Melike Altınışık Architects - MAA

Melike Altınışık Architects - MAA Melike Altınışık Architects - MAA is an award-winning Architecture Design Office based in Istanbul & Seoul.

MELIKE ALTINISIK ARCHITECTS- MAA

MAA is a leading international architecture practice that is dedicated to develop innovative and visionary projects that ranges from architecture and urban design to interiors as well as installations and product design. The award winning architectural design studio founded in Istanbul in 2013 by Melike Altınışık, draws inspiration from a wide range of sources not

traditionally associated with architecture, such as organic and natural systems. MAA’s approach to develop the relational thinking capacities of the architecture in its relation with design techniques through generative processes of technological, material and computational innovation have afforded the practice a visionary perspective on all aspects related to architectural building design. MAA has participated in various national, international and invited architectural competitions, exhibitions and publications. Melike Altınışık’s work received numerous prestigious awards including the Europe 40 under 40, FEIDAD Design Award 07’ and Swiss Art Award. MAA’s work include prize winning projects such as Istanbul TV and Radio Tower in Turkey and Robot Science Museum in Seoul.

28/01/2026

MAA has unveiled the design for Swissôtel & Raffle Residences Sea Breeze, a new landmark hospitality and residential development located within the Sea Breeze resort city on the Caspian coast in Baku, Azerbaijan. The project officially entered the construction phase in September 2025, marking a significant milestone for the evolving coastal destination.

Conceived as a contemporary mixed-use development, Swissôtel & Raffle Residences Sea Breeze rises 13 floors, accommodating 150 hotel rooms and 458 branded residences. The project is designed to offer a seamless integration of premium hospitality and long-term coastal living, supported by a rich program that includes direct access to a private beach, signature restaurants, boutiques, and curated lifestyle amenities.

The architectural language reflects MAA’s approach of merging nature, technology, and human experience. The building’s distinctive façade is inspired by the movement of waves and the winds of Sea Breeze, translating the dynamism of wind and water into a refined architectural expression. Layered surfaces, fluid geometries, and carefully articulated vertical elements create a rhythmic façade that changes with light and perspective, reinforcing the project’s identity along the Caspian shoreline.

Swissôtel Sea Breeze embodies Swissôtel’s global legacy of understated elegance, comfort, and wellbeing, reinterpreted through MAA’s contemporary architectural vision. Together, they establish a refined coastal environment where sophisticated design, premium service, and everyday life converge—setting a new benchmark for seaside living in Baku.

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Project: Swissôtel & Raffle Residences Sea Breeze
Location: Sea Breeze, Baku, Azerbaijan
Client: Raffle Group
Architect: MAA-MELIKE ALTINISIK ARCHITECTS
Function: Hotel & Residences
Area: 82.500m2
Year: 2025 – Underconsrruction

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MAA has unveiled the design for Swissôtel & Raffle Residences Sea Breeze, a new landmark hospitality and residential de...
21/01/2026

MAA has unveiled the design for Swissôtel & Raffle Residences Sea Breeze, a new landmark hospitality and residential development located within the Sea Breeze resort city on the Caspian coast in Baku, Azerbaijan. The project officially entered the construction phase in September 2025, marking a significant milestone for the evolving coastal destination.

Conceived as a contemporary mixed-use development, Swissôtel & Raffle Residences Sea Breeze rises 13 floors, accommodating 150 hotel rooms and 458 branded residences. The project is designed to offer a seamless integration of premium hospitality and long-term coastal living, supported by a rich program that includes direct access to a private beach, signature restaurants, boutiques, and curated lifestyle amenities.

The architectural language reflects MAA’s approach of merging nature, technology, and human experience. The building’s distinctive façade is inspired by the movement of waves and the winds of Sea Breeze, translating the dynamism of wind and water into a refined architectural expression. Layered surfaces, fluid geometries, and carefully articulated vertical elements create a rhythmic façade that changes with light and perspective, reinforcing the project’s identity along the Caspian shoreline.

Swissôtel Sea Breeze embodies Swissôtel’s global legacy of understated elegance, comfort, and wellbeing, reinterpreted through MAA’s contemporary architectural vision. Together, they establish a refined coastal environment where sophisticated design, premium service, and everyday life converge—setting a new benchmark for seaside living in Baku.

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MAA - MELIKE ALTINISIK ARCHITECTS
www.melikealtinisik.com

Project: Swissôtel & Raffle Residences Sea Breeze
Location: Sea Breeze, Baku, Azerbaijan
Client: Raffle Group
Architect: MAA-MELIKE ALTINISIK ARCHITECTS
Function: Hotel & Residences
Area: 82.500m2
Year: 2025 – Underconsrruction

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17/01/2026

MAA has unveiled the design for Swissôtel & Raffle Residences Sea Breeze, a new landmark hospitality and residential development located within the Sea Breeze resort city on the Caspian coast in Baku, Azerbaijan. The project officially entered the construction phase in June 2025, marking a significant milestone for the evolving coastal destination.

Conceived as a contemporary mixed-use development, Swissôtel & Raffle Residences Sea Breeze rises 13 floors, accommodating 150 hotel rooms and 458 branded residences. The project is designed to offer a seamless integration of premium hospitality and long-term coastal living, supported by a rich program that includes direct access to a private beach, signature restaurants, boutiques, and curated lifestyle amenities.

The architectural language reflects MAA’s approach of merging nature, technology, and human experience. The building’s distinctive façade is inspired by the movement of waves and the winds of Sea Breeze, translating the dynamism of wind and water into a refined architectural expression. Layered surfaces, fluid geometries, and carefully articulated vertical elements create a rhythmic façade that changes with light and perspective, reinforcing the project’s identity along the Caspian shoreline.

Swissôtel Sea Breeze embodies Swissôtel’s global legacy of understated elegance, comfort, and wellbeing, reinterpreted through MAA’s contemporary architectural vision. Together, they establish a refined coastal environment where sophisticated design, premium service, and everyday life converge—setting a new benchmark for seaside living in Baku.

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MAA - MELIKE ALTINISIK ARCHITECTS
www.melikealtinisik.com

Project: Swissôtel & Raffle Residences Sea Breeze
Location: Sea Breeze, Baku, Azerbaijan
Client: Raffle Construction
Architect: MAA-MELIKE ALTINISIK ARCHITECTS
Function: Hotel & Residences
Area: 82.500m2
Year: 2025 – Underconsrruction

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03/01/2026

HARVEST 2026!

“We create ideas that move globally, spaces that root deeply.”

We left almost a year behind. Exactly a year ago we were preparing for the new year with new wishes and goals. As we look back, our wish ‘ENRICH 2025 has brought new ways of understanding about the world and the future beyond our dreams.

We are building a very valuable future together as a team under the MAA umbrella including MAALab, MAAClub, MAACosmos and MIMMEL to make each day more special and stronger than before...

In 2026, we will continue to work for our dreams, and we will watch the rest as we live…


MAA, we are welcoming 2026 with AI collaboration.

Here is the poem “HARVEST in Architecture” with chatGPT and Midjourney generation!

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HARVEST IN ARCHIETCTURE POEM

We begin with intention
a quiet line, a measured trace,
seeking its place across the world.
Forms find balance, structures find rhythm,
materials learn to speak with light, climate, and culture.

Across continents, new territories open,
ideas meet unfamiliar grounds,
and connections evolve through shared vision
and collective craft.

In this unfolding, a drawing becomes geometry,
geometry becomes space,
and space becomes a meeting point
where people, stories, and futures cross paths.

This season gathers all that we imagine and build
dialogue carried across borders, precision shaped by many hands
for architecture lives where intention becomes experienced,
and the world grows through what we create together.

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01/01/2026

At MAA , We are building a very valuable future together as a team to make each day more special and stronger than before...

In 2026, we will continue to work for our dreams and we will watch the rest as we live…

we create spaces that engage in a dialogue among nature, technology, and humanity.

We draw inspiration from diverse sources, including organic and natural systems, that are not traditionally associated with architecture. Our designs foster unique spaces that converse with the city through contemporary design elements, shaping the future.

Each of our architectural projects aims to bring new experiences to people by using light, nature, and space as design tools. These elements create surprising encounters that actively enhance daily life and social interactions.

MAA’s architectural approach begins with designing every process from the inception of the idea to its interaction with users. This approach aims to integrate smart technological tools as key collaborators in our process, we expand the contextual boundaries of architectural thinking.

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15/11/2025

We are proud to present the Seoul Robot & AI Museum (RAIM) by MAA at the World Architecture Festival 2025, as Finalist in the Completed Buildings – Culture Category with an international audience and engaging in meaningful dialogue at this global platform.

RAIM continues its global journey, now among the world’s most innovative cultural projects to be presented on the WAF stage. Designed as a next-generation museum where architecture meets robotics and artificial intelligence, RAIM challenges the boundaries of technology and design.

This year’s WAF took place in Miami from 11–14 November 2025, bringing together the world’s leading architects, thinkers, and creatives to celebrate and shape the future of our built environment.

Project: Robot & AI Museum, Seoul
Shortlisted: WAF 2025 – Completed Buildings: Culture
Festival Location: Miami Beach Convention Center
Dates: 11–14 November 2025

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We are thrilled to announce that Seoul Robot AI Museum (RAIM) has been awarded the BIG SEE Architecture Grand Prix 2025 ...
05/07/2025

We are thrilled to announce that Seoul Robot AI Museum (RAIM) has been awarded the BIG SEE Architecture Grand Prix 2025 in the Cultural Building Category. .openingperspectives

The award celebrates RAIM’s pioneering vision—where architecture, robotics, and artificial intelligence converge to shape new spatial experiences and cultural narratives. Designed as a museum of the future, RAIM reflects MAA’s dedication to innovation, computational design, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

The award ceremony took place at the BIG SEE Grand Prix Gala in Portorož, Slovenia, bringing together leading voices from the creative industries across Europe and beyond. We are deeply honored to be part of this inspiring platform and grateful to the jury for this meaningful recognition.

Special thanks to all our collaborators, design teams, engineers, and builders who have been part of this ambitious journey.

Project: Robot & AI Museum, Seoul
Award: BIG SEE Architecture Grand Prix – Cultural Building Category
Event Location: Portorož, Slovenia
Swipe to see RAIM and highlights from the Gala

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Flow in Harmony! In every line, a rhythm. In every curve, a code. At MAA, we explore the intersection of form and freque...
09/06/2025

Flow in Harmony! In every line, a rhythm. In every curve, a code.

At MAA, we explore the intersection of form and frequency, revealing how even the subtlest repetitions can evoke a sense of movement, calm, and spatial poetry.

The Wallart Design is an ode to the elegance of elliptical geometries—interwoven layers that speak of harmony, fluidity, and the unseen patterns of nature for

These overlapping ellipses reflect the dynamic balance found in cellular structures, planetary orbits, and the flow of air and water—translated into architectural harmony.

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Winter Mood at COA HILLS : Eco-Housing Resort Underconstruction!  COA Hills, an eco-friendly micro-housing resort locate...
21/03/2025

Winter Mood at COA HILLS : Eco-Housing Resort Underconstruction!
 
COA Hills, an eco-friendly micro-housing resort located in Balkaya Village, Sapanca, offers a unique architectural design that promotes health, nature, and eco-conscious living. The resort’s sustainable architectural vision is expected to inspire a new vitality in the region and serve as a healing place where the soul finds its release.
 
MAA’s architectural design offers guests the opportunity to stay in beautifully designed 26 micro-homes made of natural and renewable materials such as timber which can be re-introduced into natural cycle. These micro-homes are situated on a sloped landscape that is surrounded by natural treasures such as forests, and they offer breathtaking scenery of Sapanca Lake.
 
COA Hills will become a place of inspiration where nature and design find collaboration. The resort has opted to use timber architecture for its micro-homes. The resort’s design incorporates the use of sustainably sourced timber materials to construct small, energy-efficient homes.
 
COA Hills offers a sustainable holiday experience that promotes eco-conscious living while providing guests with an opportunity to reconnect with nature and themselves. The resort’s natural aesthetic appeal, use of sustainable building materials, and range of facilities make it an attractive destination for those seeking an architectural design that blends in well with the surrounding environment.

COA Hills l Project Credit List

Project: COA HILLS
Client: COA – City of Angels
Location: Sapanca, Turkey
Date: 2022-tbc
Status: Underconstruction
Size: 1.200 m²
 
Architect: MELIKE ALTINISIK ARCHITECTS
Structural Engineer: Arif Altınışık
Landscape Architect: NG Landscape
Visualisation & Animation: MAA

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