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Oğuz Emre Bal

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Architecture · Interior

2026

Bosque Alto Retreat

A mountain sanctuary concept that redefines luxury through proportion, depth, and curation, prioritizing experience over objecthood.

embodied cognitionWhat is the relationship between luxury and architecture?How can a mountain sanctuary be designed to prioritize experience over objecthood?

Architecture

2026

Dubai Biomass Center

The Dubai Biomass Center is a visionary architectural project designed to establish a new hub for biomass research and development in the Middle East. This innovative facility aims to contribute significantly to global efforts in sustainable energy by creating a third major biomass center, alongside existing ones in Finland and Syria.

How can architecture support sustainable biomass production?What role does innovative cooling play in the viability of biomass centers?

Architecture

2026

Fluidity Pavillion

Fluidity Pavilion is an architectural experiment that explores the seamless integration of AI in design, from conceptualization to physical realization.

How can AI enhance architectural creativity?What are the ethical implications of AI in design?

XR / Spatial · Art · Architecture

2017–ongoing

oguzermebal.com

An immersive experience that explores the interaction between human and space through extended reality technologies.

How does space shape human perception and emotion? How do humans transform and interpret space through interaction?

Architecture · Interior

Canyon Shopping Center Concept

A shopping center concept design with fluidity elements especially insipred by slices and smoothed canyons and caves.

How can design reflect and respond to its surroundings?What role do natural formations play in inspiring architectural innovation?Can fluidity be a key element in designing engaging public spaces?

Architecture · Interior

2025

Aurelia Harbour Tower

A hospitality-led branded residential tower concept exploring luxury living through layered amenities and a slender architectural form.

embodied cognitionExamining how a contemporary residential tower can borrow from hospitality without becoming theatricalDisciplined planning, layered amenities, controlled arrival, and refined architectural identity

Architecture · Web · Video Animation

Hatay Kilisesi Animasyonu

Restoration of Hatay Kilisesi after an earthquake, showcased through a stunning animation.

Architecture

2025

Palazzo Nero Social House

A heritage adaptive-reuse concept for a boutique hotel, members’ club, and dining-led social destination in Southern Europe.

co-authored spacePrioritizing cultural durability over trend-driven designBalancing identity, intimacy, and long-term relevance in hospitality projects

Architecture · Interior

2025

Tideline Residences & Club

A luxury waterfront concept combining branded residences, private club amenities, and hospitality-led living in the GCC.

embodied cognitionHow can hospitality thinking be applied to residential projects in the GCC?Can luxury residential living be redefined through stronger arrival design, clearer privacy planning, and amenities that reinforce long-term value?

Architecture · Video Animation

2024

Abu Dhabi Villa - Concept & Animation

Architecture, 3D Modeling, and Animation project for a villa in Abu Dhabi.

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Architecture · Interior

2024

Maris Quarter

A luxury waterfront mixed-use district combining shell-wrapped architecture, hospitality-led living, and lush shaded courtyards.

co-authored spaceembodied cognitionHow can a high-value waterfront district move beyond generic branded-residential language?

Architecture · Interior

2024

Saltwind Resort

A luxury coastal wellness retreat concept exploring slow hospitality, quiet luxury, and landscape-led design on the Mediterranean.

embodied cognitionHow wellness-led hospitality can feel both emotionally resonant and commercially credible.

Architecture

2023

Bodrum Shore Villas & Beach Club

A members-only coastal resort in Bodrum, Türkiye, designed as a protected summer resort with terraced topography and dark stone architecture.

embodied cognitionbalancing darker grounding with sunlit summer opennessexpressing luxury through mass, shadow, texture, rarity, and controlled reveal

Architecture

2023

Crescent Courtyard

A luxury mid-rise residential concept shaped by a shaded courtyard oasis—deep loggias, calm water, club amenities, and rigorous planning logic.

co-authored spaceimproving resident experience through climate-aware designcreating a distinctive identity for the development

Architecture · Interior

2023

Saha North

A luxury Riyadh promenade where leasing logic, shaded urban section, premium dining, and invisible operations are shaped into one coherent destination.

co-authored spaceCreating a commercially credible destination in a harsh desert climateBalancing public realm with invisible operations

Architecture

2022

Kelowna Waterfront Museum — Good Ancestors

A civic cultural campus on Okanagan Lake, combining museum spaces, an elevated gallery loop, learning gardens, community programmes, and a restored public waterfront.

learning through spaceembodied cognitionHow can museums serve as civic rooms rather than isolated objects?

Architecture · Interior

2022

Maslak Square | Parametric Office Tower Concept

A concept design for a contemporary office tower and public interior environment in Istanbul’s business district, driven by a single spatial idea: a vertical façade system that evolves into an architectural framework.

co-authored spaceintegrated approach to commercial architecturelinking façade, structure, public interface and interior identity

Architecture · Interior

2022

Sharq Passage Hotel

A stay-open hospitality repositioning investment concept in Kuwait City, focused on upgrading a mid-scale urban hotel through lobby, dining, and spa interventions.

embodied cognitionHow can a mid-scale urban hotel be repositioned without disrupting its operations?What are the key drivers of value in hospitality design?

Architecture · Interior · Video Animation

2021

Casa 6 Playas

A contemporary cliffside residence in Nosara, Costa Rica, designed around structural precision, ocean views, and tropical indoor-outdoor living.

embodied cognitionhow a contemporary tropical residence can remain visually calm while responding rigorously to technical reality

Architecture · Interior

2021

Casa Lettini

A contemporary coastal residence in Nosara, Costa Rica, designed with modern form, high-efficiency glazing, and performance-led durability.

embodied cognitionHow modern residential architecture can remain visually calm while responding seriously to environmental reality.

Architecture · Interior

2021

Casa Miller

A contemporary tropical residence in Nosara, Costa Rica, defined by floating stairs, built-in planters, and integrated pool, hot tub, and deck living.

embodied cognitionbalancing architectural clarity with the softness of tropical livingusing transparency, overhangs, and layered edges to maintain a dynamic balance between shelter and exposure

Product · Architecture

c. 2020–2021

The Living Furniture Series

A furniture series that brings the natural world inside, incorporating functional planters and promoting biophilic design.

computational matterhow can we design furniture that promotes a connection to the natural world?what are the benefits of incorporating plants into design?

Architecture · Interior · Research · Video Animation

2021

The Living O’Pod

A minimal, decentralized, and connected housing concept that nurtures the habitant's soul, mind, and resilience for social, environmental, and technological challenges.

computational matterpermeable boundariesResearching new possibilities for better living

Architecture · Video Animation · App

2021

The Living O'Pod - Concept, 360 Degrees & Animation

A futuristic concept for a living pod with immersive 360-degree animation. https://uniodesignstudio.com/external/tour3/

Architecture

2020

Datacenter Building Concept

This architectural project draws inspiration from the works of Norman Foster and Renzo Piano, blending their modernist principles with a unique twist on brutalism.

how can modern buildings reflect both functionality and aesthetics?what role does sustainability play in contemporary architectural design?

Architecture · Interior · App

2020

Lisbon Apartment

A luxury apartment house in Lisbon, Portugal, featuring modern design elements and high-end finishes.

embodied cognition

Architecture · Interior

2020

Manly Cove Beach Club

Commercial beach club with restaurant, bar, and interiors at Manly Cove, Sydney — 1,000 m². Designed with Eti Kastoryano.

embodied cognition

Architecture · Interior

2020

Zayed City Residence

Residential project with interiors in Zayed City, Abu Dhabi — 1,200 m² construction on a 3,000 m² site. Designed with Eti Kastoryano.

embodied cognition

Architecture · Interior

Omzibar — Desert, Wadi & Sea Sanctuary

A regenerative coastal desert destination in Oman shaped by desert adventure, productive ecology, wadi wellness, culture, and hospitality-led luxury.

how a large coastal site can move beyond generic luxury resort planningclimate intelligence, privacy, silence, ecological productivity, cultural continuityclimate intelligence

Architecture

2019

Walker Farmhouse

A contemporary farmhouse concept study exploring natural materials, deconstructed planning, glass corridor links, and calm indoor-outdoor living.

embodied cognitionAtmosphere Over Excess: prioritising calm, clarity, and comfort over decorative complexity

Architecture

2018

Courtyard House Manama

A private villa in Manama defined by carved courtyards, deep shade, restrained greenery, and quiet water elements within a calm, mineral architecture.

permeable boundariesembodied cognitionHow a contemporary villa in Manama can feel both regionally grounded and globally refined, offering a form of high-end living defined by calm, enclosure, and enduring material presence.

Architecture

2018

Odakule Pasajı National Architectural Design Competition

A passageway in Istanbul Turkiye, we designed techno natural inspired concept that connect old and new in Turkish culture.

How can architecture serve as a mediator between historical and modern urban contexts?What role does natural light play in enhancing the experience of public spaces?

Architecture

2018

Riva Residences

Residential development with interiors in Riva, Istanbul — 36,000 m² construction on a 106,000 m² site.

embodied cognition

Architecture

2017

Abu Dhabi Passive Courtyard Villa

A climate-responsive luxury residence defined by inward-facing courtyards, passive cooling, filtered light, and a private oasis for modern family living.

permeable boundariesrethinking the contemporary family villausing environmental logic to create a more durable and comfortable villa typology

Architecture · Interior

2017

Anatolium Marmara Shopping Center

A large-scale shopping center project in Istanbul, Turkey, featuring interior design and architecture.

embodied cognitionExploring the intersection of architecture, urbanism, and society

Architecture

2016–2017

Media City Master Plan

A self-sufficient, sustainable city and cultural attraction with innovative, interactive planning and structures echoing developments in technology.

computational matterco-authored spacePost-industrial city life redefinition

Architecture

c. 2016

Balmumcu Residences

Residential project with a parametric facade inspired by ink brush strokes — organic, form-finding flowing lines creating a distinctive visual identity.

computational mattermovement as designfluidity in architecture

Architecture

c. 2015–2017

Beykonak Residences

Parametric Facade experimentation in a sales office project in Beykonak Turkey. Grasshopper and Rhinoceros is used for experimentaion.

embodied cognitionhow embodied cognition influences building designrelationship between physical and digital spaces

Architecture · Research

c. 2015–2017

Experimental Tower Studies

Algorithmic form-finding studies for high-rise typologies during GAD's computational design research period.

computational matter

Art · Architecture · Product · XR / Spatial

2016-completed

Johnnie Walker 200th year - Time Capsule Pavillion

A century-long journey from barley to whiskey. It is Torus Shaped Pavilion that is created for 200 years of Johnnie Walker Whiskey Company. The pavilion is consisted of light steel structure and end to end translucent barrisol coating that helps projection mapping on the walls of the pavilions. In the pavilions interior space, the visitors are encounter with the Johnnie walkers' 200 years of whiskey making story and user attracted interactive light installations that fuses the users identity and movements with Johnny walker's brand story and identity.

how to blend physical and digital experiences?what is the role of interactive media in brand storytelling?

Product · Research · Architecture

c. 2016

Milano Marble Fair Stand

Fair stand design for a marble exhibition in Milan, with GAD Architecture.

embodied cognition

Architecture

c. 2016

Monaco Le Meridien Hotel

A hospitality project located in Monaco, currently under development.

computational mattermovement as designIntersection of architecture and urbanism with education and society

Architecture

2016

MOSCOW-VARVARKA MIXED USE

Designing for an urban setting poses many challenges, including dealing with significant changes in grade and placing a structure that addresses modern needs between historic buildings.

how to address the intersection of architecture, urbanism, and society

Architecture

c. 2015–2017

Noodle Degeneration

Generative design research study at GAD Architecture.

computational matter

Architecture · Research

2016

Waffle Structure — WAF Future Vision

Biomimicry-driven study of future architectural space: a flexible structure that unfolds and adapts to boundary conditions — light, view, landscape, climate. Presented as WAF Future Vision 2016; 25,000 m² mixed-use study for Berlin.

permeable boundariesspeculative futures

Architecture · Interior · Video Animation

2016

Wepublic experimental SHOPPING center

A commercial space that can transform and renew itself like a living organism, blending art and architecture.

co-authored spaceembodied cognitionExploring the intersection of art and architecture to create a unique experience

Architecture

2014

Narköy Eco Hotel & Training Center

A built eco-hospitality and training campus combining accommodation, training spaces, and an organic farm within a forest valley environment.

permeable boundariesPositioning sustainability as a system rather than treating 'green' as a visual theme

Web · Architecture · Interior · Video Animation

Likör Sosyal Experience Museum

An adaptive reuse project at old Mecidiyeköy Liquor Factory as a Social and Cultural Center.

Architecture · Interior

2010

TU-ARC Trakya Universitesi Campus Concept

The dialog between old and new is always controversial. In this project we are stacking spaces with fluidity each other in 3d space and relation with old enclosure.

how to balance preservation with innovation in architectural design?what are the benefits of integrating traditional and contemporary elements?

Architecture · Video Animation · Interior

2009

Tibidabo Twin House

A Luxury Twin House Design that seamlessly blends natural materials with modern architecture.

How can architecture be designed to minimize its impact on the environment?What role do natural materials play in creating sustainable buildings?