Arcadia Forma

Arcadia Forma,
part of UGA Group International

TREN
Arcadia Forma — contemporary building overlooking the Bosphorus, at dusk

Construction · Renovation · Project Management · Real Estate Development

We build value,
not space.

We bring construction, renovation, project management and real estate development together through field experience, measured decisions and a contemporary approach to management.

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01 — About

Lasting structures begin
with measured decisions.

Every project begins with understanding, before construction starts: context, function, value and long-term impact. Where a building stands, how it will be used and what it will come to mean over time are decided before the first line is drawn.

This is why Arcadia Forma does not confine itself to a single discipline. Construction, renovation, project management and real estate development meet at the same decision table — so that every decision preserves the character of the whole.

Approach

Arch

Permanence is the ability to stand without concealing the load it carries.

Column

Strength comes from proportion, not display.

Portal

Every structure is a threshold that opens onto the next.

02 — Expertise

Four disciplines, one chain of responsibility. Hover over a row.

01

Construction

We manage the building process through sound planning, robust execution, site discipline and a rigorous approach to quality control.

02

Renovation

By reading the potential of an existing building accurately, we deliver transformations that balance need, function and aesthetics.

03

Project Management

We manage processes in a controlled way from start to finish, balancing time, budget, quality and coordination.

04

Real Estate Development

Through careful analysis of land, location and investment value, we shape forward-looking, high-quality development scenarios.

Construction — study of structural span
Renovation — study of existing and new layers
Project management — study of time and sequence
Real estate development — study of mass and scale

Study — structure and span

Scope

What we do

We work across the different stages of the building process through a single chain of responsibility. The headings below describe the areas of work that can be carried out together.

Construction and execution

Building works

Finishing works

Turnkey execution

Site coordination

Execution management

Renovation and refurbishment

Residential renovation

Commercial space refurbishment

Hotel and hospitality spaces

Retail store and showroom fit-outs

Offices and workspaces

Interior transformation

Project and technical process

Project coordination

Survey and planning

Execution organization

Team and site management

Quality and process monitoring

Real estate development

Assessment of land and building potential

Concept development

Use-scenario development

Investment and development approach

Project development coordination

03 — Approach

Every structure is thought through before it is built.

01

Analysis

Site, context, regulation and need. Measuring before deciding.

02

Strategy

What the building will be, for whom, and over what time scale it will create value.

03

Design & Planning

Decisions on proportion, material and detail are bound to an executable plan.

04

Execution

Discipline on site. The precision of the drawing, matched exactly in the building.

05

Value

The quality expected to endure beyond handover: use, maintenance, permanence.

04 — Heritage

More than 35 years of field experience,
carried forward with a new-generation perspective.

35+

Years

From apprenticeship to project responsibility.

At the foundation of Arcadia Forma lie not only the ideas of today, but long experience gained in the field.

Beginning with apprenticeship and growing through mastery of the craft, work as site foreman, team management and project responsibility, this experience of more than 35 years was shaped in the execution of buildings of different scales and character.

Field experience gained at Çırağan Palace in the early years of the profession laid the groundwork for larger-scale responsibilities in the years that followed.

Experience of large-scale project responsibility, beginning with Yapı Kredi Plaza Levent, continued through site and execution work on buildings such as Ataköy Galleria, İzmir Hilton, Mersin Hilton, Ataköy Holiday Inn and the Conrad Hotel. The Adampol and Linda Hotel ballrooms, along with various specialist works, formed another part of this experience.

In the period that followed, work on Tofaş dealerships and Tefal Shop fit-outs further developed experience in independent organization, team management and execution.

Selected works

Selected buildings on which members of the founding family worked, and took part in execution, at different stages of their experience. These names carry no claim of ownership, development or contracting by Arcadia Forma.

Çırağan Palace

Yapı Kredi Plaza — Levent

Ataköy Galleria

İzmir Hilton

Mersin Hilton

Ataköy Holiday Inn

Conrad Hotel

Adampol / Linda Hotel — ballroom

Tofaş dealerships

Tefal Shop

Experience

New generation

Today, this experience is being reinterpreted with a new-generation outlook.

Field experience

+

Construction technologies

+

Contemporary management

ARCADIA FORMA

An education in Construction Technologies, a contemporary project approach, analytical management and new technologies come together under one roof with execution knowledge drawn from the field.

For Arcadia Forma, the past is not a reference but a foundation that raises the quality of decisions. Our aim is to combine the execution discipline built over the years with today’s approach to management and development, and once again to take part in larger, finer and stronger projects.

05 — Projects

Portfolio system

This area is set up as a portfolio structure that will be developed as real project selections become available. Each work will be presented through its scale, function, quality of execution and structural character. The images below describe an architectural direction; they are not a statement of completed projects.

Entrance and approach — architectural direction image

Entrance and approach

Scale and symmetry

Facade and lighting

Architectural direction
Interior and reception area — architectural direction image

Interior execution

Stone, wood, metal

Architectural direction
Facade junction detail — architectural direction image

Facade and junction

Quality of detail

Architectural direction

These images represent an architectural direction and a target level of quality; they contain no statement of projects completed by Arcadia Forma. Once verified project information is available, this area will be updated with real portfolio data.

06 — Detail

Detail is the character
of the whole.

The texture of stone, the line of metal, the relationship light forms with a surface, and the decisions made at every junction — these are what define the quality of a building.

For us, quality is not only the impression seen from a distance; it is the refinement felt as you come closer.

Facade detail — stone, metal and integrated lighting

Detail — stone, metal, light

Arcadia Forma, part of UGA Group International.

Name

The story behind the name Arcadia Forma

Arcadia Forma is not merely a name; it expresses an approach to shaping living spaces through aesthetics, function and permanence.

‘Arcadia’ is a powerful cultural and intellectual reference that, throughout history, has stood for the ideal life, tranquility, harmony with nature and the balanced relationship people form with their surroundings. It also shares a phonetic and visual affinity with the ‘arc’ — the arch — one of the most fundamental forms in architecture, reinforcing the brand’s architectural character.

‘Forma’, of Latin origin, means shape, form and figure. It represents an idea, a vision and a way of life finding expression in the physical world.

Uniting these two concepts, Arcadia Forma expresses a brand philosophy that does not merely construct buildings, but gives form to visions of living.

For us, architecture and building are not a matter of square meters, walls and structures alone. Every project is considered through the relationship it forms with its surroundings, its users and time.

Our aim is to develop living spaces that retain their aesthetic value for years — functional, refined and with a strong identity. While creating buildings that meet the needs of today, Arcadia Forma also considers the ways of living of tomorrow.

Because true value lies not only in constructing a building, but in giving form to a lasting way of life.

Arcadia Forma — Giving Form to Timeless Living.

07 — Contact

Let’s talk
about a project.

Get in touch with us about new projects, development opportunities and collaborations.

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