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Riva ابتدايي دنده: ویلا by Dilek Karaman

Riva ابتدايي دنده: ویلا by Dilek Karaman is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 د برونز A' Design Award جایزه in د دننۍ فضا او نندارتون ډیزاین Competition Category.


برونزدننۍ ډیزاین· 2026

Riva ابتدايي دنده: ویلا

by Dilek Karaman

Client: Dk Interior Architecture

د برونز A' Design Award جایزه Winner in دننۍ ډیزاین Category

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The Design

About Riva ابتدايي دنده: ویلا

د کتاب متن: د ریوا ویلا یو دریه پوړیزه استوګنځی دی چې د یو مجسمه‌یي پیچومي زینې شاوخوا تنظیم شوی، کوم چې د دوه‌برابره لوړوالي لرونکي داخلي باغ اترییم له لارې پورته کیږي. عمودي تشه پلان لنګر اچوي، حرکت تنظیموي او پرت پرت منظرې چوکاټ کوي. یو دوامداره لرګین پوښ صوتي آرامتیا ښه کوي، پداسې حال کې چې یووالی لرونکي ډبرین حجمونه کلیدي دندې د تنظیم شوي وزن سره ثابتوي. نازک فلزي جزیات او د ځلا کنټرول شوي، پرت پرت رڼا یوه ښکلې آرامه تجملي فضا رامنځته کوي چې د روښانه ورځني رڼا څخه محرم شپنیو صحنو ته بدلیږي.

The Recognition

About the د برونز A' Design Award جایزه

Riva ابتدايي دنده: ویلا د برونز A' Design Award جایزې ګټونکی دی، یوه ډېره ویاړلې پېژندنه چې غوره ډیزاینونو ته ورکول کېږي چې په خلاقیت، هوښیارۍ او زیرکتیا ځانګړي دي. د برونز ګټونکي ډېر ماهر او په حیرانوونکي ډول خلاقي آثار دي چې د خپلو ډیزاینرانو پراخ تجربه، تخیل او چارواکتیا تاییدوي. له Riva ابتدايي دنده: ویلا څخه تمه کېږي چې یو ډېر ارزښتناک، ستایل شوی او ګران شی وي چې په پام وړ ډول مسلکي او نوښتګر دی. دا د برونز A' Design Award جایزې ګټونکی ډیزاین په هنر، ساینس، ډیزاین او ټیکنالوژۍ کې غوره کړنلارې یو ځای کوي او د جزیاتو ته د پاملرنې له امله غوره دی. Riva ابتدايي دنده: ویلا اړتیاوې په ښکلي ډول پوره کوي، هیلو ته رسېږي، احساسات ځانته ملګري کوي او لیوالتیا راپاروي.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Riva Villa is a three level calm residence centered on a sculptural spiral staircase rising through a double height indoor garden atrium. The stair serves as both circulation and signature artwork while warm timber architecture ensures acoustic comfort and visual continuity. Natural materials act as structure not decoration timber defines rhythm stone volumes anchor key functions and subtle metal accents refine the palette.
Dimensions & Packaging
Total area approximately 1000 square meters. 3 floors organized as a gradient from public to private
Key spatial elements
Double height living core with indoor atrium garden
Signature ribbon spiral staircase as the primary vertical connector
Kitchen dining anchored by a monolithic stone island and sculptural lighting
Private suites with soft acoustic textiles layered illumination and tactile wall relief surfaces
Material performance moisture resistant timber assemblies long life stone surfaces energy efficient LED strategy and low emission specification principles.
Tags
quiet luxury interior, biophilic residence, sculptural staircase, ribbon spiral stair, double height atrium, indoor garden atrium, natural stone finishes, warm timber architecture, sustainable materials, gallery like home, luxury villa interior, Riva Istanbul villa
Production Technology
Executed with high craft and minimal visual noise, the ribbon stair is engineered on a CNC-cut substructure and finished with seamless joints for a single-surface read. Timber wall systems use sourced veneers on accessible subframes with acoustic backing. Stone elements are fabricated with vein matching, mitered corners, and shadow-gap detailing. Layered lighting combines concealed LEDs, micro downlights, and dimmable pendants, with low-VOC finishes for low glare and healthy indoor air.
Design Challenge
The main challenge was achieving iconic presence without visual noise a home that feels elevated and artful but never showy. Key difficulties included engineering a seamless ribbon stair with clean junctions and consistent curvature balancing the weight of stone monoliths with warm timber rhythm integrating the atrium planting without compromising maintenance lighting and humidity control and delivering a lighting system that remains discreet by day yet creates rich warm atmosphere at night.
Research
The project examines how a large scale residence can feel quiet breathable and materially honest through biophilic strategies centered on the atrium sustainable material selection focused on longevity and responsible sourcing and light as architecture using layered concealed sources to shape mood depth and comfort.
Inspiration
The project is inspired by coastal calm and fluid movement the ribbon geometry echoes shoreline curves and wind shaped forms while the atrium introduces a living seasonal dimension to the minimal palette. The overall approach follows biophilic quiet luxury softness tactility and breathable spatial composition that feels timeless rather than trend driven.
Project Duration
Riva Istanbul Turkiye designed in 2025
Operation Flow
Arrival frames the identity immediately drawing the visitor toward the stair and atrium where vertical movement becomes a slow curated experience rather than a functional transfer. Public life unfolds on the main level with living hosting and dining while upper floors transition into calm private suites. Sightlines are designed for controlled reveals art moments material transitions and the indoor tree acting as a living landmark that reorients users throughout the home.
Team Members
Dilek Karaman

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