Showing posts with label architecture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label architecture. Show all posts
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Saturday, April 05, 2008
There and there
This morning we decided to go have a walk by the Bosphorus between Arnavutköy and Rumali Hisari. I never noticed those fisherman nets. They're right at the upper corner of Arnavutköy where the currents are the strongest.
In the afternoon we went to visit Ekin's family. This area has become a real building heaven
Played a bit with this street kitten who's about to catch my left hand.
What can I say about that. I posted a lot of pictures of that kind but they're everywhere.
I like the way they have to only paint the balconies so it looks nice when you're inside.
In the afternoon we went to visit Ekin's family. This area has become a real building heaven
Played a bit with this street kitten who's about to catch my left hand.
What can I say about that. I posted a lot of pictures of that kind but they're everywhere.
I like the way they have to only paint the balconies so it looks nice when you're inside.
Friday, April 04, 2008
Outside Today
Nice weather today. Enjoy this polluted view over Yildiz and Tesvikiye; Taksim is where the big building is, far on the left.
Once again, enjoy the marvelous architectural skills of my fellow Turkish compatriots.
Once again, enjoy the marvelous architectural skills of my fellow Turkish compatriots.
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Turkish Style Architecture
This morning I dropped Ekin at her office and on the way back home I took some pictures of the upper part of the Arnavutköy district. The lower part (by the Bosphorus) is very wealthy, on the other hand the upper part is more dodgy, as you can see.
Most of the houses are constructed without permits.
What you should look for. The walls ar't straight. The windows ar never symetrical or straight or of the same size or whatever. The roofs aren't straight. Here are some samples :
on the image above, none of the yellow house's windows are of the same size. the building is leaning on the left. the upper right window is not straight... the right wall of the green house is not straight.
very thin building
The owner of the gry building on the right probably planned on doing a balcony as well but then, apparently, changed his mind as you can see a door on the second floor (third floor for some of you).
The roof looks weird at the jonction of the yellow and pink colors.
on the way back...
On another subject I went to this mall center called Cevahir (remember that the letter 'C' is read 'dj' in Turkish) to get some stuff from the dry cleaner and I saw that a Yoga class was going on right next to this amusement park. Yes there is an amusement park in the mall. It's the second biggest mall in the world. The thing is that there is a rollercoaster and some other crazy attractions in there so people are screaming. It must be very nice and relaxing to do yoga there.
Most of the houses are constructed without permits.
What you should look for. The walls ar't straight. The windows ar never symetrical or straight or of the same size or whatever. The roofs aren't straight. Here are some samples :
on the image above, none of the yellow house's windows are of the same size. the building is leaning on the left. the upper right window is not straight... the right wall of the green house is not straight.
very thin building
The owner of the gry building on the right probably planned on doing a balcony as well but then, apparently, changed his mind as you can see a door on the second floor (third floor for some of you).
The roof looks weird at the jonction of the yellow and pink colors.
on the way back...
On another subject I went to this mall center called Cevahir (remember that the letter 'C' is read 'dj' in Turkish) to get some stuff from the dry cleaner and I saw that a Yoga class was going on right next to this amusement park. Yes there is an amusement park in the mall. It's the second biggest mall in the world. The thing is that there is a rollercoaster and some other crazy attractions in there so people are screaming. It must be very nice and relaxing to do yoga there.
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