The pandemic's shift to remote work has left many Istanbul office buildings vacant, particularly in the expensive city center where affordable housing is scarce. In this episode, Zeynep Aydemir (MEF University, Turkey) explores a project where architecture students reimagined a vacant high-rise, the Tat Towers, as residential units. We show how projects of this nature can tackle housing shortages while offering valuable lessons in sustainable design for future architects.
The pandemic's shift to remote work has left many Istanbul office buildings vacant, particularly in the expensive city center where affordable housing is scarce. In this episode, Zeynep Aydemir (MEF University, Turkey) explores a project where architecture students reimagined a vacant high-rise, the Tat Towers, as residential units. We show how projects of this nature can tackle housing shortages while offering valuable lessons in sustainable design for future architects.