The elderly couple that owns this pharmaceutical company wanted a homely feeling at the office, and so the scale, organisation and aesthetics refer to residential settings, namely traditional Istanbul waterside mansions. 

Seven house-like volumes with hipped roofs form the campus. The individual 'houses' integrate with  each other through gardens, roof gardens, upper or lower patios and paths and atria. The brown colour of the exterior has  a soft wood effect and unifies the structure.

The judges said they were delighted by the way that ‘the notion of work environments can evolve into more pleasant, humanized spaces that can also foster socialisation and creativity.

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