefully modulated built form. This project becomes a crucible for experimentation, a platform for rethinking the relationship between the city and nature, humans and the environment. The Porsuk River ceases to be a static backdrop, instead weaving itself into the narrative, its fluidity echoing within the design’s intricate choreography. The “Spanish Steps” descend not just in meters, but in conceptual layers, blurring the lines between urban and river, transforming passive observation into active engagement. The very act of descent becomes a performative ritual, a pilgrimage towards the river’s embrace. At the heart of this choreography lies a profound interrogation of density. The urban fabric loosens, exhaling into expansive green lungs that offer respite and recreation. These verdant expanses are not mere ornamental appendages, but active catalysts for social interaction. They weave a labyrinth of pathways, inviting chance encounters and fostering impromptu connections. The very act of navigating these green arteries becomes a performative engagement with the city, a dance of discovery and connection. Eskisehir Reborn is not content with mere sustainability; it aspires to ecological symbiosis. The design embraces the river’s rhythms, mimicking its natural filtration processes through engineered wetlands and bioswales. The built form integrates seamlessly with the landscape, incorporating green roofs and vertical gardens that blur the boundaries between structure and nature. This symbiosis extends beyond the physical, fostering a sense of ecological citizenship among residents and weaving environmental stewardship into the very fabric of the project. <img width="4224" height="2925" width_o="4224" height_o="2925" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/40ef3ddcce6a332fc6ae495571752b59036779cbab0d22d18f7c117d89fd3643/R1-2.jpg" data-mid="213798914" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/40ef3ddcce6a332fc6ae495571752b59036779cbab0d22d18f7c117d89fd3643/R1-2.jpg" /> Figure 1. The project model.<img width="782" height="859" width_o="782" height_o="859" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/48a5a6e4272be8c9b8708003ec05179d1c5bf3914651f68477311f3955e230f0/diagram_2.jpg" data-mid="221292939" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/782/i/48a5a6e4272be8c9b8708003ec05179d1c5bf3914651f68477311f3955e230f0/diagram_2.jpg" />Figure 2. The spatial layers. <img width="9921" height="7016" width_o="9921" height_o="7016" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6ff4a3aa58d98194b70c6811a229f5f6310fccf2fcc676d80e4d855935ac5a31/Axo_web.jpg" data-mid="201622880" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6ff4a3aa58d98194b70c6811a229f5f6310fccf2fcc676d80e4d855935ac5a31/Axo_web.jpg" /> Figure 3. The design area. <img width="7680" height="4320" width_o="7680" height_o="4320" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cd308822b1c5cd03223839078639c3e5292c13792f09c8894e4b21ab2c6efb6c/3_web.jpg" data-mid="201622906" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cd308822b1c5cd03223839078639c3e5292c13792f09c8894e4b21ab2c6efb6c/3_web.jpg" /> Figure 4. The riverside. &nbsp; <img width="7680" height="4320" width_o="7680" height_o="4320" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f86cd6c0fc4694e7e6b84b046fbdda5ba8f7405586c4a90f621ff6b1f1842b90/1_web.jpg" data-mid="201622904" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f86cd6c0fc4694e7e6b84b046fbdda5ba8f7405586c4a90f621ff6b1f1842b90/1_web.jpg" /> Figure 5. The spanish steps. &nbsp; <img width="7680" height="4320" width_o="7680" height_o="4320" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/66343efb43f4b09462e6e4609ba7992a3315c368478eace202302cfbed8c65b9/5_web.jpg" data-mid="201622908" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/66343efb43f4b09462e6e4609ba7992a3315c368478eace202302cfbed8c65b9/5_web.jpg" /> Figure 6. The garden-stairs. <img width="7680" height="4320" width_o="7680" height_o="4320" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f114be048dfa07be74f4cd3cab5b50e97aa141ff108920e3f43c6a76dfda804c/4_web.jpg" data-mid="201622907" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f114be048dfa07be74f4cd3cab5b50e97aa141ff108920e3f43c6a76dfda804c/4_web.jpg" /> Figure 7. The kiosks and business centers. <img width="7680" height="4320" width_o="7680" height_o="4320" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c5c5a7fc07d100efd616a3e1575031425808311b9b09de6a789b13249f0fd904/6_web.jpg" data-mid="201623521" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c5c5a7fc07d100efd616a3e1575031425808311b9b09de6a789b13249f0fd904/6_web.jpg" /> Figure 8. The relationship between river and food court.<img width="7680" height="4320" width_o="7680" height_o="4320" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bc700f3af72252574e45a96457ad7af3b9bf3609587df29ee1f7ead53788ab14/2_web.jpg" data-mid="201622905" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bc700f3af72252574e45a96457ad7af3b9bf3609587df29ee1f7ead53788ab14/2_web.jpg" /> Figure 9. The relationship between main street and food court. https://berilgok.com/The-Dorm Sat, 18 Mar 2023 17:40:51 +0000 Beril Gök https://berilgok.com/The-Dorm The Dorm Dec. 2020 ESTU Department of Architecture Graduation Project Emerging from a critical interrogation of traditional dormitory models, this project reimagines campus living at Eskişehir Technical University through a confluence of user-centered design and spatial phenomenology. Drawing upon student questionnaires as empirical data, it disrupts the static dormitory typology and reconfigures the self-contained site as a catalyst for social interaction and belonging. Rather than reinforcing hierarchical divisions of public and private, the design employs a porous glass atrium and dynamic facade as membranes of permeability, fostering a continuous dialogue between individual and collective experience. Lush landscaping, strategically integrated within the built environment, acts as a living tapestry, inviting both energetic exploration and introspective solitude, further deepening the student-environment nexus. Amphitheater and courtyard spaces rise as pulsating nodes of connection, where diverse identities converge and forge new narratives, enriching the academic ecosystem. At the core of this design lies a commitment to dynamism and customization, empowering residents to reclaim agency over their living experience and sculpt spaces that nurture profound connections within a tapestry of diverse aspirations. From the vibrant ground floor, a nexus of exchange and engagement, to the personalized hallways transformed into micro-communities, every element is crafted to orchestrate encounters and cultivate a profound sense of belonging within this microcosm of student life. <img width="2250" height="3000" width_o="2250" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f1f0ef598c8c3f9a93adfe815707aaf3e6ed62136f88cc9e134273fe3a948754/Model_web.jpg" data-mid="201623602" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f1f0ef598c8c3f9a93adfe815707aaf3e6ed62136f88cc9e134273fe3a948754/Model_web.jpg" /> Figure 1. The project model. <img width="4134" height="2872" width_o="4134" height_o="2872" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/82c89358eddc0131b34070c8dafc653311cd7cb1b3ee68ae0d831998184ae551/Site-Alan_web.jpg" data-mid="201623618" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/82c89358eddc0131b34070c8dafc653311cd7cb1b3ee68ae0d831998184ae551/Site-Alan_web.jpg" /> Figure 2. The site plan. <img width="4134" height="5846" width_o="4134" height_o="5846" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/47da1057f7a7c9b4531d875fde80f674304e252b39cb7907723358409a6398b2/Dorm_lksayfa_axo_web.jpg" data-mid="201623617" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/47da1057f7a7c9b4531d875fde80f674304e252b39cb7907723358409a6398b2/Dorm_lksayfa_axo_web.jpg" /> Figure 3. The architectural object. <img width="5696" height="7378" width_o="5696" height_o="7378" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a212fa0d40444a23733e28bfe4fd2c1c346bdf301a0060e6a656a274727c6cbb/Yeni.jpg" data-mid="221292510" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a212fa0d40444a23733e28bfe4fd2c1c346bdf301a0060e6a656a274727c6cbb/Yeni.jpg" /> Figure 4. The site plan. <img width="4051" height="5032" width_o="4051" height_o="5032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/642493e9ae228bd76929c3d96dc1a1090b7c3246c10b03c00ca5d19a971f2aaf/20231221_Axo_REVIEW_02_web.jpg" data-mid="201623650" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/642493e9ae228bd76929c3d96dc1a1090b7c3246c10b03c00ca5d19a971f2aaf/20231221_Axo_REVIEW_02_web.jpg" />Figure 4. Egyptian representation of the fourth and fifth floor. <img width="2480" height="2773" width_o="2480" height_o="2773" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5e6ae95887a97439867735a95c1b6f87493a3da9e3cf7fade70b6b0fa59cb79c/STAIR-FINAL-BEE-191223-v3.jpg" data-mid="201623645" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5e6ae95887a97439867735a95c1b6f87493a3da9e3cf7fade70b6b0fa59cb79c/STAIR-FINAL-BEE-191223-v3.jpg" /> Figure 5. The entrance of the dorm. <img width="2480" height="2766" width_o="2480" height_o="2766" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c9a702e386643d41d779d3072bb0dad3a432d6a9328562ab62c7cbddc9d830ae/INNERCOURT-FINAL-BEE-191223.jpg" data-mid="201623641" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c9a702e386643d41d779d3072bb0dad3a432d6a9328562ab62c7cbddc9d830ae/INNERCOURT-FINAL-BEE-191223.jpg" /> Figure 6. The courtyard. [11-12]<img width="2480" height="2781" width_o="2480" height_o="2781" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dcb90a6d628040914ebe138018314d51b18f305610bba5eb1f128afc1f79ac2a/CANAL_FINAL_BEE.jpg" data-mid="201623639" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dcb90a6d628040914ebe138018314d51b18f305610bba5eb1f128afc1f79ac2a/CANAL_FINAL_BEE.jpg" /> Figure 7. The stairs. [4-4.1-5] <img width="2476" height="2781" width_o="2476" height_o="2781" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ee9e008afdc3555497959981df356d35aa99e937906e2c9b19291276a69351b9/BASKETBALL-COURT_FINAL_BEE.jpg" data-mid="201623638" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ee9e008afdc3555497959981df356d35aa99e937906e2c9b19291276a69351b9/BASKETBALL-COURT_FINAL_BEE.jpg" /> Figure 8. The basketball court and walking tack. [5-6] <img width="2476" height="2781" width_o="2476" height_o="2781" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/16a032a03fb972c6935e189e2367e3cd4bcc311b889807381c35f32c8fcbbcd6/SEATING-AREA_FINAL_BEE-2.jpg" data-mid="201623644" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/16a032a03fb972c6935e189e2367e3cd4bcc311b889807381c35f32c8fcbbcd6/SEATING-AREA_FINAL_BEE-2.jpg" /> Figure 9. The water canal and its immediate surroundings. [4] <img width="2476" height="2781" width_o="2476" height_o="2781" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b98c369f538ee3a74966376f5e2bd9dda047f71e47c1b297043c52528f31ca8c/PLANTING-AREA_FINAL02_BEE-2.jpg" data-mid="201623643" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b98c369f538ee3a74966376f5e2bd9dda047f71e47c1b297043c52528f31ca8c/PLANTING-AREA_FINAL02_BEE-2.jpg" /> Figure 10. The raised green. [2] <img width="2476" height="2781" width_o="2476" height_o="2781" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/933a52e6547b9ade6f7829fa2ef169deb15651f37d27aa549871c2c37c2c7bdb/EVENT-AREA_FINAL_BEE.jpg" data-mid="201623640" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/933a52e6547b9ade6f7829fa2ef169deb15651f37d27aa549871c2c37c2c7bdb/EVENT-AREA_FINAL_BEE.jpg" /> Figure 11. The amphitheatre. [3] <img width="2476" height="2781" width_o="2476" height_o="2781" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c49ec3fd9ef57bbcf2d23ce63339dd1ca9efed94c7442315d060ecfa49e2f36a/PLANTING-AREA_FINAL_BEE-2.jpg" data-mid="201623642" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c49ec3fd9ef57bbcf2d23ce63339dd1ca9efed94c7442315d060ecfa49e2f36a/PLANTING-AREA_FINAL_BEE-2.jpg" /> Figure 12. Agricultural area. [1] <img width="1486" height="2352" width_o="1486" height_o="2352" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c6bae332b87cebeb79ade4298b46b9e223b9d4f2117268a5877efbac80149813/Final_Facade.jpg" data-mid="202524694" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c6bae332b87cebeb79ade4298b46b9e223b9d4f2117268a5877efbac80149813/Final_Facade.jpg" /> Figure 13. The facade. https://berilgok.com/Open-Dialogue-Cafe-Agora Sun, 19 Mar 2023 01:04:39 +0000 Beril Gök https://berilgok.com/Open-Dialogue-Cafe-Agora Open Dialogue: Cafe Agora&nbsp; June. 2016 ESTU Department of Architecture Construction Drawings Studio This project invites you to consider an object not merely as a side table, but as a portal to a deeper understanding of material, nature, and our place within the intricate tapestry of existence. Through the lens of Object-Oriented Ontology, the project explores the inherent vibrancy of wood, where imperfections become the language of its story. Knots, cracks, and color variations are not blemishes, but rather whispers of the forest, etching a narrative of time, growth, and resilience. This sculptural side table transcends its function, becoming a tangible manifestation of a philosophy that challenges traditional notions of design. It embraces the object's autonomy, its unique history, and agency independent of human intention. The wood pulsates with an energy that transcends mere materiality, inviting us to connect with its inherent vitality and engage in a dialogue that extends beyond utility. Sculptural Side Table seeks to spark a conversation about the profound influence that seemingly ordinary objects can have on our lives. It challenges us to reconsider our relationship with the material world, encouraging us to embrace the inherent stories and vibrancy that reside within each object. As the side table accumulates scratches and dents over time, these marks become markers of its lived experience, a testament to its dynamic interaction with the world around it. <img width="1688" height="3000" width_o="1688" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e6aec4f9734e9820d5f7f583530cfd6f48c182f36af167f436c1d8c70cbb6b9f/Coffee-Project_Maquette-Render_web.jpg" data-mid="202525346" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e6aec4f9734e9820d5f7f583530cfd6f48c182f36af167f436c1d8c70cbb6b9f/Coffee-Project_Maquette-Render_web.jpg" /> Figure 1. The project model. <img width="9449" height="11811" width_o="9449" height_o="11811" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/59e45341b62398befe0d924e0c3eabab43d0d046fca3dc9ccbf6b918c5c16501/experimental-drawing_colorful_web.jpg" data-mid="202525414" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/59e45341b62398befe0d924e0c3eabab43d0d046fca3dc9ccbf6b918c5c16501/experimental-drawing_colorful_web.jpg" />Figure 2. The manipulated isometric view. <img width="3164" height="1978" width_o="3164" height_o="1978" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/404e9d54ae3da53b565bd9835ca85f8072be5e3f3b1b4c58ff8f0c40281af5e9/FINAL-3.jpg" data-mid="202525349" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/404e9d54ae3da53b565bd9835ca85f8072be5e3f3b1b4c58ff8f0c40281af5e9/FINAL-3.jpg" />Figure 3. A view from the city. <img width="1500" height="2000" width_o="1500" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7e9da52002fda3965140e07b89b131abf5904c4edfa50fa78c35311f26c4620f/FINAL-1.jpg" data-mid="202525347" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7e9da52002fda3965140e07b89b131abf5904c4edfa50fa78c35311f26c4620f/FINAL-1.jpg" /> Figure 4. A view from the garden. <img width="2988" height="2000" width_o="2988" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c4eae7d9ab127ff9125150ba6bf12d3eea6b668bb4a16dc8420519c580ef7721/FINAL-2.jpg" data-mid="202525348" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c4eae7d9ab127ff9125150ba6bf12d3eea6b668bb4a16dc8420519c580ef7721/FINAL-2.jpg" /> Figure 5. A view from the meeting room. https://berilgok.com/Sympoietic-Thinking Sat, 18 Mar 2023 17:40:52 +0000 Beril Gök https://berilgok.com/Sympoietic-Thinking Sympoietic Thinking December. 2024 Workshop + Learning Design with Eda Adıgüzel This workshop was guided by a central pedagogical question: How can documentation reveal agency, productivity, and coexistence within urban environments? Designed as an experiment in collective learning across differences, the workshop brought together first-year and fourth-year undergraduate students from architecture, interior architecture, and industrial design. The learning structure emerged directly from my pedagogical observations in both first-year and fourth-year studio settings, where openness to exploration and technical proficiency often operate in parallel but rarely intersect. I intentionally structured the workshop around mixed-experience teams, pairing two first-year students, whose curiosity and speculative thinking shaped early inquiry, with two fourth-year students, whose technical competence supported materialization and testing. Rather than treating experience level as a hierarchy, the workshop reframed it as a shared pedagogical resource, enabling learning to circulate multi-directionally through peer interaction and guided collaboration. The conceptual framework of the workshop was informed by relational and posthuman theories articulated by Bruno Latour and Donna Haraway, particularly their critiques of binary distinctions such as nature and culture or human and non-human. At the same time, the learning design drew on situated and experiential theories of learning, treating knowledge as something that emerges through participation in context rather than abstract instruction. In this sense, the workshop functioned as a temporary community of practice, where dialogue, mediation, and coexistence were not theoretical themes but conditions deliberately designed and sustained within the learning environment. Using Yıldız Park as a living laboratory, students collectively observed and documented diverse life practices along designated walking routes. I coordinated a process in which these observations were recorded through drawing, mapping, photography, and notation, and subsequently translated into three-dimensional models that articulated shared expressions of collective existence. This process aligned with experiential learning approaches in which movement, perception, and reflection are intertwined, and documentation functions as a mode of inquiry rather than a representational endpoint. By foregrounding documentation as an active design practice, students were encouraged to recognize symbiotic relationships between human and non-human actors and to integrate these dynamics into speculative design propositions. Throughout the process, design was positioned as a dialogic act, resonating with critical pedagogical traditions that understand learning as co-produced through interaction rather than transmitted unidirectionally. In my role as a teaching assistant at Bahçeşehir University, I assumed responsibility for both the intellectual framing and the coordination of the workshop, from structuring group dynamics to facilitating collective reflection and evaluation. Working closely with students, I cultivated a learning environment in which theory and experience continuously informed one another. This workshop strengthened my understanding of learning design as the intentional coordination of diversity, dialogue, and collective making, and reinforced my commitment to pedagogical models that foreground relational thinking and shared agency within design education. <img width="4240" height="2832" width_o="4240" height_o="2832" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/455fd7ea408ab1f75f1111371e96eae73a4ecd893e1bf8b4b6b324dee4b54b4e/6.jpg" data-mid="245111171" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/455fd7ea408ab1f75f1111371e96eae73a4ecd893e1bf8b4b6b324dee4b54b4e/6.jpg" /> Figure 1.&nbsp; A collective&nbsp;three-dimensional model produced through hands-on experimentation, translating observations of human and non-human relations into a material articulation of sympoietic thinking and shared agency. <img width="7607" height="3404" width_o="7607" height_o="3404" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aeb53f90bc6c5f264ed7d67d3babb9130c0a8e807c6fc6c3de01a55bcb1c83a4/7.jpg" data-mid="245111170" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/aeb53f90bc6c5f264ed7d67d3babb9130c0a8e807c6fc6c3de01a55bcb1c83a4/7.jpg" />Figure 2.&nbsp; Student-generated photographic documentation used as an epistemic tool for close observation, foregrounding texture, materiality, and micro-scale interactions as starting points for situated learning and design inquiry. <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/26a79b0e0990267ff1dc6e6eec1440ddf862e9e63179c9dfb819139b65e26dd0/IMG_2977.jpeg" data-mid="245112324" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/26a79b0e0990267ff1dc6e6eec1440ddf862e9e63179c9dfb819139b65e26dd0/IMG_2977.jpeg" /> Figure 3.&nbsp; Students translated field observations into analytical sketches, using drawing as an investigative bridge between embodied experience and spatial reasoning. <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/788950f7ea70adcc601ab449b4bcfa3b61565d0920d94914d252152d8290389f/IMG_2975.jpeg" data-mid="245112322" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/788950f7ea70adcc601ab449b4bcfa3b61565d0920d94914d252152d8290389f/IMG_2975.jpeg" /> Figure 4.&nbsp; Students engaged in tactile documentation of organic materials, foregrounding relational dynamics between human and non-human actors. <img width="2441" height="2498" width_o="2441" height_o="2498" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bcbc6a2fc869050b708da3cc056d13d1394028489d78940b1c32296aa0ab8683/IMG_3025.jpg" data-mid="245112345" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bcbc6a2fc869050b708da3cc056d13d1394028489d78940b1c32296aa0ab8683/IMG_3025.jpg" /> Figure 5.&nbsp; Students gathered at the end of the Sympoietic Thinking workshop, celebrating a shared process of dialogue, curiosity, and collective learning. https://berilgok.com/Sense-Scape Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:59:19 +0000 Beril Gök https://berilgok.com/Sense-Scape [Sense] Scape January. 2025 PhD Research Project Sense-scape is a design tool that investigates the interplay between architecture, sensory perception, and storytelling, rooted in contemporary theoretical discourses. It builds upon Jacques Rancière’s concept of the distribution of the sensible, examining how architecture structures sensory hierarchies that dictate inclusion and exclusion within spatial and social frameworks. Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s phenomenology of perception provides a critical lens, emphasizing the body’s centrality in spatial experience and the relational dynamics between sensory stimuli and perception. Additionally, Derrida’s notions of absence and presence inform the game’s exploration of spatial thresholds, while Deleuze’s Logic of Sensation shapes its focus on affective atmospheres and the reconfiguration of sensory interactions. The game reinterprets the lexicon as a dynamic, multisensory methodology. Unlike traditional lexical tools, Sense-scape introduces a sound dictionary composed of auditory fragments and a texture dictionary encompassing diverse tactile materials, enabling players to engage with spaces through hybrid sensory experiences. Players navigate a game board that represents six urban fragments of Istanbul, each chosen for its historical, cultural, and sensory richness. As they encounter commands like selecting texture or sound cards, telling stories, or responding to questions, participants are prompted to create layered, embodied narratives that reveal the aesthetic, tectonic, and political dimensions of architecture. The fiction of the game integrates these theoretical frameworks into a participatory, collaborative experience. It encourages players to reflect on architecture’s role in mediating sensory relationships and reimagining the boundaries of perception. By combining sensory engagement with storytelling, Sense-scape transforms familiar spaces into sites of critical inquiry, enabling players to uncover hidden layers of meaning and challenge conventional architectural narratives. This project exemplifies a transformative approach to design research, bridging theory and practice to explore architecture’s capacity to shape human experience in profound, multisensory ways. <img width="4120" height="2696" width_o="4120" height_o="2696" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/85a792b4b27dc1fd50368f97d182462cd590fcb15017dd4eb4be045c0b376469/1.jpg" data-mid="245111092" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/85a792b4b27dc1fd50368f97d182462cd590fcb15017dd4eb4be045c0b376469/1.jpg" />Figure 1.&nbsp; A glimpse of the game, a moment of discussion. <img width="1616" height="2491" width_o="1616" height_o="2491" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/35ad71f197a8b44e02b2bb4334c8d07a4211d87129935376360a59ab895f448a/3-1.jpg" data-mid="245111101" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/35ad71f197a8b44e02b2bb4334c8d07a4211d87129935376360a59ab895f448a/3-1.jpg" /> Figure 2. &nbsp;Game box. <img width="3112" height="2624" width_o="3112" height_o="2624" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1e7f3a581f8ed8c0540fbe5dc1d741aad2f352a968f674b55e219740fd632778/2.jpg" data-mid="245111097" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1e7f3a581f8ed8c0540fbe5dc1d741aad2f352a968f674b55e219740fd632778/2.jpg" /> Figure 3.&nbsp; Game instruction manual. <img width="4450" height="4483" width_o="4450" height_o="4483" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/96389474cd19391ecf52078c1527b81086b0d9bb0af064666c2e1ba7b86f1005/12.jpg" data-mid="245111098" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/96389474cd19391ecf52078c1527b81086b0d9bb0af064666c2e1ba7b86f1005/12.jpg" /> Figure 4. &nbsp;Game board.<img width="2648" height="2640" width_o="2648" height_o="2640" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/812a49520a2042f90f64a0eef77b2895faf8a00c63fd03b8cf8bcfb1d4d11467/13.jpg" data-mid="245111093" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/812a49520a2042f90f64a0eef77b2895faf8a00c63fd03b8cf8bcfb1d4d11467/13.jpg" /> Figure 5. &nbsp;Story cards. <img width="6381" height="9497" width_o="6381" height_o="9497" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/714d68b2d763a92cb2a543e1281b6a2681ebcdc34508c4d07d193656b89a031f/5-1.jpg" data-mid="245111099" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/714d68b2d763a92cb2a543e1281b6a2681ebcdc34508c4d07d193656b89a031f/5-1.jpg" /> Figure 6.&nbsp; Sound, texture, question, and transcript cards.<img width="4240" height="2832" width_o="4240" height_o="2832" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dedca32ce07efffea342b5135e289601295890ad02b40db3814be9b78f5e1a0c/11.JPG" data-mid="245111094" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dedca32ce07efffea342b5135e289601295890ad02b40db3814be9b78f5e1a0c/11.JPG" /> Figure 7.&nbsp; A glimpse of the game, a moment of storytelling. <img width="4240" height="2832" width_o="4240" height_o="2832" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8ac7e3669bafd2790fc33d703e3529144be7b523021ae31c920b50d5e3243027/10.JPG" data-mid="245111095" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8ac7e3669bafd2790fc33d703e3529144be7b523021ae31c920b50d5e3243027/10.JPG" /> Figure 8.&nbsp; A glimpse of the game, a moment of reflection. <img width="2160" height="2832" width_o="2160" height_o="2832" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ce99c02eb89ba529d63cd1eef5c7559a57dd2358d6de380de22c7b8364a5dc34/4.jpg" data-mid="245111100" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ce99c02eb89ba529d63cd1eef5c7559a57dd2358d6de380de22c7b8364a5dc34/4.jpg" /> Figure 9.&nbsp; Transcriptsare generated after each step in the game. https://berilgok.com/Memory-in-Motion Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:10:09 +0000 Beril Gök https://berilgok.com/Memory-in-Motion Memory in Motion March. 2022 Individual Research Project Inspired by Henri Bergson’s seminal work “Matter and Memory”, this project explores the intricate relationship between the concepts of space, time, and materiality through an experimental model. Through interdisciplinary exploration, this project posits that architecture serves as a tangible repository of collective memory, a tangible manifestation of humans’ shared experiences and cultural heritage. Drawing on Bergson’s concept of pure duration, this project argues that architectural spaces possess an inherent temporality that can evoke and shape human memories. The experimental model, consisting of two plexiglass panels separated, features pores through which plexiglass rods of varying lengths are inserted. These rods, each marked with a red plus at the end, represent the dynamic interplay between memory traces and the physical environment. Furthermore, the red pluses at the ends of the rods represent the persistence of memory and its ability to transcend physical boundaries and endure through the passage of time. The varying lengths of the plexiglass rods symbolize the diverse temporal dimensions embedded within architectural structures, each capturing a unique moment in time. Just as Bergson’s concept of durée réelle suggests that time is not a linear progression but rather a continuous flow, the architectural model signifies that memory is not static but rather a dynamic process, constantly evolving and adapting. This project, with its interplay of space, time, and materiality, catalyzes interdisciplinary dialogue, inviting collaboration between architects, philosophers, historians, and memory studies scholars. In conclusion, by examining the profound connections between our built environment and our collective memory, this project seeks to redefine the role of architecture in shaping our understanding of the past, present, and future. <img width="2475" height="1650" width_o="2475" height_o="1650" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/26c749a9cd8ca31ca25823214af77642e5d39d1a26b411b5af3497b0f9a78826/1.jpg" data-mid="245063011" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/26c749a9cd8ca31ca25823214af77642e5d39d1a26b411b5af3497b0f9a78826/1.jpg" /> Figure 1. The speculative model. <img width="2475" height="1650" width_o="2475" height_o="1650" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7b6c421b304077fb06dbbe39e0d8dfaa19c8c577d8c3c35fb9d635516129ba93/4.jpg" data-mid="245063008" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7b6c421b304077fb06dbbe39e0d8dfaa19c8c577d8c3c35fb9d635516129ba93/4.jpg" /> Figure 2. The front view. <img width="2475" height="1650" width_o="2475" height_o="1650" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7a768eff65af5e8d27154ba21d179e4085d6b753b2591e01ca3227baa9f03db1/5.jpg" data-mid="245063009" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7a768eff65af5e8d27154ba21d179e4085d6b753b2591e01ca3227baa9f03db1/5.jpg" /> Figure 3. The isometric view. <img width="2480" height="3508" width_o="2480" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1d44401ccc188d619e5966b8487876cf2aa59172e8dbfabaa02f48fd345b3a76/silindir-izimi_sepya.jpg" data-mid="245063010" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1d44401ccc188d619e5966b8487876cf2aa59172e8dbfabaa02f48fd345b3a76/silindir-izimi_sepya.jpg" /> Figure 3. Architectural palimpsests: unveiling the temporal dimensions of built space https://berilgok.com/Sculptural-Side-Table Sat, 18 Mar 2023 17:40:52 +0000 Beril Gök https://berilgok.com/Sculptural-Side-Table Sculptural Side Table Dec. 2023Individual Research Project This project invites you to consider an object not merely as a side table, but as a portal to a deeper understanding of material, nature, and our place within the intricate tapestry of existence. Through the lens of Object-Oriented Ontology, the project explores the inherent vibrancy of wood, where imperfections become the language of its story. Knots, cracks, and color variations are not blemishes, but rather whispers of the forest, etching a narrative of time, growth, and resilience. This sculptural side table transcends its function, becoming a tangible manifestation of a philosophy that challenges traditional notions of design. It embraces the object's autonomy, its unique history, and agency independent of human intention. The wood pulsates with an energy that transcends mere materiality, inviting us to connect with its inherent vitality and engage in a dialogue that extends beyond utility. Sculptural Side Table seeks to spark a conversation about the profound influence that seemingly ordinary objects can have on our lives. It challenges us to reconsider our relationship with the material world, encouraging us to embrace the inherent stories and vibrancy that reside within each object. As the side table accumulates scratches and dents over time, these marks become markers of its lived experience, a testament to its dynamic interaction with the world around it. <img width="1536" height="2304" width_o="1536" height_o="2304" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b8175728b02d4806f19073e52a0287e8cdae4c4120bf743c97607407d8c94919/perspective-view_web.jpg" data-mid="201623050" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b8175728b02d4806f19073e52a0287e8cdae4c4120bf743c97607407d8c94919/perspective-view_web.jpg" /> Figure 1. The perspective view. <img width="4480" height="6720" width_o="4480" height_o="6720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fc6c9f9e25b1222f873fe728acbb44d1ff7a47b40775b296d15a079a56b19119/Side-view_web.jpg" data-mid="201623057" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fc6c9f9e25b1222f873fe728acbb44d1ff7a47b40775b296d15a079a56b19119/Side-view_web.jpg" />Figure 2. The side view.<img width="4480" height="6720" width_o="4480" height_o="6720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fe448a894b3d7212c25ebeecdd2617a55645d3abd583fbfaabe1b420937832a1/Beril1173.jpg" data-mid="221292986" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fe448a894b3d7212c25ebeecdd2617a55645d3abd583fbfaabe1b420937832a1/Beril1173.jpg" /> Figure 3. The details. <img width="5986" height="9190" width_o="5986" height_o="9190" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c2d5b30baa475ea0fd53a634085121a6ff461e7c8fee34ad59b12ee49a5d0d54/Axonometric-View_web.jpg" data-mid="201623058" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c2d5b30baa475ea0fd53a634085121a6ff461e7c8fee34ad59b12ee49a5d0d54/Axonometric-View_web.jpg" /> Figure 4. The exploded axonometric view. <img width="3107" height="4032" width_o="3107" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d5b24ec112cf748aad8486d07fec824f644cbbd268f2349e855fef72e8d6ac79/IMG_7003_cat_1.jpg" data-mid="221293022" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d5b24ec112cf748aad8486d07fec824f644cbbd268f2349e855fef72e8d6ac79/IMG_7003_cat_1.jpg" /> Figure 5. The site table and its friend. https://berilgok.com/Syn-oikos Sat, 18 Mar 2023 17:40:53 +0000 Beril Gök https://berilgok.com/Syn-oikos Syn-Oikos May 2022 ITU Architectural Design MSci&nbsp; Project 1_with Mine Öztürk and Selen Çatal The categorical distinction between nature and culture, the unbalanced relationship established by architecture, begins with humans’ first construction, building a shelter to separate themselves from nature and its forces from the “other.” The first shelters were shaped around an approach that creates boundaries and is centered on human needs by creating an internal-external distinction. In this research, the fact that the borders established by modern architecture, which is considered the architecture of purity in the literature, are not only visible and perceived, together with the environmental conditions and the inclusion of the living thing in materiality, is discussed. To see the buildings in which humans live not as solid objects but as areas of interaction, it is necessary to be aware of the potential of the structural components that are thought to form the boundary, which are permeable and porous. By moving away from the interior-exterior distinction, the architectural object that allows nature to infiltrate with the pores it contains will be a part of ecology by emphasizing the unity of different beings. With the findings of the research conducted through Atlas, an experimental area was established within the framework of the rules determined by evaluating the five principles and architectural components that establish Villa Savoye and the relations of living things with the pores of different scales. In this context, “syn-oikos” offers architects an experimental field where they can practice design for different users with Villa Savoye’s porous structural components. To understand the actions, reactions, and interactions of doing and living together, the experimental field opens a new life to discussion through symbiosis. <img width="4961" height="3508" width_o="4961" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c0d389f836e3cf89ff857570e001670432638b950b5d5f6d7c6fb75d07e15ae3/1.1.jpg" data-mid="202524944" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c0d389f836e3cf89ff857570e001670432638b950b5d5f6d7c6fb75d07e15ae3/1.1.jpg" /> Figure 1. Conceptual relationships. <img width="8765" height="11809" width_o="8765" height_o="11809" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9b335274941da49499b2d49ea26b063ebcbf42fdee613ee2ed1d73c4ac5bfb51/Diyagram-Ak.jpg" data-mid="221294225" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9b335274941da49499b2d49ea26b063ebcbf42fdee613ee2ed1d73c4ac5bfb51/Diyagram-Ak.jpg" /> Figure 2. Theoretical framework. <img width="3508" height="4961" width_o="3508" height_o="4961" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3544f81a7c396d44fe5978fa0e81145a81e2438af57dc7580cbc8bf7dfb3c991/1.3.jpg" data-mid="202524785" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3544f81a7c396d44fe5978fa0e81145a81e2438af57dc7580cbc8bf7dfb3c991/1.3.jpg" /> Figure 3. Houses are places where different lives are established and settled in different temporalities. It legitimizes not only human life but also the existence of many animate and inanimate individuals and defines a new life through symbiosis. This drawing aims to read different togetherness through architectural elements and to make an architectural object’s life visible. <img width="839" height="753" width_o="839" height_o="753" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0c9b2fb15bdbdc1af74f695f78dff9ce7b0ce35d6a54081568b3dc022f86caa1/Sinantropik-Canllar-ve-Nonhuman.jpg" data-mid="221294494" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/839/i/0c9b2fb15bdbdc1af74f695f78dff9ce7b0ce35d6a54081568b3dc022f86caa1/Sinantropik-Canllar-ve-Nonhuman.jpg" /> Figure 4. Synanthropic organisms. <img width="12629" height="8928" width_o="12629" height_o="8928" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cece81bb344bc4f378dd0638d4562318ea07cdb2445313da2bd8d67ebac7dc14/Villa-Savoye-canllar.jpg" data-mid="221294499" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cece81bb344bc4f378dd0638d4562318ea07cdb2445313da2bd8d67ebac7dc14/Villa-Savoye-canllar.jpg" /> Figure 5. Investigation of the nest locations of synanthropic organisms that settled in the pores of Villa Savoye at different scales. <img width="11994" height="8339" width_o="11994" height_o="8339" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4d6ba925559ee272bb29fa953572968462e8270e37fe0a602f8bd02dbd5897b6/Matris_.jpg" data-mid="221294273" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4d6ba925559ee272bb29fa953572968462e8270e37fe0a602f8bd02dbd5897b6/Matris_.jpg" /> Figure 6. Synanthropic creatures x structural components matrix. <img width="1629" height="1013" width_o="1629" height_o="1013" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1ac1b4aadd8d49e89e5e7dd43f129b45b602ca5a71c638e4a56bbe1cd96f48cf/oyun-kutusu_1.jpg" data-mid="221293624" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1ac1b4aadd8d49e89e5e7dd43f129b45b602ca5a71c638e4a56bbe1cd96f48cf/oyun-kutusu_1.jpg" /> Figure 7. Syn-oikos setup. <img width="1621" height="965" width_o="1621" height_o="965" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1e71774734b26639fa03790a3df13b7ddf46ca7a4a6c10aaea1595cd96a25b45/oyun-kutusu_2.jpg" data-mid="221293623" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1e71774734b26639fa03790a3df13b7ddf46ca7a4a6c10aaea1595cd96a25b45/oyun-kutusu_2.jpg" /> Figure 8. Syn-oikos setup. <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ee391182ce8de869a1e2526fd90f325587a6e9bb837b2265d0be5679da94af27/S-1-1.jpg" data-mid="202524788" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ee391182ce8de869a1e2526fd90f325587a6e9bb837b2265d0be5679da94af27/S-1-1.jpg" /> Figure 9. Building together for all. <img width="5189" height="7786" width_o="5189" height_o="7786" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9399d9f0a7fbbde3c0fa4228dc771505994d1a1ffdd3e414fe3e2f1932581289/1.2_web.jpg" data-mid="201623745" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9399d9f0a7fbbde3c0fa4228dc771505994d1a1ffdd3e414fe3e2f1932581289/1.2_web.jpg" /> Figure 10. Syn-oikos model.