IDA International Design Architects

About International Design Architects,

International Design Architects (IDA) is a forward-thinking architectural firm founded in 2024 by Emre Gürsoy, Barış Başat, and Çınar Tuncer. Based in the vibrant city of Bucharest, Romania, IDA is dedicated to pioneering innovative and efficient design solutions within both architectural and urban contexts.

At the heart of IDA’s practice lies a commitment to research-driven design, aiming to uncover the most effective spatial configurations that respond to the unique challenges and opportunities of each project. The founding partners bring a wealth of diverse knowledge and experience, having successfully navigated an array of project types and fields. Their expertise spans across Master Planning, data centers, industrial facilities, university campuses, office complexes, mixed-use developments, educational institutions, and even large-scale infrastructure such as airport terminals.

IDA has already made significant strides in the industry, completing two state-of-the-art Data Center projects in collaboration with RED Engineering in Istanbul. These centers serve two of Turkey’s largest banks, alongside a similar facility in Ankara for Turkey’s leading telecommunication company. In addition, IDA has delivered a 300,000 square meter university campus, a cutting-edge ink manufacturing facility for a Japanese corporation in Manisa, Turkey, and numerous other projects of varying scales and complexities.

The partners’ extensive backgrounds in construction site management and design management complement their core focus on architectural design. Their proficiency is further enriched by substantial experience in green building practices, having contributed to various sustainable development projects in Turkey.

Founding Partners

Barış Başat

founding partner / architect

Barış has born in İstanbul in 1977. He has graduated from Cağaloğlu Anatolian high school in 1995 and from Istanbul Technical University Faculty of Architecture in 2000 and joined to B-Design. He has become the master degree in 2006(ITU). He has worked as a project coordinator between the Istanbul and Bucharest offices of B-Design between 2005 and 2008. Until 2017 he worked on the educational, residential and commercial projects in B-Design/Istanbul as a managing partner. He has been invited as a guest lecturer and jury member at ITU (Istanbul Technical University). He has founded GAB with Emre Gursoy in 2017.

Emre Gürsoy

founding partner / architect

Emre has born in İstanbul in 1978. He has graduated from Pertevniyal Anatolian high school in 1996, from Trakya University Faculty of Architecture in 2001 and joined to B-Design in 2005. He has worked as a design manager and director Bucharest office of B-Design between 2008 and 2010. until 2017 he worked on the educational, residential and commercial projects in B-Design/Istanbul as a managing partner. He has been also working as project manager in NEED4B (new energy efficient demostration for buildings ) project, which is a collaborative project co-financed by the European Union under the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), since 2010. He has founded GAB with Barış Başat in 2017

Çınar Tuncer

founding partner / urban planner

Cınar was born in Eskısehır in 1975. He graduated from Mimar Sinan University as an Urban Planner ın 1998 and began his career within Yapı Kredi Koray REIC in the same year. He managed sales teams of many superior real estate projects with different sizes and concepts within important companies such as Kemer Yapı (Kemer Country), Fiba Holding, Çalık Real Estate and Torunlar REIC. In addition to a sales experience of 8 years abroad, he was also involved in sales activities addressing foreign citizens in the Aegean & Mediterranian Region. Besides luxury mix-use projects, he also worked in selling and letting office projects.