Bosphorus Residence
Two completed apartments at Büyükyalı held within a narrow band of ivory, champagne and pale oak, so that light, proportion and the sea do the work usually asked of colour.
The living room looks straight onto the sea; the palette stays in ivory and champagne so that the view leads.
Location
Büyükyalı, Istanbul
Category
Year
2023
Imagery
Completed project, studio photography
The living rooms are lined with cream wall panelling outlined in thin champagne metal. A full-height media wall with lacquered doors and a column of open shelving anchors one apartment; a round brass-legged dining table with ivory chairs sits beneath a crystal pendant in the other.
Bedrooms follow the same logic: upholstered wall panels with slender brass mirrors, a walnut dressing table edged in brass, a barrel armchair turned to the window and the ships passing in the distance. A blush quilt, a single calligraphy panel and fresh flowers are the only colour.
Floors are pale herringbone oak with a marble border at the thresholds; a Greek-key rug in ivory ties each seating group together beneath the chandeliers.