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Mimlab is an independent design practice founded in Istanbul in 2018 and led by Derya Yüce and Elif Sarpaşar, working across architecture, urban design, landscape architecture, and interior design.

Mimlab approaches architecture not solely through the built outcome, but through the plural, intellectual, and cultural processes that precede it. The practice sees design as an open field of inquiry, where different ideas, disciplines, scales, and contextual conditions encounter and transform one another.

This approach allows the boundaries between architecture, landscape, urban design, and interior space to become increasingly fluid. Topography, open space, program, users, and cultural context are not treated as conditions to be resolved around a building, but as integral components that shape the design itself. For Mimlab, the process, relationships, and decisions that lead to an outcome are therefore as significant as the outcome itself.

Working across scales, from competitions to built projects, and from masterplans to interiors, Mimlab seeks not to repeat a singular design language, but to explore how a shared way of thinking can take different forms under different conditions. The resulting architecture is not simply the final object of this multilayered process, but rather one of the moments in which that process becomes visible.

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  • Izmir University of Economics Güzelbahçe Campus Design and Construction Project; İzmir | 2022- (1st Prize w/MasxMimlab)

  • Camlıca Hotel Landscape Design Project; Istanbul | 2022

  • Aktepe House Interior Design and Construction Project; Urla | 2022

  • Marble Arch Landscape and Architectural Design and Construction Project; Datça | 2022

  • Rollic Games Macka Residence Office Interior Design and Construction Project; Istanbul | 2022-

  • MB Houses Landscape Design Project; Mersin | 2021

  • Gumussuyu Urban Design and Architectural Design Project; Istanbul | 2021-

  • Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Kindergarden Architectural Project; Istanul | 2021 (completed)

  • Beebreeders Cliff Yoga House Design Competition Project; Portugal | 2021

  • TPAO Crystal Park Hotel Interior Renovation Project and Construction; Batman | 2021

  • Reis Jewelry Head Office Interior Concept Design and Construction; Istanbul | 2021

  • Milas House Architectural Project; Mugla | 2021

  • Lake Houses Architectural Project; Koycegiz | 2021

  • Beyyoglu Cadde Retail Store Design and Construction; Istanbul | 2021

  • Beylikdüzü Square Concept Design; Istanbul | 2021

  • Pendik Park Concept Design; Istanbul | 2021

  • Üsküdar Square Concept Design; Istanbul | 2021

  • Izmir Transfer Center Architectural Design Competition; Izmir | 2021

  • Iztuzu Ecological Design Competition for DEKAMER; Mugla | 2020 (2nd Honorable Mention Prize)

  • Cihangir BANG 3rd wave Coffee Shop Interior Concept Design and Construction; Istanbul | 2020

  • Yorglass Head Office Interior Concept Design and Construction; Istanbul | 2020

  • Bakırköy BART's 3rd wave Coffee Shop Interior Concept Design and Construction; Istanbul | 2020

  • Korean War Memorial and Visitor Center Architectural Project Competition; Lüleburgaz | 2020

  • Beyyoglu Panora Shopping Mall Retail Store; Ankara | 2019

  • Lavuar Area Urban Design Project; Zonguldak | 2019

  • Youth Center Architectural Design Project; Zonguldak | 2019

  • Ladies’ Beach Design Project; Zonguldak | 2019

  • Scada Karapınar Solar Energy Center Architectural Project Competition; Konya | 2019 (Honorable Mention Prize)

  • Geyikli Thermal Hotel & Resort Architectural Design and Landscape Project; Canakkale | 2018-

  • Çanakkale Municipality Bazaar & Living Center Architectural Project Competition - Participant | 2018

  • Ayot Exchange; Istanbul | Grand Bazaar | 2018

  • Tosbaga River Recreation Area Competition - Participant | 2018

  • Ilbank Neighborhood Design Idea Competition| 2017  (Equivalent 1st Prize)

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