Sarıkaya enlisted Enis Karavil, one half of the Istanbul-based design studio Sanayi313, to understand her imaginative and prescient. “Serenay was particular about what she was searching for—maximalist and dramatic components in opposition to a serene backdrop—and it utterly aligned with our thought for the venture,” says Karavil. “Her choice for open and flowing dwelling areas influenced the general design.” By eradicating partitions and false ceilings, he unified the area, revealing exceptionally tall rooms and structural columns that created a loft-like quantity, which now opens out onto a light-filled sunken courtyard.
Any particular person within the public eye will let you know that they should compartmentalize life into what’s personal and what’s shareable, and Serenay Sarıkaya’s house is designed to ship on this respect. Related by a putting spiral staircase, the higher degree is her workspace, earmarked for fittings, conferences and collaboration along with her crew; downstairs is the place the actor lets her hair down.
“I wished it to be my very own area, my dwelling space,” Sarıkaya explains of the latter. “After we have been planning this a part of the home, I informed Enis, ‘I need my buddies to return right here, cook dinner one thing within the kitchen, make music, and revel in it like I do.’” In consequence, this degree was conceived as a multi- useful area anchored by a big, double-sided couch, which is upholstered in a sassy leopard print. “I don’t know why, however I used to be obsessive about the concept of getting every part else plain and solely this sofa as my signature piece—nearly like an art work in the course of the home,” she says. “As quickly as I get dwelling, I discover myself on it.”
“I need my buddies to return right here, cook dinner one thing within the kitchen, make music, and revel in it like I do.”
Serenay Sarıkaya
On one facet of the sofa is the bed room, demarcated with floor-to-ceiling curtains serving as versatile area dividers as a substitute of conventional partitions. “This allowed us to reinforce spatial and visible interconnectedness and, with the translucent cloth, create a way of intrigue, completely capturing the film-noir environment we wished to realize,” explains Karavil.
A retro-futuristic kitchen in head-to-toe chrome steel holds courtroom on the opposite facet. “Serenay envisioned this area as a vibrant gathering place the place she might entertain buddies,” says the designer. “She additionally expressed a need to have famend cooks cooking for her visitors, so we achieved the look and high quality of knowledgeable kitchen.” Contrasting components similar to leather-upholstered chairs, ashwood-clad partitions, and a shiny black ground soften its uncooked, industrial attraction. Tipping a hat to Istanbul’s multicultural soul, antiques and classic finds from markets world wide add yet one more layer of sophistication.
“From my perspective, my home has a quiet class, a celebration vibe, and, on the similar time, it appears like I’m in my protected zone,” says Sarıkaya. “I adore it when buddies come to go to for the primary time they usually say, ‘That is so Serenay!’”
This story was initially printed in AD Center East’s October/November 2024 difficulty.
