ŞANALarc

ŞANALarc is a knowledge-centric design practice focused on civic and civil architecture, research and city-design situated in Istanbul.
The firm explores how unique qualities of place, intertwined with technology, art and social life, generate distinctive and expressive environments. Intensifying space, celebrating the natural environment, and delighting the imagination are valued in each of the practice’s architectural endeavors. Professional efforts are focused on design as a contributor to civic society and nature by exploring cultural values, sustainable design principles, local ecologies, natural light, geometry, local materials, and available craft and dexterity in construction methods.
The studio was founded in 2002 by Murat Sanal (1969, Istanbul) and Alexis Sanal (1974, Los Angeles)