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THE LODGE_HESYA

THE LODGE HESYA Daycare and Rehabilitation for Mentally Challenged with Production and Learning Center for Community

Fields

Field

Architecture

Keywords

Commissioned

Location

Antakya, Turkey

Year

2025

Client

Anka Suisse, Association d' Aide Aux Victimes UniSOS Foundation

Urbanites +

Factsheet İndir

Machines of urban living, spying,

Species that capture the living

A dozen or more shells of voyeuristic devices,

Installed in public, watching the passersby

Prey to none, prone to fly,

Seizing their targets passing by,

Silent hunters, lidless eye,

Nested high, they never die.

Do you recognize the species?

Machines of urban living, spying,

Species that capture the living

A dozen or more shells of voyeuristic devices,

Installed in public, watching the passersby

Prey to none, prone to fly,

Seizing their targets passing by,

Silent hunters, lidless eye,

Nested high, they never die.

Do you recognize the species?

HESYA presents a hybrid approach to landscape and architecture, seamlessly blending built forms into the natural environment whilst complying with programmatic experiences required in a center for mentally disabled, as well as in production and learning facilities for the community. Designed to contribute to ameliorate the social and built spaces in the post-earthquake Hatay region, the project envisions deep integration with the surrounding landscape, allowing permeability between indoor and outdoor spaces and reinforcing a biophilic ethos that prioritizes natural materials, daylight, and sensory engagement.

More than an architectural project, LODGE_HESYA represents a modality of regional vernacular architecture, reinterpreted through a contemporary social program. It operates simultaneously as a facility for individuals with mental disabilities and as a village-like communal space, where modular and adaptable design elements allow for flexibility in both function and experience. The emphasis on accessibility extends beyond physical mobility, embracing a broader philosophy of inclusivity, where sensory, social, and environmental interactions are carefully considered.

The architecture extends into the landscape through courtyards, shaded outdoor areas, and garden pathways, ensuring that the experience of nature is not merely an adjacent condition but an inherent part of daily life.

A defining characteristic of the project is the scattered timber construction cabanas forming a village-like experience. This strategy enhances accessibility, and engagement with the terrain while creating an welcoming architectural experience with structural efficiency. The buildings are rafted on reinforced in-situ concrete foundations with decks extending before the buildings, grounding the project in sustainable and regionally contextual construction methods but also enhances the interplay of controlled light, shadows and air-flow, texture, and materiality, a fundamental component of its biophilic design.

Kozikoğlu’s exploration of modality is central to the project’s architectural and experiential framework. The design negotiates between built form, spatial programming, and the lived experience of its users, creating an environment that transcends mere functionality. HESYA is not simply a shelter or a series of enclosed volumes but an orchestrated sequence of spaces that engage nature, climate, and human interaction in a cohesive and evolving dialogue. The project’s sensitivity to ecological systems, its emphasis on daylight and natural materials, and its layered approach to accessibility and openness position it as a deeply integrated work of architecture, where the boundaries between built space and landscape are intentionally blurred.