Modern House
A century-old apartment, restored
An early twentieth-century apartment in Teşvikiye, restored and finished turnkey for a family we had worked with before.
- Client
- Private client
- Sector
- Residential
- Location
- Teşvikiye, Nişantaşı
100+ year-old building
Turnkey: design and build
Brief
A family who had worked with Mine before bought an apartment in an early twentieth-century building in Teşvikiye. It had fine proportions and original details, but the interior was empty and neglected. They wanted a home, without losing what made the building special.
Constraint
The drawings were precise. A building more than a hundred years old is not. Each measurement affected the next, and problems found behind walls and under floors had to be solved without disturbing the building or the neighbours.
Resolution
We restored rather than modernised. Mouldings, panelled doors and parquet were brought back. A fireplace in Italian tiles was fitted so that it looks original. Handmade switches, a made-to-order Italian washbasin, and wall colours chosen for the light in each room. All built by master craftsmen who have worked with the studio for years.
Our role
Turnkey — vision, design and build.
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