Productive Community / Dilara Paylan

This project proposes a community-oriented housing model developed in response to the lack of accessible local market spaces and shared productive areas in the surrounding residential context. The main aim of the project is to integrate housing with production and public use, creating a living environment where daily life, learning, and social interaction coexist.

The program is organized through a clear vertical hierarchy. The ground floor functions as a public and semi-public zone that directly engages with the neighborhood. This level accommodates a small-scale market area and production-related spaces where users can participate in plant cultivation activities, attend educational workshops, and share or sell fresh produce. By placing these functions at street level, the project strengthens its relationship with the public realm and encourages daily use by both residents and local users.

The upper floors are designed as residential units with varying typologies, responding to different user profiles such as single residents, couples, and families. These levels are more private in character and are spatially separated from the active ground floor, ensuring residential comfort while maintaining an indirect connection to the communal base below. This separation supports a gradual transition from public to private spaces within the building.

The building form is shaped by site conditions, access routes, and environmental considerations. Open and semi-open spaces are strategically placed to enhance daylight, natural ventilation, and visual continuity between different programmatic layers. The facade design reflects this organization, with a more transparent ground floor and solid upper volumes that emphasize the distinction between public and residential functions.

Overall, the project offers an alternative housing approach that combines living, production, and education, aiming to strengthen neighbourhood interaction and promote a shared, productive community life