Company

ZH - Studio Arcitectural Services and Consultancy was founded by Zeynep - Hakan Özkaşıkcı in Istanbul, 2003, is a private architectural practice currently active in various design issues.
The collective experience spans 15 years, with a wide scope of design and intellectual activity.
Different functional requirements and variety of projects in different scales have been designed.
ZH - Studio Architectural Sevices and Consultancy is dedicated to keep practising architecture globally.

Philosophy

Free of any sort of dogmatic bias, the practice aims to seek a balance in design via a multi disciplenary design approach. In total respect to human scale, providing comfort and a high sustainible living quality are of the essence in every design challenge. 'Poesis' is the main term to define our dedication and belief in architectural behavior.
Güller Zeynep Ay Özkaşıkcı
1983: Born in Istanbul,  Turkey
2007: Received her B. Arch degree from the Faculty of Architecture at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in Istanbul.
2003- ongoing: Practising with her husband Hakan Ozkasikci at ZH-Studio Arcitectural Services and Consultancy as a designer.
2005- ongoing: Studying at Anadolu University Faculty of Administration Tourism and Hospitality Management
2008- ongoing: M. Arch study
Is a registered member of Chamber of Architects of Turkey, Association of Practising Architects in Turkey
Speaks German, English
Hakan Özkaşıkcı
1974: Born in Istanbul, Turkey.
1994: Completed Uskudar Science High School in Istanbul.
2004: Received his M. Arch degree from the Faculty of Architecture at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in Istanbul.
2002-06: Worked as a faculty member at the Faculty of Architecture at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in Istanbul.
2003- ongoing: Practising with his wife Zeynep Özkaşıkcı at ZH-Studio Arcitectural Services and Consultancy as a designer.
Has expertise on sustainable design issues.
Is a registered member of Chamber of Architects of Turkey, Association of Practising Architects in Turkey
Speaks English, Swedish, German and has intermediate command in Czech.