From Aleppo, the city of the heritage we started, and now we are global. BIR KALEM is a team of architects, planners, and designers headquartered in Gaziantep with a network of domestic and international projects and clients. We have worked in different project types, business plans, and growing places across 6 countries and more than 12 cities around the globe.
Since 2010 we have been involved in a large number of projects and we proved our eligibility of rising scales and varied complexities, both locally and globally.
BIR KALEM is currently working on many projects ranges such as architecture plans, Interior design, exterior design, landscape design, consultancy, and advisory services.
At BIR KALEM, We understand clients need to visualize a project clearly during the planning phase, and before starting any actions, clients need to see and feel their project before it goes live, that is why one of the key aspects of our practice is to assist our clients in communicating their visions and delivering their dreams to us so we can make them become true.
Muhammed ŞIHNEOĞLU
Founder and General Manager
Born in Aleppo, Syria in 1985. Muhammed completed his education in the Private University of Fine and Arts in Architecture faculty. He is the founder and general manager of BIR KALEM in Gaziantep, the whole journey started in Aleppo in 2010. Among his projects, there are residences and living spaces, office buildings, public spaces, commercial spaces, and factories in Aleppo, Damascus, Tripoli, Gaziantep, Kahramanmaras, Trabzon, Adana, Istanbul, Erbil, Doha, Jeddah, and the list is expanding day by day to include new countries and cities around the globe. Muhammed Şıhneoğlu has been recognized for a number of extraordinary projects, in all of the cities he operated in, he is also a member of the chamber of architects in Syria and Turkey.
BIR KALEM is also registered to legally operate in many countries around the globe. “The journey of creation starts with sketch on a parchment paper… As an architect, it is not a business to me, it is a mix between love and duty to create something elegant, something that will remain, something that will turn those sketches into a piece of art that identifies you.”
We always look for talented people to join our team as well as we strive to engage only experts in our design and construction approach. Our philosophy is to provide more innovative and professional resources in our practices, using the best quality materials, extensive knowledge, and modern technologies to create comprehensive and sustainable design solutions. We believe that architecture can be a tool for creation and empowerment, which is why we work closely with clients in all phases of design from planning to construction. By supporting all needs of all clients with challenging and exclusive ideas, we will continue to create the impossible and be one step ahead towards the future and beyond. With a huge team of qualified members, we provide all service related to architecture and civil engineering, starting with consultation and planning, building and construction, flooring installment, Ironworking, plumbing, carpentering, electricians, and all other related services.
We believe that a reference is worth a thousand words, we invite you to discover our client’s list and get to know our big family members.
We are ready to share with you our design vision and lead you into the exciting world of creativity.
