- Taslik Coffee House
- Housing
- Sedad Hakki Eldem I
- Istanbul, Turkey
- 1948
Exterior View
Born in 1908, Sedad Eldem was a renowned architect in Turkey. He was known for being the brain behind many successful projects, including the Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus. The Taslik coffee house was a place for men to drink coffee, discuss politics, art and literature and was a proponent of the national style. To create the coffee house, Eldem deconstructed the Bosporus mansion, moved it to the top of a high wall in Maçka and converted it into a coffee house. Unfortunately, the building was torn down for the construction of Swissotel to take its place. It was rebuilt at another location but within unorthodox proportions to what it previously was.
- I found it really interesting that the Taslik coffee house’s use was geared towards men for their free time
- The national style is not one that I’m super familiar with, so it was interesting looking at a building that was built under that pretense
Exterior view.
Interior reconstruction drawn by Eldem.
Taslik House Interior.
Taslik House plan.
Detail
The coffee house had a reinforced concrete structural frame along with an extensive use of wood for both the exterior and interior.
Diagram
Circulation within the coffee house.
Google Map
The exact location is not known, as it was rebuilt in a different area. This general area was where the original Taslik coffee house stood.
Sources
- http://architecture-history.org/schools/ISTANBUL,%20TURKEY.html
- https://www.archnet.org/sites/9203
- https://issuu.com/onganer/docs/final_dissertation_28_02_2014
