The T-House stands nestled in an olive grove in the Aegean town of Mordogan in Western Turkey. Rather than being a weekend retreat to be occupied occasionally and for short periods of time throughout the year, the T-House is an indication of the owners’ determination to engage with life and ways of doing things in the countryside. It is designed as a family home to be used all year round and thus incorporates generous work and storage areas to accommodate the varied activities the couple absorbs themselves in (curing olives, canning, jam-making, etc.).
The house is approached along a country lane that leads to a hilltop village. The site faces the sea to the east and the neighboring hills to the west. The building sits within the tight grid of the olive grove and remains barely discernible through the thick foliage of trees if it weren’t for its steeply pitched roof—a curious feature, one that leaves a gentle mark on the landscape and invites further exploration.
The T-House is meant as an “unobtrusive novelty” in a bucolic landscape.
2017 Mies Ven der Rohe Award, T-House, Nomination
2016 Arkitera Young Architect Jury Special Award, Winner
2016 World Architecture Award 22nd Cycle “Realized”, T-House, Winner
2016 XV. National Architecture Awards, "Building", T-House, Winner
2016 Concrete Architecture Awards, T-House, Finalist
2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture, T-House, Nomination