Every project,
a new story.
LES is an independent architecture and design practice founded in Istanbul in 2024 by Cem Ayyıldız and Hilmi Buğra Erenler. We don't repeat a fixed language, we read each site, program and climate, and let the project find its own character.
- Founded in Istanbul
- 2024
- Architects, engineer, strategist
- 07
- From a guest room to a villa district
- 25 → 98,000 m²
Not the production of form, a process of research, interpretation and possibility.
The LES approach
Context first
Site, program, users and environment are the starting point, never a house style.
One coherent system
Massing, materiality, detail and experience are designed as parts of one whole.
Built together
Open communication with clients, consultants and partners, from first sketch to final detail.
The people.
Founded in Istanbul in 2024 by Cem Ayyıldız and Hilmi Buğra Erenler, today a team of architects, an engineer and a strategist working across borders.
FoundersIstanbul · est. 2024
TeamArchitects · engineer · strategist
What we do.
Project-based · Remote collaboration · White-label support · Long-term partnership
- 01
Architectural concept design
Massing studies, spatial organisation, façade identity and the project's design language.
- 02
Design development
Plans, sections, elevations, material decisions and architectural detailing.
- 03
Production support
Detail drawings, presentation drawings and full project documentation.
- 04
3D modeling & visualization
Photorealistic renders, atmosphere studies and animations.
- 05
Interior architecture
Interior concepts, materials, furniture selection and custom pieces.
- 06
Competition & presentation
Diagrams, boards and visual support for competitions and proposals.
“Each project is a story, each space a feeling.”