Oğuz Emre Bal
Artist · Architect · Researcher · Founder
Understanding reality by altering it through different perspectives.
Architecture · Interior
2026
Bosque Alto Retreat
A mountain sanctuary concept that redefines luxury through proportion, depth, and curation, prioritizing experience over objecthood.
Architecture · Interior
Canyon Shopping Center Concept
A shopping center concept design with fluidity elements especially insipred by slices and smoothed canyons and caves.
Architecture
2025
Aurelia Harbour Tower
Skyline tower development — Unio Design Studio, 2025.
Architecture · Web · Video Animation
Hatay Kilisesi Animasyonu
Hatay Kilisesi Animasyonu - Lumion
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.
Architecture · Interior
2025
Tideline Residences & Club
A luxury waterfront concept combining branded residences, private club amenities, and hospitality-led living in the GCC.
Architecture · Video Animation
2024
Abu Dhabi Villa - Concept & Animation
Architecture, 3D Modeling, and Animation project for a villa in Abu Dhabi.
Architecture
2024
Maris Quarter
Promenade-centered urban quarter — Unio Design Studio, 2024.
Architecture · Interior
2024
Saltwind Resort
A luxury coastal wellness retreat concept exploring slow hospitality, quiet luxury, and landscape-led design on the Mediterranean.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Architecture · Interior
2021
Casa Lettini
A contemporary coastal residence in Nosara, Costa Rica, designed with modern form, high-efficiency glazing, and performance-led durability.
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.
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.
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.
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
Kelowna Children's Museum & Family Learning Complex
Museum, children's museum, and family learning complex with interiors in Kelowna, BC — 110,000 m² construction on a 162,000 m² site. Designed with Eti Kastoryano.
Architecture · Interior · App
2020
Lisbon Apartment
A luxury apartment house in Lisbon, Portugal, featuring modern design elements and high-end finishes.
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.
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.
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.
Architecture
2019
Walker Farmhouse
A contemporary farmhouse concept study exploring natural materials, deconstructed planning, glass corridor links, and calm indoor-outdoor living.
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.
Architecture
2018
Riva Residences
Residential development with interiors in Riva, Istanbul — 36,000 m² construction on a 106,000 m² site.
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.
Architecture · Interior
2017
Anatolium Marmara Shopping Center
A large-scale shopping center project in Istanbul, Turkey, featuring interior design and architecture.
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.
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.
Architecture
c. 2015–2017
Beykonak Residences
Residential project with GAD Architecture.
Architecture · Research
c. 2015–2017
Experimental Tower Studies
Algorithmic form-finding studies for high-rise typologies during GAD's computational design research period.
Product · Research · Architecture
c. 2016
Milano Marble Fair Stand
Fair stand design for a marble exhibition in Milan, with GAD Architecture.
Architecture
c. 2016
Monaco Le Meridien Hotel
A hospitality project located in Monaco, currently under development.
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.
Architecture
c. 2015–2017
Noodle Degeneration
Generative design research study at GAD Architecture.
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.
Architecture · Interior · Video Animation
2016
Wepublic experımental SHOPPING center
A commercial space that can transform and renew itself like a living organism, blending art and architecture.
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.
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
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.
Architecture · Video Animation · Interior
Tibidabo Twin House
A Luxury Twin House Design that seamlessly blends natural materials with modern architecture.