{"id":7054,"date":"2026-02-04T18:33:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archworks.agu.edu.tr\/?p=7054"},"modified":"2026-02-04T18:33:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:33:48","slug":"replastic-housing-nergiz-seyfi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/archworks.agu.edu.tr\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/replastic-housing-nergiz-seyfi\/","title":{"rendered":"Re:Plastic Housing \/ Nergiz Seyfi"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this project, I approached recycled plastic not only as a construction material but as a visible architectural element that can be perceived from the outside and constantly remind users of the recycling process. My main aim was to make recycling visible instead of hiding it behind facades, and to integrate this idea into everyday life through housing. The project was developed within the scope of the ARCH201 Housing+ studio, combining residential use with a community-oriented + function.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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In this project, I approached recycled plastic not only as a construction material but as a visible architectural element that can be perceived from the outside and constantly remind users of the recycling process. My main aim was to make recycling visible instead of hiding it behind facades, and to integrate this idea into everyday […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":7057,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f25-arch201"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/archworks.agu.edu.tr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7054","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/archworks.agu.edu.tr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/archworks.agu.edu.tr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/archworks.agu.edu.tr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/archworks.agu.edu.tr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7054"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/archworks.agu.edu.tr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7054\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7058,"href":"http:\/\/archworks.agu.edu.tr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7054\/revisions\/7058"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/archworks.agu.edu.tr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/archworks.agu.edu.tr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/archworks.agu.edu.tr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/archworks.agu.edu.tr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}