On Our Radar: Beymen, Istanbul

Luxury department store Beymen (Istanbul) recently opened its new flagship at Istanbul’s historic Tersane-i Âmire. Once an Imperial Ottoman arsenal and shipyard that sat abandoned for decades, Tersane-i Âmire is being renovated and redeveloped as a waterfront district with retail, public spaces and hotels. 

The new department store for Beymen opened as a part of this redevelopment. Designed by OMA (Rotterdam), the design used already existing freestanding structures within Tersane-i Âmire to create a sequence of galleries for the store. These galleries create a continuous horizontal space without interruption or segmented departments.  

Alongside products and merchandise, the flagship also displays contemporary art installations. 

Outside the flagship is a new public promenade that sits along Istanbul’s Golden Horn. 

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Photos: Marco Cappelletti Studios; Courtesy of OMA