Fresh Interior Design by Saadet Abdik is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Bronze A' Design Award in Hospitality, Recreation, Travel and Tourism Design Competition Category.
BronzeHospitality· 2021
Fresh Interior Design
by Saadet Abdik
Client: Saadet Abdİk
Bronze A' Design Award Winner in Hospitality Category
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About Fresh Interior Design
Fresh is the interior design of a business hotel located in a busy business district of Istanbul. The complex covers 10,000 square meters and holds 128 rooms and a spa area of 1,000 square meters. In contrast to the traditional Ottoman style common in the city, the interior is modern and minimal. Blue and green tones refer to the Bosphorus and are intended to create a calm and refreshing mood. Marble, natural fabrics and carpets with bird motifs are used. Mirrors and natural plants make the lobby appear wider and brighter.
The Recognition
About the Bronze A' Design Award
Fresh Interior Design is a Bronze A' Design Award winner, a highly prestigious recognition granted to outstanding designs distinguished by creativity, ingenuity, and astuteness. Bronze winners are amply skillful and strikingly creative artifacts that authenticate the vast experience, imagination, and resourcefulness of their designers. Fresh Interior Design is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished object that is notably professional and innovative. This Bronze A' Design Award-winning design incorporates best practices in art, science, design, and technology, and is excellent for its attention to detail. Fresh Interior Design splendidly satisfies needs, touches desires, charms feelings, and appeals to curiosity.
Interviews
Grand Interview
Your innovative approach to combining modern aesthetics with nature-inspired elements in Fresh Interior Design has earned recognition, including a Bronze A' Design Award - could you elaborate on how the Bosphorus blue inspired your color palette and design decisions?
Thank you! The Bosphorus has always been a deep source of inspiration for me — not only for its mesmerizing shades of blue, but also for the sense of calm and connection it evokes. In Fresh Interior Design, I wanted to capture that duality: the energy and depth of the water, balanced by serenity and fluidity.The color palette draws directly from the Bosphorus — layers of blue, from misty morning tones to deep navy — paired with neutral, natural textures. This combination creates a space that feels both modern and organic, with light and movement that shift throughout the day, much like the Bosphorus itself.Ultimately, it’s about bringing that timeless, effortless harmony of nature into contemporary living spaces.
The integration of luxurious marble and bird-motif fabrics in Fresh Interior Design creates a unique dialogue between urban sophistication and Istanbul's cultural identity - what guided your material selection process to achieve this harmonious balance?
Material selection was guided by the idea of balance — between refinement and authenticity. I wanted every element to tell a story about Istanbul, where tradition and modernity coexist so naturally. The luxurious marble reflects the city’s architectural heritage and timeless elegance, while the bird-motif fabrics introduce a softer, more poetic layer inspired by nature and local artistry.By combining these contrasting yet complementary materials, the aim was to create spaces that feel both cosmopolitan and deeply rooted in cultural memory — a harmony that mirrors Istanbul itself.
Fresh Interior Design stands out for transforming a 10,000-square-meter business hotel into a calming sanctuary - how did you approach the challenge of creating peaceful spaces while maintaining functionality in such a large-scale project?
The main challenge was to create a sense of intimacy within a large-scale commercial environment. My approach focused on human-centered design — crafting spaces that feel personal, calm, and intuitive despite the hotel’s scale. I used soft color transitions, natural light, and fluid spatial planning to guide guests seamlessly through the interior while maintaining a peaceful rhythm throughout.Functionality remained essential: every aesthetic decision was supported by purpose. The result is a space that not only operates efficiently as a business hotel but also offers guests a moment of pause — a sanctuary within the city.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- I have designed a business hotel which is 10.000-meter square in one of the most crowded
business areas of Istanbul. Contrary to Ottoman traditional style the hotel is designed in a modern minimal way. Due to its 5-star value it should have consisted luxury touches with the combination of the latest technological implementations. Therefore, luxury but natural materials were used. - Dimensions & Packaging
- The hotel is based on 1000-meter square area and the complex is 10.000-meter square in total. This area consists of 128 rooms plus 1000-meter square spa area.
- Tags
- istanbul,blue,bosphorous,dynamic,fresh
- Production Technology
- As per the technic is concerned, the hotel design is based on the latest technology. For the interior designed I preferred to use luxurious marble with high quality that can reflect the city lights on trough the big wide windows. In addition to these, natural fabrics are used with the sofas and carpets that have bird designs are used to symbolize the symbol of seagulls of Istanbul. When lobby is concerned, many mirrors that gives wideness combined with natural plants are used to refiect fresh atmosphere. Also to give a modern touch modern ceramic is used instead of traditional one in the bath rooms.
- Design Challenge
- The main difficulty and challenge I had to face wit was about the furniture design and implementation. The production stage especially of the sofas were not so satisfactory. For that reason, I had to reorder many times.
- Research
- To design the hotel was very exhausted. The reason is that when I searched the hotels in İstanbul most of them were designed in traditional Ottoman style. For that reason, I wanted to give a modern touch and to change the whole concept not only took time but also demanded too much concentration and energy.
- Inspiration
- My inspiration is based on the Bosphorous blue. To reflect the feeling of freshness blue is combined with an another color green. In addition to this I believe that the color blue also fits with the delta blue mark as well. Since it is a business hotel to my mind, guests can get rid of stress and a leave a tiring day behind with the calming and relaxing features of these colors which may help them to fresh up and increase their energy. Moreover, the view of the Bosphorous changes the stress of the crowded city mood into a peaceful and magical atmosphere.
- Project Duration
- The project started in 2019 and finished in 2020 in İstanbul
- Operation Flow
- My initiative idea was fresh since İstanbul’s rhythm is very fast and tiring. For that reason, to fresh up and give energy to the guests was my main idea. To transform this idea, I mostly used natural designs with modern and minimal touches to refresh and rest the minds of the guests.
- Patents
- Saadet Abdik Architecture TR 2021/046508
- Team Members
- Architect: SAADET ABDİK
Designer: SAADET ABDİK - Image Credits
- Umit Okan of Photographer / Mohammad Reza Pezeshki, Adel Khanghahi, 24 hoursmedia of Video Creator Teams
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