We founded FREA in Ankara as an architecture and design practice with the aim of researching and discovering fresh ideas.

Right after our graduation from the METU Department of Architecture, as founding partners Fatih Yavuz and Emre Şavural we believed in the power of collective creativity and production in partnerships, and have maintained this since 2003. Our new brand as FREA, starting in 2013 after ten years of experience at ‘onbir41’, marks our departure for a new company which is not satisfied with just only creating architectural designs, but going beyond.

As FREA, we are not interested in innovations just for the sake of novelties. Each architectural design problem has its own unique problematique. We regard them in their own categories, within their own material constraints and geographies, and in their own historicity. We always try to derive theoretical inferences from our own work, lay down our own priorities and expectancies, spend our time deciding our own topic and problem definition solution within the situation, rather than posing a priori deductions, positions and inferences, and we feel as agents to mediate the emergence of architecturally good environments.

We believe that architectural design production starts from the generation of ideas and that it is important to act as a team at this point. We know that pluralistic and collective thinking is more leading and guiding in terms of offering diversity, proposing levels of order and appropriate alternatives when making decisions. Our experience and successes to-date show that FREA’s route in design is properly set.

FREA cares about its own position, which it has developed as a result of all its unique attention. While it aims to share this with the wider architectural community and to disseminate its thoughts and primary concerns, it also prioritizes institutionalization within its own structure. With this belief, from the beginning, FREA has laid importance to record keeping and documentation in its office practice, has used contemporary archiving opportunities and created its own architectural representation tools as an architectural office.

As FREA, we have participated in many national and international architectural project competitions so far. FREA’s proposals have won various awards and honours in these project competitions, 10 of which were First Prizes. These approaches were recognised with the “Europe 40 Under 40” and “Arkitera Young Architect Award” in 2019.

 

Team

Fatih Yavuz

Fatih Yavuz

Co-Founder
M. Arch

fy@frea.com.tr

Was born in İzmir in 1981. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree from METU Department of Architecture in 2003 and earned a master’s degree in 2006 with his thesis titled "New Spatial Interpretations in Architecture: The Dutch Embassy Building in Berlin." With his graduation project, he won the First Honorable Mention Award in "Archiprix-TR 2003." In 2019, he received the Arkitera Young Architect Award, and in 2020, he was given the "Europe 40 Under 40 Award", which recognizes the best designers under 40 in Europe. His projects were nominated for the National Architecture Exhibition and Awards, the TSMD Architecture Awards, and he won several awards in national and international architectural competitions, many of them first-place prizes. Has taught at architectural design studios as part-time instructor at METU and TOBB University of Economics and Technology. He has given several architecture seminars at various universities and participated in architectural project juries. As a member of TSMD and the Architects’ Association 1927, he has been involved in various activities related to the architecture profession. Has been practicing architecture with his partner Emre Şavural for over 20 years.

Emre Şavural

Emre Şavural

Co-Founder
B.Arch

es@frea.com.tr

Was born in İzmir in 1980, he graduated with a bachelor’s degree from METU Department of Architecture in 2003. In February 2003, he became a member of the organizing committee for the 7th National Architecture Students Meeting (UMÖP) held at METU. From 2002 to 2004, he worked as an architectural designer on various competition projects and project implementations at Atabaş Architecture, Uygur Architecture, and Artı Design offices in Ankara. In 2019, he was awarded the Arkitera Young Architect Award. His projects were nominated for the National Architecture Exhibition and Awards, the TSMD Architecture Awards, and he won several awards in national and international architectural competitions, including many first-place prizes. He taught as part-time instructor in architectural design studios at TOBB University of Economics and Technology. He has given architecture seminars at various universities and has been a member of architectural project juries. As a member of TSMD and the Architects’ Association 1927, he has been involved in various professional activities in the field of architecture. Has been practicing architecture with his partner Fatih Yavuz for over 20 years.

Aykan Aras

Was born in Ankara in 2000. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree from TEDU Faculty of Architecture in 2022 as a high honor student. During his architectural education, he became interested in the fields of graphic design, modeling, and animation. He is a founding member of "hay.axi" (instagram.com/_hay.axi), a research-focused visual culture and architectural design group. Has won awards in competitions organized in the disciplines of architecture, urban studies, and industrial design. Since 2022, he has been working as an architectural project designer at FREA

Aykan Aras

Architect

aa@frea.com.tr

Büşra Asaroğlu

Was born in Tokat in 1990. She received her bachelor’s degree from Lefke European University, Department of Architecture, in 2012. Since 2021, she has been working as an architectural project coordinator at FREA.

Büşra Asaroğlu

Architect

ba@frea.com.tr

Ceyda Tok

Was born in Sakarya in 1998. She has graduated with honors from Gazi University Department of Architecture, in 2021. In 2024, she started her master’s degree in Architectural Design Computing at İTU. She is interested in traveling and photography as a hobby and she shares her travel experiences on her digital blog, instagram.com/ceypoints. Since 2021, she has been working as an architectural project designer and coordinator at FREA.

Ceyda Tok

Architect

ct@frea.com.tr

Fatma İrem Şanlı Ateş

Was born in İzmir in 1997. She graduated with honors from İYTE Department of Architecture in 2021. Since 2023, she has been pursuing her master’s degree at METU in the Department of Industrial Design. She has a special interest in space-user interaction and user experience design in her professional life. Since 2021, she has been working as an architectural project designer and manager at FREA.

Fatma İrem Şanlı Ateş

Architect

fis@frea.com.tr

Havva Nur Şen Taşkın

Was born in Eskişehir in 1995. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Anadolu University Faculty of Architecture and Design, Department of Architecture, in 2019. Since 2023, she has been continuing attending the Department of Computer Programming at İstanbul University. During her architectural education, she was interested in the fields of volleyball, painting, and graffiti. Shares her wall paintings under the pseudonym “Feluxeva” on her instagram.com/feluxeva/ account. She has a special interest in project design and process management in professional life. Since 2024, she has been working as an architectural project designer and coordinator at FREA.

Havva Nur Şen Taşkın

Architect

nt@frea.com.tr

Kutay Kaynak

Was born in Ankara in 2000. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree from TEDU Faculty of Architecture in 2022 as a high honor student. During his architectural education, he became interested in the fields of graphic design, modeling, and animation. He is a founding member of "hay.axi" (instagram.com/_hay.axi), a research-focused visual culture and architectural design group. Has won awards in competitions organized in the disciplines of architecture, urban studies, and industrial design. Since 2022, he has been working as an architectural project designer at FREA

Kutay Kaynak

Architect

kk@frea.com.tr

Nursel Güvendir

Was born in Sivas in 1978. She graduated from Anadolu University’s Department of Public Relations with an Associate Degree. She has been involved in "women’s rights advocacy" efforts for many years in various non-governmental organizations. She has 14 years of experience as an executive assistant, and since 2017, she has been working as an executive assistant at FREA.

Nursel Güvendir

Executive Assistant

ng@frea.com.tr

Pınar Ünal

Was born in Germany in 1983. After completing all her pre-university education in Ankara, she graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Gazi University Department of Architecture, in 2008. Since 2003, she has worked at various architectural offices and construction companies. In 2020, she started working as a coordinator at FREA Architecture. Since 2023, she has continued working part-time as a technical project consultant at FREA.

Pınar Ünal

Architect- Consultant

Ramis Çetin

Was born in Giresun in 1999. He graduated with high honors from Hacettepe University Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Interior Architecture in 2022. During his interior architecture education, has won awards in competitions he participated in various fields such as industrial furniture design and interior design. In his professional career, he has interest in designs produced from natural materials, apart from digital designs. Since 2023, he has been working as an interior designer at FREA.

Ramis Çetin

Interior Architect

rc@frea.com.tr

Sıla Kutlu Demirer

Was born in İzmir in 1998. She graduated from İzmir Institute of Technology İYTE, Department of Architecture, in 2022. Since then, she has been working as an architect at FREA.

Sıla Kutlu Demirer

Architect

sk@frea.com.tr

Sümeyye Nur Kırımlı

Was born in Trabzon in 2000. She graduated with honors from Hacettepe University Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Interior Architecture in 2022. During her education, she won awards in industrial design and furniture design competitions. Since 2022, she has been working as an interior designer at FREA.

Sümeyye Nur Kırımlı

Interior Architect

snk@frea.com.tr

Taylan Özgür Aksoy

Was born in Ankara in 1999. He graduated from Bilkent University, Department of Architecture in 2023 scoring as the third top student in the department. Throughout his university life, he was interested in parametric design, architectural visualization, and modeling, as well as tennis and motorsports as hobbies. He participated in various competitions with his friends and mentors. Since 2024, he has been working as an architect at FREA.

Taylan Özgür Aksoy

Architect

toa@frea.com.tr

İrfan Zeki Akyıldız

Was born in Rize in 1979. He pursued a non-thesis master’s degree in the Chemistry Education Department at METU. He began his career in the information technology sector in 2005. With the company he founded in 2013, he continues to provide support and consultancy services in the field of information technologies, primarily to companies in the architectural project office sector.

İrfan Zeki Akyıldız

Information and Computing Systems Expert

Previous Team Members

Deniz Üçer Erduran, Sezgi Gündüz, Can Cansoy, Can Tamirci, Olsi Kafeja, İrem Senem Büyükkoçak, Cenk Erkoçoğlu, İbrahim Yavuz, Aydın Özgüneş, Ceren Demircan, Nihal Ekti, Öznur Yıldız, Gökçe Ersel, Sabire Gülerik, Turan Turkal, Ali Yücel Özdemir, Gürhan Uçaruğlu, Duygu Albostan, Eda Eren, Figen Yücel, Hüsnü Fırat Tuncer, Mehmet Onur Üstün, Samprie Chatziachmet, Ferdi Bozkurt, Melike Akyol, Baran Ekinci, Habibe Aduş Yilmaz, Betül Açıkkol, Müge Mansuroğlu, Şahika Yıldız, Emine Çiğdem Asrav, Murat Taş, Hasan Okan Çetin, Mümine Gerçek, Ali Ergin, Nuran Özkam, Esra Nur Barakat, Merve Görkem, Betül Dönmez, Hazal Tonguç, Beril Yavuz, Deniz Yavuz, Mümin Yavuz, Gamze Şavural, Aras Şavural, Sonat Özcivanoğlu, Hasan Arslan, Hasan Cem Safa Ece, Erbil Algan, Mehmet Şen, Neslihan Avcı, Özlem Ersoy, Yücel Hüseyin Sala, İzel Özçınar, Faruk Ünlü, Melih Tokaç, Nazlı Kübran Şahin, Mertkan Günaslan, Tuna Bozankaya, Bengü Büyükkayacı, Özge Diler Himes, Su Sarıhan, Ayşe Dağoğlu, Zeynep Demirhan, Özlem Kurtçu, Ege Çakır, Cemre Önertürk, İskender Erdem, Sema Çağlayan, Taner Keskin, Dilşad Uzar, Merve Özduman, Hasan Hüseyin Özdurmuş, Kubilay Şahinler, Merve Şen, Nil Özkır, Bilgehan Bölek, Meryem Merve Topdaş, Mehmet Savaş, Halil Özbak, Hüseyin Kezer, Okan Mutlu Akpınar, Furkan Balcı, Gizem Pekdemir, Hüseyin Melih Baktır, Özge Süvari, Yağız Efe Fırat, Yekta Seren, Ahmet Helvacıoğlu, Utku Coşkuner, Arnta Kalenci, Ebru Işık, Pınar Ustaoğlu, Alp Fahri Ardıç, Eylül Tombakoğlu, Ahmet Koz, Ece Aksöz, Zeynep Eraydın, Alperen Pehlivan, Adır Rumet Birtane, Gülsüm Katmer, Evrim Ecem Saçmalı, Çiçek Su Yavuz, Gaye Gültekin, Pınar Ünal, Merve Uğurlu, Nilsu Taşel, Beyza Ayaz, Berk Bingöl, Emre Cansever, Hande Ekin Kuru, Güney Gürsu Tonkal, Yaşar Aydoğan, Pınar Kesim Aktaş, Berce Naz Atasever, Asena Janset Odası, Begüm Yeniay, İrem Kekilli, Yaren Kopan, Evin Zelal Ataç, Mert Ayaroğlu, İlgi Karaaslan Ayaroğlu, Osman Sümer, Ömer Faruk Ağırsoy, Bilal Uğur Liman, Ilgın Şenses, İlkyaz Sarımehmetoğlu, İlayda Ergin, Mert Özdemir, Gizem Ünal, Talha Yazıcı, Nur Dilan Özdemir, Melike Yürekli, Kaan Özdemir, Hande Soyal, Bünyamin Demirel, Elif Yılmaz, Ekin Güneş Şanlı, Merve Kaya, Tuğba Nur Topaloğlu, Mehra Geylan, Ebru Evin, Cevşen Kocaman, Ekin Meşe, Nergis Buse Altuner, Hevjin Andiç, Yüksel Çetinkaya, Seçil Çokoğullu, Ender Özbay, Ömür Özger, Handenur Demiraslan, Zeynep Üren, Sevim Çetintaş, Selin Demirel, Öykü Serra Biriken, Kaan Küllüoğlu, Osman Yılmaz, Ece Atasoy, Gizem Dursun, Defne Erdoğan, Tuğba Erkutlu, Defne Güneri, Selin Kanburoğlu, Emre Karcı, Ece Nur Maksut, Umut Uysal, Gizem Yılmaz, Eylül Ayık, Begüm Kılıç, Selinay Ataselim, Nihal Esra Yörük, Hatice Ünlü, Kübra Alkan, Leman Türker, Ezgi Dener, Yamaç Şenelmiş, Nil Erdem, Yunus Emre Turgut, Hatice Ünlü, Berna Köker, Mustafa Efe Ovacık, Taha Demirörs.

As FREA Architecture, we have successfully built productive partnerships and maintained strong, positive communication with our clients. We are committed to delivering quality outcomes founded on mutual trust in every project.

Collaborations

2x1 Mimarlık
AGN Mühendislik
Akazu Works
Alara Yangın Danışmanlığı
Ayfa Mühendislik
Beha Mühendislik
Belemir Dalokay
BEMS
Bimfili
Birim Altyapı
Bertan Akkuş
CLC Aydınlatma
Dilara Sezgin Stüdyo
Dr İbrahim Çakmanus
Efsane Maket
EBİ A.Ş.
Ercan Akman
ELK Mühendislik
Elvan Ender
EcoLaud
Funda Bütüner
GMD Moskay Mühendislik
Gizem Akdağ
Karacan Mühendislik
Karina TA
Knot Yangın Danışmanlığı
Kınacı Mühendislik
Lagün Mühendislik
Levent Aksaray Mühendislik
Manuma Studio
MDesign
MELT Stüdyo
MEP29 Mühendislik
MEP Tasarım
MeGo Danışmanlık
Mezzo Stüdyo
Mukaddes Önen
Nora Yangın Danışmanlığı
Net Keşif
Okutan Mühendislik
OPTENG
OTM Mühendislik
Paşa Kaya Mimarlık
Planlux
Promete Mühendislik
Promim
Propey Peyzaj
Ram Mühendislik
Recai Toylan
SCRA Mimarlık
Seven Aydınlatma
Sigal
Simtaç Hocaoğlu
Stüdyo İM
Şarlo Creative
TD Peyzaj
Taylan Karabey
Tuğba Salman Gürcan
Ünlü Mühendislik
Uygur Mimarlık
YMT Mühendislik
Yavuz Yüceer
Yurdakul Mühendislik
Zafer Batmaz
Zeytin Yangın Danışmanlığı

Clients

APEX
Altınel Hotels
BTK
Deico
Demir Export A.Ş.
D.H.M.İ.
EBİ A.Ş.
Er Makine
Folkart
Güriş İnşaat
Güngören Belediyesi
HGG İnşaat
Havelsan
İBB Miras
İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi
İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi
Kivi Stratejik Planlama
LST Lojistik
Lüleburgaz Belediyesi
Muinzade İnşaat
Mega Mühendislik
Mesa A.Ş.
Meteksan Savunma
ODTÜ
ODTÜ Teknokent
Özay A.Ş.
PLAN-S
Prota
Rönesans İnşaat
Santra İnşaat
T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı
T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı Emniyet Genel Müdürlüğü
T.C. Ticaret Bakanlığı
T.C. Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanlığı
TBE – The BIM Engineers
Teknopark İzmir
Tepe İnşaat
TOKİ
UN Türkiye
Yavuz Yapı
Yüksel Proje
Zafer Eğitim Kurumları