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Block Arte

Block Arte

Row of gabled timber cabins in snow; transparent sky.

We design experiences,
not just spaces.

Every brick matters.

Every detail matters.

We make all ARTs.

Founded in Istanbul in 2015, we now work from Istanbul and Firenze across architecture, interiors, objects and stage design. We are a design-and-build practice: what we draw, our own team builds on site.

Aisle of benches leading to the 'DISCIPLINE' mural at Big Master.
People walking past a facade of metal panels, no two modules alike; Kağıthane cultural centre facade proposal (visualisation).White-rendered house behind a stone garden wall at sunset, SS Mountain House, Sinop.Functional training zone and logo wall at Big Master.Belvedere event: stone-arched hall, circular bar and stage; visualisation.

Architecture.

Interiors.

Objects&Stage.

Beyond Luxury stage with a circular screen and light louvres; visualisation.

Everyprojectbeginsasasketchandisrefinedthroughmodels,revisionsanddrawings.Theteamthatselectsthematerialsanddrawsthedetailsistheteamonsite.Fromacaféshelftothesectionofamosque,thegapbetweendrawingandbuildingstaysnarrow.

Selected Work

Big Master

Sports club · Istanbul

BA-001

Yoncalı Mosque

Mosque · Uşak

BA-002

Ipsir Tiny House

Tiny house · Ağva, Istanbul

BA-005
All projects →
Beyond Luxury — BelvedereVisualisation · 12 sView project

Founded

2015

Offices

IST · FLR

Countries

4

Disciplines

5

Lit cabins on snowy ground at dusk.

Architecture is where all the arts meet. […] We are both designers and builders. Bringing our art to life genuinely makes us happy.

Sinan Karakuş — Founder, Block Arte