Welcome to my lens on Turkey
As an architect living between Izmir and Istanbul, I am curating meaningful urban experiences for people who crave beauty, soul, and authenticity.
Whether you're here for business, relocation, or creative inspiration—I offer 1:1 city consultancy tailored to your style and purpose.
Think of it as your own design-aware city companion.
🧱 1. The Quiet Masterpiece
A hidden architectural gem — a forgotten modernist villa, a Brutalist library, or a modest 19th-century building with soul. (Perfect for reflection and photography.)
🌅 2. A Rooftop with a Story
Not just any view — a rooftop that reveals the city's layers. Ideally a café or design studio where you can sit, sketch, and take it all in.
🪞 3. The Mirror of the City
A place that reflects the spirit of the people — like a historic barber shop, family-run artisan atelier, or a small local hammam where stories are passed down.
🧭 4. Urban Pause Point
A quiet bench with a view. Somewhere between movement and stillness. It could be in a leafy backstreet, between two ruins, or beside a seaside path.
🌿 5. Green Surprise
A pocket park, monastery garden, abandoned vineyard, or urban ruin claimed by nature. Somewhere that shows how the city breathes.
🎭 6. Cultural Whisper
Not the big museums — but the places where art lives quietly. A ceramics studio, bookbinding shop, local jazz spot, or a community-run art space.
🍷 7. Tasting Memory
A place to taste the city — local wine with architectural surroundings, or homemade meze in a family house turned bistro. You taste the city’s memory.
🛍️ 8. The Soulful Souvenir Spot
Not a tourist shop — a design studio, vintage bookstore, or handmade soap atelier where each item has a story and intention behind it.
🌀 9. Sacred Geometry
A mosque, church, or temple where you feel more than see — noticing proportions, light, silence. A moment of inner architecture.
🎒 10. The Flâneur Route
A walk curated just for the client — themed by emotions (serenity, awe, nostalgia), or elements (wind, stone, shadow).
This walk could end in an unexpected place — like an art student’s garden exhibition or an old cinema roof.
A tailor-made city experience, curated through an architect’s lens. Think of it as your own design-aware city companion.
Designed personally for you, upon request
I don’t offer tours—I offer urban immersion
Design your own journey:
CONTACT : “curated.city.experience@gmail.com”
