Our Story
Desmus was found in 2012. Since then, we have been growing every year extending our services all over the world with offices in Istanbul, Barcelona, Athens and recently in London with a vision to expand into more cities in order to serve better our international customer portfolio.
Desmus consists of a large team of project managers, consultants and specialists such as; architects, acousticians, engineers and other sector specific professions from all over the world.
Cultural Architecture spaces are complex structures, and they need great experience to be designed. That is why we have selected our team based on their backgrounds in venue management, theatre production, operations and design, to offer comprehensive services at all stages of each project.
Cultural Architecture
Desmus is the founder of Cultural Architecture which refers to the design and construction of buildings and structures that reflect the cultural heritage, traditions, and values of a particular society or group of people.
These buildings often serve as landmarks and symbols of the community and are designed to embody the cultural identity of the people who created them.
Examples of cultural architecture include Cultural Centers, Operas, Concert Halls, Theaters, Performance & Sports Venues, Educational and commercial establishments, as well as Museums, Libraries, Archives, Goverment buildings and Other public spaces that are designed to reflect the cultural heritage of the community.
Our Team
George A. Chalas
Partner
Ersin Çetinel
Partner
Hilmi Akdeniz
Partner
Alex A. Chalas
Regional Director
Salih Yılgörür
Head of Architecture
Ece Gezer
Architectural Director – Architect
Diler Özdemir
Design Director – Architect
Nuray Sarısaç
Project Manager - Principal AVL Designer
Begüm Yıldız Gün
AVL Systems Designer - Architect
Andrea Muciaccia
Acoustics Director – Acoustician
Celia Diaz Brito
Acoustician
Leandro Isorna
Acoustician
Mine Hindistan
Sr. Architect
Mert Aslan
Project Manager – Sr. Architect
Gizem Yazıcı
Project Manager – Architect
Okan Cücen
Project Manager – Architect
Sevda Ağcakale
Sr. Architect
Seda Bakır Tükenmez
Sr. Architect
Maide Aybala Petek
Sr. Architect
İlhan Şahin
Architect
Aleyna Akgül
Architect
Dilara Çetinberk
Architect
Mustafa Fakıoğlu
Architect
Pouriya Kazemy
BIM Manager
Taabish Muneer
Design Coordinator
Umut Emre Erkan
Sr. Interior Architect / CGI Artist
Utku Tekatlı
Visualization Designer / Architect
Onur Baş
Visualization Designer / Architect
Elif Erkan
Principal Lighting Designer
Kenan Akifoğlu
Lighting Designer
Onat Vardar
Lighting Designer
Raymond Swift Cullom
Theatre Consultant
Prof. Dr. Claudia Lux
Libraries & Archives Consultant
Stefan Trotker
Stage Engineering Consultant
Gökhan Aydın
Site Coordinator
Hasan Mert Yılmaz
Audio & Visual Technician
Fatih Yücelli
Sound Specialist
Kaan Aldemir
Sound Specialist
Hakan Kılıç
Lighting Specialist
Berat Sedef
Operations Specialist
Serhat Kaya
Sr. Operations Specialist
Eyüp Ertürk
Administrative Coordinator
Emel Gürbüz
Office Assistant - Istanbul
Yasin Eken
Administrative Officer
İbrahim Ulus
Office Assistant - Barcelona
İbrahim Palabıyık
Office Personel
Hüseyin Bağ
Office Personel