CHORIC SPACE / RUVEYDA PAMUK

The project proposes a chronic urban chora as a liminal architectural ground that negotiates between permanence and transformation within the municipal and urban center. Rather than functioning as a singular object, the design operates as a spatial system that absorbs, records, and reinterprets urban traces over time. The concept of chora is redefined as an indeterminate spatial condition neither fully built nor empty where architecture becomes a mediator between social, ecological, and infrastructural layers of the city.

The site is abstracted through overlapping grids, movement vectors, and density mappings, revealing zones of accumulation, and interaction. These mappings inform a fragmented yet continuous architectural form that emerges from chronic spatial conditions such as circulation flows, agricultural traces, and informal occupation patterns. The resulting geometry is not imposed but derived, allowing the building to adapt to evolving urban rhythms.

Liminality is central to the project’s spatial experience. Transitional spaces courtyards, terraces, and intermediate voids blur the boundaries between interior and exterior, ground and roof, public and semi-public. These thresholds encourage multiple modes of occupation, from collective gathering to individual retreat, supporting both social interaction and experiential pause. Architecture here is not a static container but a sequence of spatial moments that unfold through movement.

Programmatically, the proposal integrates production, social exchange, and experiential spaces, fostering a resilient urban ecosystem. Agricultural surfaces, shaded public platforms, and interactive zones coexist within a continuous topographic surface, reinforcing the idea of architecture as an active ground. Through its chronic nature, the project remains open-ended, capable of transformation, and responsive to future urban scenarios, positioning the chora as a living interface between city, landscape, and time.