Mandarin Oriental Bodrum | GAD Documentary Films

Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Residences, Bodrum | GAD Documentary Films

A short documentary film on the architecture of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Residences, 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, hospitality center & residential community completed in 2014 Göltürkbükü in the Bodrum Peninsula, on the Aegean Sea coastline of Turkey. The film focuses on the architectural synthesis of the natural setting and the extensive built environment on this bay in Bodrum. Karakus takes viewers on a tour of GAD's architecture for the Mandarin Oriental focusing on the harmonious balance between place and nature in realizing the different program activities for this large-scale resort and residential community. The architecture for the hotel and villas is expertly planned in the topography The film's videography 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 Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Residences, Bodrum

Located on one of the many dramatic bays of Bodrum, Turkey, The Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Residences Bodrum is a mixed-use tourism and residential property development project that includes private residences, a hotel, restaurants, spa and a protected natural zone in approximately 600 acres of coastal forest. The aim of the project is to generate a 12-month year-round use of this area in the Bodrum Peninsula that is known as primarily as a summer destination. GAD's architectural approach was to provide a facility with different functions that can be used throughout the year. The main hotel building located on Cennet Koyu bay consists of 70 hotels rooms of various sizes that allows visitors to take advantage of the sunlight, views and natural flora of this singular Aegean topography that is the intersection of the Aegean Sea and protected nature reserve. The architectural strategy of integration into the natural landscape is fully realized as the buildings meld and subtly disappear on the hillside.

Location: Turkey
Architectural Project & Design: Gokhan Avcioglu & GAD
Building Type: Residential, Leisure, Hospitality
Construction Area: 80000 m2
Project Site Area: 31500 m2
Year: 2014
Status: Built

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 Athena eum 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
JESSE GALLAGHER

Special Thanks
ZEYNEP YILMAZ & ERSEV DEMIROZ

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