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Istanbul is a city that most of the essential settlements are located along the seaside. Kadikoy, Moda is one of the most significant districts with its historical and urbanistic development through years. Nowadays, it became a very central location for Anatolian part of the Istanbul. As a project site waterfront of Moda district has significant potential to be a part of this developing area to be a role model of many districts has a connection
with the sea in the city of Istanbul. At this point this project aims to contribute circularity, sustainability, tactility
and connectivity of the area. Through the analysis and design process these principles were guides for the project. After the focused analysis of accessibility, continuity of bike and pedestrian roads, 3 prime axis and 6 intervention points are defined as main fragments of the project. Discontinuity caused by private spaces or topographical reasons has created an invisible barrier between the waterfront and inner parts of the district. The idea of “shift” is based on using this barrier as a potential for creating new junction spaces at transition points between inner city and waterfront and connecting these points with the system of terraces and platforms.