Housing
Housing
Stone Courtyard Housing, Mardin
A contemporary 36-home settlement built in local stone with a courtyard layout.
Stone Courtyard Housing, on a plot next to Mardin's historic fabric, translates traditional courtyard houses into a contemporary housing language. The 36 homes are gathered around twelve courtyards linked by narrow streets.
Design approach
The building stone came from a local quarry and was dressed by local masters without altering their methods. Thick stone walls and shaded courtyards halved the need for mechanical cooling in summer heat exceeding 40 degrees.
Project facts
- Client: Housing cooperative
- Location: Artuklu, Mardin
- Year: 2020
- Area: 5,200 m²
- Status: Completed
- Project team: 8 kişi
Materials and construction
The structure consists of 60-centimeter-thick masonry stone walls and reinforced concrete floors. Some 340 local masters worked on the building; 100 percent of the stone used came from quarries within a 25 km radius.
Drawings, models and photographs of the project are included in the press kit; contact our studio for publication and exhibition requests.
