This project was an international design competition for a disaster museum and civic resilience centre in Istanbul, responding to Turkey’s long history of seismic activity and the need for public education around natural disasters. Conceived as both an institutional building and a public landmark, the proposal explored how architecture could embody resilience while remaining accessible and civic in character.

The building was organized as a monolithic concrete shell, perforated to reduce perceived mass and introduce controlled daylight into the interior. A hexagonal geometry structured the plan and envelope, drawing from regional Moorish and Turkish patterning while providing inherent structural clarity. Carved openings and voids transformed the shell from a singular object into a porous civic form.