Kalamış Park Collective
Transformation
Date: September 2020
Location: Kalamış Atatürk Park, Istanbul
Type: Urban Hack / Collective Design
In collab with: Nike Turkey
Supported by: Kadikoy Municipality

 Crew:
Design | Başak Bakkaloğlu, Cemal Çobanoğlu, Umut Erkin Güngör
Graphics | Kien (Ümit Şentürk)
Skatepark | Cino Skatepark & Madparx
Project Coordination | Ufuk Emin Akengin, Aytekin Gezici, Umut Erkin Güngör
Woven Install | Fırat Neziroğlu
Video & Drone | Halkekmag
Photography | Yerçekim
Brand Comm | Doğukan Güngör, Nilüfer Aksu
Prime Contractor | Bluechip



What happens when a global sports giant like Nike and a street-savvy creative crew like Onaranlar Kulübü team up with a city municipality? You get a 3,400 m² playground reimagined not just for playing—but for producing, fixing, hanging, and moving.
We kicked off the Kalamış Park Collective Transformation with a simple question: “What do the real owners of this park want?”



So, we listened. We invited skaters, ballers, runners, and everyday park lovers. Their feedback shaped every corner of the space—literally.

From the redesigned skatepark and revamped basketball and volleyball courts to brand-new hangout spots like hammocks, picnic tables, lockers, bike racks, and even a skateboard repair bench—we built it all with community needs in mind. And yeah, we used Nike Grind, made from real Nike product waste, for that running track and court flooring. Sustainability isn’t a buzzword. It’s a baseline.

The visuals? A colorful mix of lines and forms that scream repair, share, move, repeat.Kalamış Park isn’t just a park anymore. It’s a community-built, play-powered, movement-driven open-air workshop. So grab your board, lace up, or just show up and vibe.



Because no one can stop sport. And no one can stop us.
                                                                                    

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