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Oğuz Emre Bal

Artist · Architect · Researcher · Founder

Understanding reality by altering it through different perspectives.

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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

XR / Spatial · Product · Video Animation · App

2018

Real Estate AR & VR App

Interactive AR & VR mobile application for real estate — a demo built to improve sales by letting buyers experience unbuilt properties immersively.

physical-digital intersection

Architecture

2018

Riva Residences

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

embodied cognition

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

Art · XR / Spatial · Video Animation · App

2017–2018

İçlek — AR & VR: Wormholes APP

26 hand-made 3D-printed sculptures + AR app + VR environment. A semi-open structure where any boundary between inner and outer worlds is inherently permeable — a wormhole between urban and cosmic scales. bang. Prix Art Innovation Prize 2017.

physical-digital intersectionpermeable boundariesembodied cognition

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

Art · Product

c. 2016

Miami Scope Artworks — 3D Printed Parametric Sculptures

3D-printed parametric sculptures created as tributes to fluidity in architecture — interlocking parts generated algorithmically from organic shapes like water droplets and vines, exhibited during Art Basel Miami.

computational mattermovement as design

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

Interior · Product

2016

Berlin WAF Stand

A modular exhibition stand that embodies the principles of embodied cognition, allowing visitors to present experience in a tactile and immersive way.

embodied cognitionHow can physical structures facilitate cognitive understanding?What role does embodiment play in shaping our perception of architecture?

Architecture

c. 2015–2017

Beykonak Residences

Residential project with GAD Architecture.

embodied cognition

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

Interior

c. 2015–2017

Istanbul Incubation Center

Incubation center project in Istanbul with GAD Architecture.

co-authored space

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

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 experımental 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

Art · Research · Product · XR / Spatial · Video Animation

2014–2017

Space Hackers APP

Participatory platform inviting citizens to identify and 'hack' inaccessible urban spaces — mapping them as sites of latent potential and proposing collaborative interventions.

co-authored spacepermeable boundaries

Research

2013–2015

Instant Space Design by the Experience of Movement

M.Sc. thesis at ITU: designing instant space through the experience of movement — where the practice's body-space-cognition thread began.

embodied cognitionspatial memory

Art · Product · Video Animation

2011

Freshgate — Interactive Festival Booth

Freshgate: interactive festival booth exploring responsive human-space relations — 3D modeling, prototyping, and on-site production with Salon Architects for the Miller Festival 2011.

embodied cognitionco-authored space