ABOUT

Dicle Hökenek graduated with honors from the Department of Architecture at Istanbul Kültür University in 2005. During her studies, she won awards in various national and international project competitions, including first place in the 2005 Archiprix National Architecture Student Competition and first place as team leader in the Borusan Mannesmann-PROSteel Steel Structure Project Student Competition. After graduating from IKU, she worked for a long time at DBArchitects with Bünyamin Derman and Dilek Topuz Derman, where she worked as a designer and project manager on various comprehensive projects and competitions, such as housing complexes, educational structures, and sports centers. She founded her own office with the aim of providing high-quality architectural project and design services, where she collaborates with different disciplines to produce architectural projects as well as interior and product designs.

ACADEMIC

ARCHITECTURAL STUDIOS

Istanbul Kultur University

Department of Architecture, Spring and Fall Semester 2014/2015

Mim 003 Architectural Design III and Graduation Project

Kadir Has University

Department of Interior Architecture 2019/2020

IA 301 Architectural Design III ,Fall Semester

IA 301 Architectural Design III, Spring Semester

Istanbul Technical University

Department of Interior Architecture, Fall Semester 2022/2023

ICM449E Int. Architecture Design Studio IV

Department of Interior Architecture, Fall Semester 2023/2024

ICM349E Int. Architecture Design Studio I-II

OUR TEAM

Within the framework of an architectural workshop approach, every design subject is a new situation and a new beginning with its unique requirements. It is also a problem where cliché solutions cannot be proposed. Each new design is based on the specific technological possibilities, materials, colors, and climate of that place. In such a creative process, temporary and trendy approaches are rejected from the outset. Instead, a philosophy that centers on existence, nature, and humans is adopted. Sensitivity to users' needs is always at the forefront during the design process. Providing economical solutions is a prerequisite. The main reason for this is that in a world where materials and resources are constantly decreasing, approaches that prioritize technology and form demonstration are no longer acceptable.