Category Archives: Urban

Thoughts on Retail Space V

SHOPPING AS AN EVENT As already addressed in our previous articles, the act of shopping, is drifting to a more complex experience then in the previous years. Surprise effect and spontaneity seem to have become crucial to the success of retail. Something part of the new Pop-Up culture, we could say. It makes sense toContinueContinue reading “Thoughts on Retail Space V”

Thoughts On Retail Space IV

BUILDING NEW STRATEGIES FOR RETAIL Building New Strategies – link Following our previous analysis, we believe that we can systematize the most important steps to be taken when moving forward with an investment for a new project, be it a new construction or refurbishment: I – WHERE TO INVEST? Cities are ever changing urban systems.ContinueContinue reading “Thoughts On Retail Space IV”

Expandability and variability versus façade demands and legal constraints at vertical residential schemes

© Chapman Taylor http://www.chapmantaylor.com Istanbul/ Madrid,  April 2020        “Strategies for optimizing the planning and rationalization of the building process characterize the architecture of the boom years” .  While in the 1960s and 1970s great attention was paid in planning to the adaptability of a building to changing user requirements, at Büyükyali we were facingContinueContinue reading “Expandability and variability versus façade demands and legal constraints at vertical residential schemes”

Coronavirus Made Visible

As the name says, public space is where the members of society move freely and can express themselves in civilized liberty. It’s a common patrimony that all of us, as citizens, use and take care of. MARKS ON THE GROUND During this new pandemic people have been globally required and, in some cases, imposed limitationsContinueContinue reading “Coronavirus Made Visible”

Welcome to ARKollective

THANKS FOR JOINING JOINING US! ARKollective is a sharing platform in the shape of a blog that wants to display the ideas of those who think about architecture, design and how they impact our lives in society. We are starting with a small group of experienced architects who question what became normal – but is farContinueContinue reading “Welcome to ARKollective”