Interior Architecture Studio — Istanbul
Interiors shaped around life, comfort, and quiet elegance.
Elif Genel creates thoughtful interiors where material, light, proportion, and daily rituals come together with warmth and intention.
Studio
Interiors are not only seen; they are felt, lived in, and remembered.
For Elif Genel, design begins with the life that unfolds inside a space. Each project takes shape by listening — to how light travels through the day, how a morning begins, how a room brings people together. The result is calm, considered interiors that feel like they belong to those who live in them, and grow more beautiful with time.
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Selected Projects
Spaces designed to be lived in
Homes Coastal House
A calm summer house where sea light moves through the rooms all day.
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Hospitality Maden Hotel
A twelve-room boutique stay gathered around a stone courtyard.
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Commercial Atelier Showroom
A showroom that presents a furniture brand's pieces on a quiet stage.
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Homes Pera Apartment
The transformation of a historic apartment into a contemporary family home.
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Every detail, chosen to support the way people live.
People are at the centre of our work. Design decisions are grounded in comfort, proportion, and the honesty of materials.
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Human Comfort
Design begins with the human body and its daily movements. Proportion, height, and distance make comfort quietly possible.
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Material Sensitivity
Each material is used honestly, with its own character. Tactile, natural surfaces that grow more beautiful over time are preferred.
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Spatial Balance
The balance between full and empty, light and shadow, movement and pause determines the calm of a space.
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Timeless Character
Permanence is sought over fashion. A well-made space keeps its freshness and meaning as the years pass.
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Emotional Atmosphere
A space is remembered by how it makes you feel. Light, scent, sound, and texture together build its emotion.
Services
From concept to final touch
A complete design process for residential, hospitality, and commercial interiors.
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Notes on design
The Role of Warmth in Contemporary Interiors
Why does a modern space sometimes feel cold? Warmth has less to do with colour than with proportion, light, and texture.
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Designing Homes Around Daily Rituals
A good home begins with habits before plans: morning coffee, evening reading, eating together.
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Materials That Age with Grace
Some materials lose value as they age; others grow more beautiful, carrying the trace of life.
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Contact
Let's shape a space with intention.
A new project, the reinterpretation of a space, or simply an idea — the conversation can begin here.
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