Swissôtel Resort Bodrum Beach | GAD Documentary Films

A short documentary film on the architecture of the Swissotel, Bodrum, Turkey by GAD Architecture led by Gokhan Avcioglu presented by architecture critic Gokhan Karakus. The film looks at the design of this resort hotel & residential community completed in 2015 in Turgutreis in the Bodrum Peninsula, on the Aegean Sea coastline of Turkey. The film focuses on the architectural synthesis of the seaside urban setting, topography and coastal geography. Karakus takes viewers on a tour of GAD's architecture for the Swissotel Bodrum highlighting the continuity between place and nature, the Aegean Sea & this vivid coastline. The film's photography emphasizes the ambient atmospheric and environmental setting of the Turkish Aegean coast that is the subject of this documentary film series on GAD architectural projects in Bodrum.

Architecture of The Swissotel Bodrum Beach

Swissotel Resort Bodrum Beach hotel is located on the highest point of the site in Turgutreis, Turkey, and serves as the entry gateway to the development. A pedestrian path links the hotel lobby to the sea, bridging the light-flooded space to a seaside restaurant creating a focal point towards the views of the Aegean Sea. This main axis organizes the plan and serves as the main spine of the site’s circulation.

The residential villas and apartments are arranged on a series of platforms, cascading down towards the sea, providing the maximum possible vista. Each villa has two levels with the private rooms in the upper level and a spacious living room at the garden level, offset walls maximize the facade orientation towards the sea view for each room. Wooden screens & canopies add an additional layer of detail and also provide protection from the intense summer sun. Following the examples of ancient cities like Bodrum, Kos and Rhodes clad with one Aegean natural stones such as green marble from Bodrum and travertine from Denizli.


Location: Turkey
Architectural Project & Design: Gokhan Avcioglu & GAD
Building Type: Hotel, Hospitality, Residential
Construction Area: 20000 m2
Project Site Area: 26000 m2
Year: 2015
Status: Built
Awards:
2016 World Luxury Hotel Awards - Luxury Beach Resort
2021 World Luxury Spa Awards






About GAD

Principal and founder of GAD - Global Architectural Development, Gokhan Avcioglu and his design team have been producing dynamic, innovative concepts for projects ranging from small private homes to extensive urban master plans in Turkey around the world for over twenty-five years. Led by Mr. Avcioglu, the dedicated, international, creative staff of GAD takes an unconventional approach to creating projects that push the boundaries of architectural thinking. Supported by his GAD teams, he has won numerous awards, including the 1997 Turkish Architecture Prize, a Bronze Medal in Miami Bienal in 2003, German Iconic Awards in 2014, Chicago Athenaeum Green Good Design Award in 2015, 2014 and 2012, MIPIM AR Future Awards in 2013 and 2012, and International Property Awards in 2013,2014 and 2015. 2017 WAFX Smart City Prize, American Architecture Prize in 2017 and AR Future Projects Awards, Jeu d’Esprit Prize in 2017, 2018 MIPIM civic&community winner. A number of his projects have been nominated for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.


Produced by
ISTANBUL MEDIA PRODUCTION & GAD MEDIA PRODUCTION

Line Producer
GAD Media Production
GIZEM UCAR

Written, Presented & Narrated by
GOKHAN KARAKUS

Directed by
IMER ARI

Cinematography by
ATAKAN EROL KUME

B Camera Operator
KADIR KEREM INEL

Sound Operator
ERKAN TURAN

Film Editing by
ISTANBUL MEDIA PRODUCTION

Additional Editing by
OGUZHAN OZMET

Coordination Assistance
SINEM ALTAY

Accounting Manager
DENIZ ERGIN

Technical Support
UFUK DURDAGI

Name of Song
Land on the Golden Gate – Chris Zabriskie

Special Thanks
BARIS GENCOGLU

Web sites:
www.gadarchitecture.com
http://istanbulmediaproduction.com/