MY HOUSE IS MY SHELL
“My house is my shell, and when I’m in my shell, I feel safe,” says the Turkish actress Serenay Sarıkaya (@serenayss).
Sarıkaya’s desire for a private oasis is understandable, given the demands of her career, which has burgeoned since roles in two TV series, Fi and Şahmaran, propelled her to global prominence. So finding a haven in the heart of Istanbul was for her nothing but short of a real-estate miracle. Located in a Modernist building on the European bank of the Bosphorus, this moody, industrial- luxe cocoon was an uninspiring cluster of rooms when the actress initially viewed the property. “When I saw the house for the first time, it was totally different.” she recalls. “It was very important for me that my home felt like my temple; I kind of love dark, cosy places.”
Sarıkaya enlisted Enis Karavil (@eniskaravil), one half of the Istanbul-based design studio Sanayi313 (@sanayi313), to realise her vision.
Step inside the Turkish actress’ serene yet dramatic abode in Architectural Digest Middle East’s October-November cover story.
Wearing: @bvglari, @jacquemus; photography by: @ibrahimozbunar, @zigamihelcic; words by @pratyushsarup; styling by @merveeltemur, @onureraybar; HMUA by @ondertiryaki; creative production by @malaikanaik
