Fatma Kahraman
The central square
Role
Senior Design Manager — Leader of Package 2 Contract
Typology
Mixed-Use
Location
Istanbul, Türkiye
Date
2014–2018
Company
Emaar Properties PJSC — Emaar Turkey
Designer
Foster + Partners, Kohn Pedersen Fox, İki Design Group, DP Architects, KTGY, SWA
Contractor
TAV-SERA Construction
Project Management
TIME-Turner
Client
Emaar Properties PJSC

Emaar Square is developed on a 66,000 m² parcel on the Asian side of Istanbul and comprises approximately 1,000 residential units, 48,000 m² of office space, a five-star The Address Hotel and a shopping mall with over 150,000 m² of gross leasable area, a central outdoor square, an underwater zoo and entertainment centres — around 850,000 m² of construction in total.

Working for Emaar Properties PJSC as Senior Design Manager, Fatma led the Package 2 contract covering five residential buildings and the office tower. She managed and coordinated the full project process according to the main contract, took the main design decisions on the client's side and carried cost and contract management through to completion.

Designers included Foster + Partners, Kohn Pedersen Fox, İki Design Group, DP Architects, KTGY and SWA, with TAV-SERA as contractor and TIME-Turner as project manager — a coordination effort spanning masterplan, façades, interiors and amenities such as the residential pools and lobbies.

Site
66,000 m²
Construction Area
≈ 850,000 m²
Residential
≈ 1,000 units
Retail GLA
150,000 m²
Residential blocks around the square
Residential blocks around the square
The Address Hotel and residential towers
The Address Hotel and residential towers
Mall interior — tree columns
Mall interior — tree columns
Tree column under construction
Tree column under construction
Retail street
Retail street
Residential courtyard
Residential courtyard
Office building entrance
Office building entrance
Residential indoor pool
Residential indoor pool
Pool hall with arched windows
Pool hall with arched windows
Residence living room
Residence living room
Residential lobby
Residential lobby
Residence interior
Residence interior
Masterplan
Masterplan
Package 2 — elevation
Package 2 — elevation
Coordinated BIM model
Coordinated BIM model