RESIDING AT THE EDGE OF THE NEMRUT CALDERA, JUST NORTH OF THE CITY TATVAN, TURKEY, THE FRACTURED DIVIDE PARK IS A CONCEPTUAL OVERLOOK RESPONDING TO THE LAND AND VIEWS OF THE BITLIS PROVINCE. THE LANDSCAPE HERE OFFERS SWEEPING VIEWS OVER UNDULATING ROCK COVERED MOUNTAIN RANGES, DIVERSE ARID VEGETATION, CAPTIVATING CLEAR BLUE BODIES OF WATER, AND OPEN SKY THAT WOULD ATTRACT ANY NATURALIST AND OUTDOOR ADVENTURE SEEKER TO MARVEL AT THE AWE INSPIRING ENVIRONMENT. THE FRACTURED DIVIDE PARK CAPTURES THIS BEAUTY WITH PEAKS AND VALLEYS OF STONE, POSITIONED TO ISOLATE SPECIAL EXPERIENCES THAT THE NEMRUT PARK HUMBLY OFFERS, WHILE OFFERING A HUMAN BUILT FORM EVOKING NATURAL

PHENOMENONS OF EROSION THAT HAPPEN AT A PRECIPICE EDGE, NOT TO MENTION THE SPLINTERING OF THE EARTH’S CRUST THAT ORIGINALLY FORMED THIS MONUMENT. LARGE CUTS IN THE PERIMETER RIM SUGGEST DIRECTIONAL PERSPECTIVES OF SPECIAL MOMENTS IN THE CALDERA, INSISTING THERE BE CONDITIONS OF FOCUS AND CONTEMPLATION
IN THIS LANDSCAPE. TAKEN FROM THESE LARGE CUTS, STACKED STONE PEAKS OFFER FULL PANORAMIC VIEWS OF THE AREA, WHILE GESTURING TO SURROUNDING PEAKS ACROSS THE VOID. 

MOMENTS OF PLAY, STUDY, AND EDUCATION RESOUND IN THESE BUILT
FORMS AS WELL. THE GEOLOGICAL MAKEUP OF THE AREA IS EXPOSED
TO REVEAL LAYERS OF COMPLEXITY BELOW THE SOIL. MICRO-CLIMATES
ARE ESTABLISHED IN THE VALLEYS OF THESE FORMS TO PROVIDE HABITABLE CONDITIONS FOR FAUNA THAT CAN BE FOUND IN THE CALDERA BASE AND THE SURROUNDING REGION. JAGGED STONE FACES ARE CARVED INTO THE FACES OF THE STONE WALLS TO OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE CLIMBING EXPERIENCE AT THE RIM EDGE, OPENING
UNIQUE VIEWS TO THE LAND BELOW. THIS ATTITUDE COMES FROM THE
EXPLORATORY EXCITEMENT THAT COMES FROM TRAVERSING THE PERIMETER OF A PRECIPICE, WITH FOLDING VIEWS AND CHALLENGING OBSTACLES. THIS PARK LEADS TO FRESH ENGAGEMENTS WITH EVERY VISIT.

NATURAL CLIMATE CONDITIONS ARE TAKEN ADVANTAGE BY HARNESSING
SOLAR ENERGY FOR LIGHTING ON SITE, AND WATER MANAGEMENT THAT INCORPORATES CHANNELS OF RUNOFF INTO A STREAM BED DOWN
ALONG THE ASCENDING PATH. ALL THAT IS HERE SPEAKS TO THE
MYRIAD FASCINATING VIEWS AND THE IMMERSIVE NATURAL
ENVIRONMENT. THE FRACTURED DIVIDE PARK SEEKS TO CAPTURE
THESE MOMENTS THAT ENVELOPE THE AREA AND GIVE SINGULARITY
TO EACH SPECIAL CONDITION. AS A WHOLE THE REGION IS AMAZING,
PLENTIFUL, AND COMPLEX, SO TO FULLY APPRECIATE IT, ONE
HAS TO DIVIDE UP THE WHOLE INTO PARTS TO APPRECIATE THE
ENTIRE, NATURAL BRILLIANCE.