Kaleici Courtyard ホテルの中庭 by Nilgun Kucukbicak

Kaleici Courtyard ホテルの中庭 by Nilgun Kucukbicak is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award 鉄賞 in ホスピタリティ・レクリエーション・旅行・観光デザイン Competition Category.

鉄ホスピタリティ· 2026

Kaleici Courtyard ホテルの中庭

by Nilgun Kucukbicak

Client: Motto Mimarlik

A' Design Award 鉄賞 Winner in ホスピタリティ Category

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The Design

About Kaleici Courtyard ホテルの中庭

カレイチ・コートヤードは、トルコ・アンタルヤのハドリアヌス門に隣接するホテルの中庭です。約800平方メートルの中庭は、social（社交）と気候調整の両機能を担う空間として機能します。アーチ状の開口部、約150平方メートルのモジュール式パーゴラ、約40平方メートルの中央water featureが動線を導き、日陰をもたらします。六角形の自然石舗装、白いミネラル塗り壁の面、黒い鍛鉄製の手すりが、歴史的なプロポーションを想起させます。植栽ゾーンとパッシブな日除けが気候を和らげ、人々の集いを支えます。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鉄賞

Kaleici Courtyard ホテルの中庭は、よく設計された創造物に期待される専門的・産業的要件を満たす優れたデザインに授与される、権威ある評価である A' Design Award 鉄賞の受賞作品です。鉄賞の受賞作品は、制作者の高い技量、高度な専門性、専門家としての理解、創造的な能力を示しています。Kaleici Courtyard ホテルの中庭は、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される、実用的で革新的な創造物であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 鉄賞を受賞したデザインは、業界のベストプラクティスを統合し、ノウハウと才能に結びついた有能な技術的特性を備えています。Kaleici Courtyard ホテルの中庭は、その徹底ぶりで尊敬され、世界をより良い場所にするための生活の質の向上をもたらすよう設計されています。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The Kaleici Courtyard Project reinterprets a historic hotel courtyard adjacent to Hadrian Gate, transforming it into a contemporary social and climatic hub. Arched rhythms, modular pergola, and organic water features reference the historical threshold, while hexagonal stone flooring, metal details, and minimalist interventions balance heritage with modern spatial continuity.
Dimensions & Packaging: The courtyard covers an estimated area of 800 square meters, with modular arched zones defining circulation and hierarchy. Pergola spans 150 square meters over main gathering areas. Water feature occupies approximately 40 square meters in the central axis. Height variations range from 3.0 m at pedestrian thresholds to 4.5 m under pergola. The courtyard is integrated with surrounding hotel blocks and heritage facades, maintaining visual connectivity with Hadrian Gate.
Tags: Historical Continuity, Courtyard Design, Hotel Interior, Pergola, Hexagonal Stone, Water Feature, Social Hub, Heritage Dialogue, Passive Cooling, Contemporary Intervention
Production Technology: The project features reinforced concrete and masonry structures for the courtyard and surrounding hotel areas, natural stone flooring with hexagonal modules, white mineral plaster surfaces, black forged metal railings, semi-permeable pergola systems, organic water features, integrated planting zones, custom linear and decorative lighting, passive shading strategies, and HVAC for surrounding indoor spaces. All metal elements fabricated with CNC cutting and precision welding; stonework aligned modularly to preserve historical rhythm.
Design Challenge: he main challenge was balancing historical authenticity with contemporary design. Maintaining visual continuity with Hadrian Gate while introducing modern materials and passive climate strategies required precise proportioning, modular detailing, and careful intervention to avoid visual mimicry.
Research: The project investigates how historical courtyard thresholds can be reinterpreted in contemporary hospitality architecture. By analyzing spatial hierarchy, light-shadow interplay, and material layering, it demonstrates a method to integrate historical reference, climatic performance, and social functionality.
Inspiration: Inspired by Hadrian Gate’s historical triple arch and threshold concept, the project examines transitions from public streets to private inner courtyards. The design abstracts historical proportions, light-shadow relations, and rhythmic stone patterns to create a contemporary courtyard experience.
Project Duration: Designed in Antalya, Turkey
Operation Flow: Visitors experience a controlled threshold from the street to the semi-private courtyard. Arched openings, pergola shadows, and textured flooring guide movement. Water feature and planting zones create visual and climatic layers, encouraging social interaction while referencing historical patterns.
Team Members: Nilgun Kucukbicak