ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

 

  • 2001-2004 M.A. ARCHITECTURE, Istanbul Technical University (NAAB Equivalent), GPA: 3,86 / 4,00
  • THESIS Evaluation Of Improvement Approaches For Unplanned Housing Areas And Its Study In Kuştepe Case
  • 2002-2004 STUDENT ASSISTANT, Housing Research & Education Center, Istanbul Technical University
  • 1996-2001 B.A. ARCHITECTURE, Istanbul Technical University (NAAB Equivalent), GPA: 3,03 / 4,00

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

  • 2015 -2017
  • AVCI ARCHITECTS, Senior Architect
  • SWAZILAND VILLAS Commission / 20.300m2 / Housing / Swaziland AFRICA
  • FOLKART BORNOVA RESIDENCE Invited Competition / 111.000m2 / Mixed-Use / Izmir TR
  • BRAZZAVILLE CITY CENTER Commission / 155.000m2 / Mixed-Use / Brazzaville AFRICA
  • KALYON MASTERPLAN Invited / 250.000m2 / Master Plan / Istanbul TR
  • ÇUBUKLU VALLEY RESIDENCE Commission / 35.000m2 / Residential / Istanbul TR

 

  • 2013-2015
  • DNA ARCHITECTS, Senior Architect
  • REFERANS GUNESLI Commission after Competition / 45.000m2 / Mixed-use / Istanbul TR
  • BAYRAMPASA KOSE PARSEL Commission / 9.500m2 / Residential / Istanbul TR
  • KEMERBURGAZ 12 VILLAS Commission / 7.000m2 / Housing / Istanbul TR

 

  • 2010-2013
  • SUYABATMAZ DEMIREL ARCHITECTS, Project Coordinator
  • G PLUS Commission / 100.000m2 / Mixed-Use / Istanbul TR
  • G PLUS – DIVAN Commission / 45.000m2 / Hotel- Mixed-Use / Istanbul TR

 

  • 2005-2010
  • ADNAN KAZMAOGLU ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH CENTER, Project Coordinator
  • TEMPO GUZELEVLER Commission / 19.800m2 / Residential / Istanbul TR
  • TUR TOWER Commission / 158.000m2 / Office – Mixed-Use / Istanbul TR
  • PRIZMA RESIDENCE Commission / 34.000m2 / Mixed-Use / Istanbul TR
  • ECOCITY Commission / 558.000m2 / Office – Mixed-Use / Istanbul TR
  • CANAN RESIDENCE Commission / 63.000m2 / Residential / Istanbul TR
  • ARCVISTA VILLAS Commission / 6.800m2 / Housing / Istanbul TR
  • YESILVADI HOUSES Commission / 128.00m2 / Residential – Master Plan / Istanbul TR
  • LAGUN ISTANBUL Commission / 162.00m2 / Housing – Master Plan / Istanbul TR
  • SEFAKOY SHOPPING CENTER Commission / 162.00m2 / Trade / Istanbul TR
  • MILLENIUM PARK HOUSES Commission / 162.00m2 / Housing – Master Plan / Istanbul TR
  • MY WORLD Commission / 1.000.000m2 / Residential / Istanbul TR

 

  • 2004-2005
  • ENGIN YUCEL ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE, Architect
  • THE ROYAL INST. KING’S ACADEMY, Commission / 44.000m2 / Educational / Amman JO

About

Mehtap Kocaman is an Istanbul-based independent architect concentrating on residences, housing projects, offices and mixed-use developments in architecture, urban design and interior design. Kocaman completed her BSc (2001) and MSc (2004) in Architecture at Istanbul Technical University. She began her work experience as an architect at Adnan Kazmaoglu Architectural Research Center from 2005 to 2010. In a short time she took big responsibilities and completed several big scale projects.

 

She worked at Suyabatmaz & Demirel Architects from 2010 to 2013 where she participated in competitions. From 2013 to 2015, she worked at DNA Architects as a senior architect and office manager. In August 2015 Kocaman worked as a Senior Architect at Avci Architects and completed some International and National projects.

 

Since January 2017, Kocaman works as a freelancer architect with the knowledge she gathered from diverse projects in many years she worked as designer and project manager.

 

Currently she is head of MK architecture and visiting lecturer at the architectual design studio at Haliç University.

 

SELF-EMPLOYED WORKS

 

  • 2017-   ARC SILVA Commission / 7.000 m2 / Housing / Istanbul TR
  • 2017-   DİKMEN RESIDENCE Commission / 135.000 m2 / Residence / Ankara TR
  • 2012.10  BODRUM TWINS Commission / 600 m2 / Housing / Bodrum TR
  • 2012.01  GOKCEADA SHOPPING MALL Commission / 10.000 m2 / Trade / Gokceada TR
  • 2011.08  ATASEHIR DENGE PANAROMA Commission / 11.000 m2 / Residence / Istanbul TR

 

WORKSHOPS

 

  • 2005.07  RURAL LANDSCAPE AND ARCHITECTURAL QUALITY International Workshop with     University of Bologna / Rimini IT
  • 2004.04  ARCHITECTURE OF CUMALIKIZIK: ITS PAST and FUTURE National Workshop with Istanbul Technical University / Istanbul TR
  • 2000.07  (DIS-) SIMILITARIES International Workshop with European Architectural Students Assembly (EASA) / Rotterdam NED
  • 1999.08  READING KUSTEPE National Workshop with Istanbul Bilgi University / Istanbul TR

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

  • 2015.10 PERIODICAL OF ARREDAMENTO MIMARLIK 214 / Alçak ve Yüksek İki Karşıt Çözüm Denemesi
  • 1999.11 PERIODICAL OF ARREDAMENTO MIMARLIK 100+19 “Reading Kustepe” [We were in the streets]

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