About

A design approach
that understands
the process.

Founded 2008, Bursa, Türkiye
Expertise Live-Facility Transformation
Model Design + Build
Offices Bursa · Istanbul
Our Team

The disciplines meet at one table.

Architects, engineers and builders: one roof, one responsibility.

01

Architecture
as we see it

We are a community of architects, designers and engineers working together to build a better future. For us, architecture is not just designing an elegant building; it is creating a living organism through the right combination of aesthetics and engineering.

So when we take on a project, our first task is to understand in depth how the building is used and how its technical infrastructure works. We do not leave design decisions on paper; we develop them together with the facility's real needs. We put evacuation scenarios, fire safety systems and mechanical and electrical infrastructure on the table on day one, because rather than 'fitting' these components into the design later, we choose to make them an integral part of the architecture from the start.

When the design is set up right, the site simply builds it.

This holistic view prevents exhausting revisions during construction and keeps time and budget overruns to a minimum from the outset. In short, we secure not only the aesthetics but the technical soundness of the project from the beginning.

The Design+Build Process

One team from design to delivery.

01
Analysis &
Definition

The facility's operational constraints, technical infrastructure and project goals are assessed on site.

02
Integrated
Design

Architecture, fire safety and engineering systems are designed at the same time and in step with one another.

03
Technical
Coordination

Permits, technical approvals and coordination between disciplines are run from one centre.

04
Site
Works

Our team manages construction according to the phasing plan, night works and tenant coordination.

05
Testing &
Handover

All systems are tested together, documents are completed, and the facility is handed over ready to operate.

17+
Years of Experience
Since 2008
130+
Completed Projects
Malls, hotels, industrial
1M+
m² of Project Area
Including live facilities
40+
Corporate Clients
Long-term partnerships
Karatay: Work in a Live Facility Bursa Cement: Production Continues
Many firms deliver projects. We work alongside your facility.

We started in 2008, and we still work with our first major client today. That continuity is not the result of good relationship management; it comes from doing the work right. Over the years, institutional investors, international hotel chains and large industrial facilities look for a single point of contact. At that point, we remain their firm of choice.

Karatay Architecture & Engineering Design+Build · Bursa, 2008
Working Principles

How we work

01

Technical honesty in design

Every architectural decision is tested against engineering reality. We do not deliver designs that look good but cannot be built.

02

Operations come first

The client's business must not be disrupted. Every construction decision is made with the facility's operational continuity in mind.

03

Single responsibility

One team and one contract from design to delivery. When something goes wrong, there is no doubt about who owns it.

04

No surprises

Revisions, extra costs and delays are the result of poor planning. We solve that from the start.

05

Long-term relationships

We aim to be a long-term technical partner, not a one-project supplier. Our 15-year partnerships are the proof.

06

Everything works at handover

Tested, with documents ready and systems running. On handover day, the client simply takes the keys.

Organisations we work with

Next step

Let's make the right technical
decision for your facility together.

We will propose an approach tailored to your operational constraints, technical needs and schedule. The first meeting is an assessment, not a sales pitch.