My work moves between buildings, interiors and objects. Across these scales, I am interested in how things are used and put together: how a plan organises everyday life, how a material shapes a space, or how a single form gives a piece of furniture its character.
Murat Özbay
Interior Architect | Architectural Technologist
My background combines interior architecture studies at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in Istanbul with an Advanced Diploma in Architectural Technology from Sheridan College in Canada.
Over the course of my career, I have worked in design teams and through independent collaborations, with responsibilities ranging from concept development and technical documentation to team leadership and site coordination. This experience has shaped the way I connect design decisions with how spaces are built and used.
After living and working in Türkiye and Canada, I moved to Germany in 2024. I am now based in the Munich region and interested in contributing to projects where design and technical development are closely connected.
Approach
A project often begins with a plan, a conversation or a walk through an existing building. I use drawing to understand what is there and test what could change: a route through a room, the position of an opening, the balance between shared and private space.
I work through materials and details as part of the same process. Time on site has taught me to question what looks resolved on paper. Some decisions need to be tested at full scale; others need to change when they meet the realities of construction.
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