Beykoz Defterdar Mehmet Bey Primary School Listed Building Survey, Restitution and Restoration

Survey, restitution and restoration projects for the listed building in the garden of Beykoz Defterdar Mehmet Bey Primary School were prepared by Bike Architecture. The work covers documentation of the existing state at building scale and the design of architectural decisions for its conservation.

In the survey phase, the existing mass of the structure, facade layout, floor organisation and openings were examined on site; existing state drawings were produced through measurements and photographs. Opening ratios on the facades, building height and roof form were transferred to the survey drawings.

In the restitution studies, assessments regarding the past state of the structure were made on the basis of existing structural traces and mass organisation; facade layout, opening positions and floor alignments were addressed in the restitution projects. The spatial and mass integrity of the structure was reinterpreted at this stage.

In the restoration projects, architectural interventions for the conservation of the structure were defined; facades, roof and interior organisation were designed in line with restoration decisions. A holistic approach was adopted taking into account the current position of the structure and its relationship with the surroundings.

The project was created by Bike Architecture as a comprehensive project set covering the survey, restitution and restoration phases prepared for the listed building in the garden of Beykoz Defterdar Mehmet Bey Primary School.