{"id":8861,"date":"2026-06-30T10:56:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T10:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archworks.agu.edu.tr\/?p=8861"},"modified":"2026-06-30T10:56:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T10:56:51","slug":"urban-living-room-the-city-carpet-esma-ikra-karaborklu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/archworks.agu.edu.tr\/index.php\/2026\/06\/30\/urban-living-room-the-city-carpet-esma-ikra-karaborklu\/","title":{"rendered":"URBAN LIVING ROOM: THE CITY CARPET \/ ESMA \u0130KRA KARAB\u00d6RKL\u00dc"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Urban\u00a0Living\u00a0Room:\u00a0The\u00a0City\u00a0Carpet<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Located\u00a0along\u00a0the\u00a0Kayseri\u00a0Square\u00a0transit\u00a0corridor, Urban\u00a0Living\u00a0Room:\u00a0The\u00a0City\u00a0Carpet\u00a0reimagines\u00a0a\u00a0transportation\u00a0hub\u00a0as a\u00a0vibrant\u00a0public\u00a0destination\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0contemporary\u00a0third\u00a0place.\u00a0Rather\u00a0than\u00a0functioning\u00a0solely\u00a0as a\u00a0route\u00a0for\u00a0movement,\u00a0the\u00a0project\u00a0transforms\u00a0the\u00a0square\u00a0into\u00a0a\u00a0social\u00a0and\u00a0cultural\u00a0living\u00a0room\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0city,\u00a0where\u00a0people\u00a0can\u00a0gather,\u00a0interact, rest,\u00a0and\u00a0experience\u00a0urban life\u00a0beyond\u00a0the\u00a0necessities\u00a0of transit.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0design\u00a0is\u00a0inspired\u00a0by\u00a0two\u00a0significant\u00a0elements\u00a0of\u00a0Kayseri\u2019s\u00a0local\u00a0identity:\u00a0the\u00a0traditional\u00a0Kayseri\u00a0carpet\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0notion\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0living\u00a0room\u00a0as a\u00a0space\u00a0of\u00a0social\u00a0connection.\u00a0The\u00a0carpet\u00a0serves\u00a0as a\u00a0conceptual\u00a0and\u00a0spatial\u00a0metaphor\u00a0throughout\u00a0the\u00a0project.\u00a0Drawing\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0visual\u00a0language\u00a0of\u00a0Anatolian\u00a0carpet\u00a0motifs,\u00a0traditional\u00a0symbols\u00a0are\u00a0reinterpreted\u00a0and\u00a0translated\u00a0into\u00a0a\u00a0contemporary\u00a0architectural\u00a0vocabulary.\u00a0These\u00a0patterns\u00a0shape\u00a0both\u00a0the\u00a0landscape\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0building,\u00a0creating\u00a0a\u00a0continuous\u00a0urban\u00a0carpet\u00a0that\u00a0extends\u00a0across\u00a0the\u00a0site.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Within\u00a0the\u00a0landscape,\u00a0the\u00a0carpet\u00a0metaphor\u00a0is\u00a0expressed\u00a0through\u00a0the\u00a0interplay\u00a0of hard\u00a0and\u00a0soft\u00a0surfaces,\u00a0generating\u00a0diverse\u00a0zones\u00a0for\u00a0movement,\u00a0gathering,\u00a0and\u00a0leisure. 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