SCRA Mimarlık

What SCRA Mimarlık does

SCRA Mimarlık is a privately held architecture studio founded in 2009 in Ankara, Turkey, by co-founders Seden Cinasal and Ramazan Avcı. The firm operates as an architecture workshop of approximately twelve architects (plus three office cats) that emphasizes research-driven, context-specific design over standardized templates. It specializes in public-sector and cultural-typology projects — including cultural centers, museums, visitor centers, urban design schemes, and educational campuses — delivered primarily through national and international architectural competitions.

The firm has accumulated more than thirty competition wins and recognitions between 2007 and 2023, anchored by the Turgut Cansever National Architecture Awards Grand Prize in 2017 and the 2023 first prize for the URBANEXUS İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality Center for Culture and Arts. Its project portfolio spans municipal clients (İstanbul, İzmir, Konya, Çanakkale, Manisa, Bornova, Söğüt), defense-technology (HAVELSAN Teknoloji Kampüsü, 2017), private development (Folkart Time mixed-use complex, 2017–2019), and university campuses (Dokuz Eylül University DEPARK–GAMA, 2022). Larger commissions are typically delivered in partnership with peer studios such as 2x1 Mimarlık, FREA, Yalın Mimarlık, and Studio Evren Başbuğ Architects.

SCRA generates revenue through professional architectural design fees earned on competition wins and direct commissions, with no public pricing disclosed. Its go-to-market is sales-led: the firm actively competes in invited and open architectural competitions across Turkey as its primary business development channel, supplemented by direct commissions from government and private-sector clients. The practice is independent, with no parent company, no external investment, and no subsidiaries.

Name

SCRA Mimarlık

Legal name

SCRA Mimarlık

Website

https://scra.com.tr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SCRA Mimarlık is an Ankara-based architecture studio founded in 2009 by Seden Cinasal and Ramazan Avcı, specializing in research-driven design of cultural buildings, public spaces, urban design, and educational facilities, primarily delivered through Turkish architectural competitions for municipal and private clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Cultural building design
• Urban design services
• Public space architecture
• Architectural competitions

Headquarters

HQ city

Çankaya

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Revenue generated through architectural design fees for competition wins and direct commissions. Projects include public buildings, cultural centers, urban design schemes, and private developments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SCRA Mimarlık is an architecture workshop established in 2009 that provides architectural design services specializing in cultural buildings, public spaces, urban design, and educational facilities. The firm delivers design services through architectural competition wins and direct commissions, covering competition design, project design, and construction supervision for public and private sector clients.

Product overview

SCRA Mimarlık is an architecture workshop established in 2009 by co-founders Seden Cinasal and Ramazan Avcı. The firm operates as a single unified service offering architectural design, specializing in public buildings, cultural centers, urban design projects, and architectural competitions. The studio has participated in numerous national and international competitions, winning awards across categories including cultural facilities, visitor centers, sports buildings, educational campuses, and public spaces. Their portfolio includes projects such as the URBANEXUS Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Center for Culture and Arts (1st Prize 2023), Kartal District Cevizlik Cultural Center, Manisa Spil Culture Center, and various visitor centers. The firm collaborates with other architecture offices on larger projects and maintains a team of architects working on competition entries and commissioned projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Design Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 30 competition wins and recognitions from 2007-2023
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 2x1 MimarlıkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated as project office partner on URBANEXUS - İBB Kültür ve Sanat Odağı project (2023), where both firms worked together on the winning Istanbul metropolitan cultural center competition.
• FREAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated as project office partner on Folkart Time mixed-use development (2017-2019) and HAVELSAN Teknoloji Kampüsü (2017). FREA founders Emre Şavural and Fatih Yavuz were key team members on multiple projects.
• Studio Evren Başbuğ ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated as project office partner on Yeşilova Höyüğü Ziyaretçi Merkezi project (2010-2015). Evren Başbuğ and Umut Başbuğ served as co-leaders on this archaeological visitor center project.
• Yalın MimarlıkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated as project office partner on Depo No: 4 Konya Tekel Binası museum project (2021-2023). Ömer Selçuk Baz, Ece Özdür, and Atakan Koca from Yalın Mimarlık were part of the project team.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Snøhetta: Internationally established architecture and design firm with deep cultural and public-building portfolio (libraries, opera houses, cultural centers). Comparable to SCRA in typology specialization but at substantially greater scale.
• Kengo Kuma and Associates: International firm globally recognized for cultural and public architecture. Comparable to SCRA in typology focus (cultural centers, museums, public buildings) but operates at vastly larger international scale.
• Emre Arolat Architects (EAA): Major Istanbul-based architecture firm with a strong portfolio of cultural, public, and commercial projects. Comparable to SCRA in typology focus (cultural, public, mixed-use) but considerably larger and more internationally established.
• Tabanlıoğlu Architects: One of Turkey's largest and most internationally recognized architecture firms, headquartered in Istanbul. Comparable to SCRA in winning major cultural and public competitions but operates at significantly larger scale with broader typology coverage.

Direct peers

• SANALarc: Ankara-based architecture firm with a strong portfolio in cultural, educational, and public projects. Closely comparable to SCRA in location, scale, and competition-led engagement model.
• Studio Evren Başbuğ Architects: Istanbul-based architecture firm that collaborated with SCRA on the Yeşilova Höyüğü archaeological visitor center. Comparable in scale, cultural-architecture focus, and collaborative practice model.
• 2x1 Mimarlık: Turkish architecture firm that co-led with SCRA on the 2023 İstanbul Metropolitan URBANEXUS winning competition. Directly comparable in scale, design philosophy, and competition-driven practice.
• Yalın Mimarlık: Turkish architecture firm that partnered with SCRA on the Depo No: 4 Konya Tekel Binası museum and exhibition project. Comparable in scale, cultural-architecture specialization, and partnership-driven project delivery.
• Yazgan Design Architecture: Ankara-based architecture firm with work spanning cultural, civic, and commercial projects in Turkey. Comparable to SCRA in geography and typology focus, with a similar public-sector competition orientation.
• SO? Architecture: Istanbul-based design studio focused on cultural buildings, pavilions, and competition-driven work. Highly comparable to SCRA in scale, typology focus, and reliance on architectural competitions as a primary growth channel.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/_scra/?igshid=Y2I2MzMwZWM3ZA%3D%3D
• Facebookfacebook.com/scramimarlik

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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