Salih Kemal Köksal

He graduated from Abant İzzet Baysal University, Department of Architecture in 2015. In the early years of his professional career, he gained extensive field and legislative experience in the legal permitting, licensing, and site management processes of large-scale mixed-use structures. By analyzing the time and cost losses caused by traditional methods in the construction sector on-site, he directed his career vision entirely toward the digitalization of building technologies and BIM (Building Information Modeling) based project management.

Within Prota Engineering, one of Turkey's engineering giants, he undertook critical responsibilities as a BIM Architect in mega infrastructure projects requiring high engineering discipline, massive budgets, and zero error tolerance, such as the Istanbul and Mersin Metro lines. During this process, he developed deep expertise in the 3D integration of architectural, structural, and electromechanical (MEP) disciplines, pre-construction virtual clash detection, and multidisciplinary project coordination.

In his role as Project Coordinator at Yalova Machinery Specialized OIZ, one of the turning points of his career, he went beyond the architectural design of the administrative buildings and social facilities within the OIZ; he successfully managed the licensing, planning, and execution operations of visionary and strategic industrial facilities in Turkey, such as TOGG and HABAŞ. In this process, he spearheaded the creation of the "Digital Twin" of the massive industrial zone; by ensuring infrastructure and superstructure integration, he established the pre-construction virtual coordination and smart facility management standards.

As of 2023, he institutionalized his international technical management experience gained in massive factory, logistics center, and industrial facility projects based in Russia and Turkey under the roof of 2KÖK Architecture, of which he became a founding partner in 2025.