Oğuz Emre Bal

Artist · Architect · Researcher · Founder

Understanding reality by altering it through different perspectives.

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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

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 · 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

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

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

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

Riva Residences

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

embodied cognition

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 design

Architecture

c. 2015–2017

Beykonak Residences

Residential project 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