Alman Deresi Community & Movement Space
Date: September–October 2022
Location: Alman Deresi Trail, Beşiktaş – Istanbul
Type: Public Space Design
In collab with: Akkök Holding
Supported by: Beşiktaş Municipality
 Crew:
Project Lead | Ufuk Emin Akengin, Aytekin Gezici
Production Assistant | Cansu Gaytancıoğlu
Design Team | Kemal Atlıoğlu (Furniture), Uğur Acil (Graphics)
Comms | Doğukan Güngör, Mervenaz Çiçekdiken
Visual Production | @flashbangprod




Less talk,
more dialogue.
Cities aren’t just buildings. They’re thoughts, dreams, movement, people, trees, sweat, silence, and noise all mashed together. So we asked: What if a basketball court could be more than just a place to shoot hoops?



Teaming up with Akkök Holding and the Beşiktaş Municipality, we hijacked a forgotten public space in the Alman Deresi Hiking Trail and turned it into a vibrant zone for community connection, movement, and bold conversations.

We built a space that makes you want to stop, sit, talk, dream, or just catch your breath.

Around the court, we designed modular urban furniture where you can chill, work, perform, or just exist. Illustrator Uğur Acil dropped his brush to bring the court floor to life, while Kemal Atlıoğlu cooked up furniture designs that say: “Hey, this is yours now.”

It took 2 months of design and just 20 days on the ground to make this transformation real. We opened the space on October 1, 2022—but the stories? They’re still being written.
This is your invite to show up, speak out, and co-create better cities. Because a better world starts with better dialogue.

                                                                                    

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