ARCHITECTURAL FOCUS
The design draws its primary formal reference from the“ sawtooth roof” typology— the most characteristic architectural element of historical industrial facilities.
At this exact threshold, Sarmasık 41 aims to reanimate this lost spatial narrative of the region’ s evolution from a rural past to today’ s industry-driven reality, establishing a poetic dialogue with its context. To materialize this conceptual dialogue, the building pursues a new genre of industrial aesthetics that synthesizes urban memory with industrial production.
Shell Form: Sawtooth Typology and Spiral Torsional Motion
The design draws its primary formal reference from the“ sawtooth roof” typology— the most characteristic architectural element of historical industrial facilities. Rather than confining this traditional roof system solely to the horizontal roof plane, the project innovatively integrates it into the entire building envelope. This geometric rhythm initiated at the roof wraps around the facades, evolving into a holistic and dynamic building skin.
To maximize natural daylight comfort, the sawtooth roof system is oriented directly north. The angular discrepancy between this northern orientation and the building’ s mass— which sits parallel to the existing street grid— triggers a downward spiral torsional( twisting) motion across the skin. This roof geometry fluidly transitions onto the facade, generating undulating surfaces that grant an even distribution of filtered natural light across all floors. While these facade undulations allow controlled light into the interior, they simultaneously establish a dynamic privacy barrier between the streetscape and the interior. The building positions itself at the intersection of the“ natural” and the“ culturally constructed” context, cultivating a new dialogue with its surroundings.
The torsional motion shaping the building envelope fractures upon reaching the lateral facade, breaking the surface to generate distinct balconies that function as unique spatial extensions on each floor. Creating an asymmetric rhythm across the facade, these L and T-shaped operable surfaces embody a timeless duality: while their static, formal presence evokes prehistoric, monolithic, and anthropomorphic sculptures, their operability transforms them into contemporary, kinetic installations. This intentional contrast establishes a temporal bridge between Dudullu’ s ancient rural memory and its future-driven industrial vision. When deployed, these sculptural elements transition into functional, industrial armatures
that facilitate raw material loading, bringing the intersection of art and craft directly into the facade experience.
Technology and Structure: Protective Shell and Structural Core
Sarmasık 41’ s titanium-zinc building shell, carefully sliced to unveil what lies behind, glides over the mass like a fabric; while dropping hints about the spaces it encloses, it simultaneously creates a sense of mystery. Beyond its aesthetic value, this metallic skin acts as a shield, functioning as a Faraday cage that protects the structure from electromagnetic field( EMF) radiation. Isolating the building from external radiation sources, this protective envelope provides a technological infrastructure to prevent electronic interference, secure sensitive wireless data, and create an electromagnetically insulated, safe working environment inside.
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