Ma Vie La Villa, Turkish Residence, Architecture, Property, Images
Ma Vie La Villa in Çesme
Development in Turkey, Eastern Europe – design by Erdil Construction, architects
22 Sep 2016
Ma Vie La Villa in Çesme
Architects: Erdil Construction
Location: Çe?me, Turkey
Ma Vie La Villa in Çesme

Half of the visible structure, is cantilevered by 8 meters. The superstructure is a 16 meter long by 7.5 meter wide concrete box with no columns or beams. The 520 sqm land contains this very large house that only has a 64 sqm footprint.

This is a house with a strict minimalist approach. 5 main materials were used. Concrete, Steel, Stone, Wood and Glass. The main ambition was to make as much use of the land as possible while creating a variety of wide and open spaces that can be used depending on the wind and weather conditions. The folding/sliding window and door systems, the 8m long cantilever and the pool placement on the side of the house are all design decisions to maximize the living areas. The folding/sliding systems make convertible living spaces to switch between indoor and outdoor. The cantilever was designed to minimize the footprint while maximizing open areas. The cantilever also serves to push the building mass toward the sea view, clearing the adjacent house, to create a large roadside terrace and to provide plenty of shade by the pool and garden.
The steep grade of the land would have created very large, long, narrow and unusable side gardens terminated by v...