functionalism exterior shot typical turkish apartment block in the functionalist vernacular style of istanbul post 1950s the exterior is a stucco finished in a muted off white cream colour and has a red terracotta tiled roof the building is residential except for the ground floor which has shops below the canopy the balconies protrude from the side of the building and have curved edges the scene is in a residential neighbourhood of istanbul and is at the intersection of two streets architecture
