Media Complex / CAAT Studio Architecture

Oct 2011

By Alison Furuto — Filed under: Mixed Use , CAAT Studio Architecture, Iran, Tehran

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CAAT Studio Architecture shared with us their design for a media complex located in the main cultural zone of Tehran. Their goal is to show that the human itself, acts as a media in the project. During the day, the presence of humans can make the project alive by moving towards different parts of it such as amphitheatre on the roof and other spaces. More images and architects’ description after the break.

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The Abbas-Abad hill is one of four beautiful hills placed in the Tehran foothills of Albourz mountain. These lands are important for their special location. There, you can access three main area highways which are Hemmat, Modarres, Resalat and also Africa boulevard. Also, a rich green area and surrounding parks have influenced this zone to be known as the lungs of Tehran. The Abo-Atash park is angled in the north-east side of the site. The land dimension is about 32,400 m, and it has north-south steep. Under the existing regulations 10 to 15 % of the land can be structured which is estimated about 4000 m.

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The physical program displayed by the client added with our opinions and spatial suggestions leads to forming a new physical program with spaces such as: galleries (temporary and permanent video art), workshops (multimedia workshop, music studio, performance room, media department, photography studio and photo gallery, training workshop) office, restaurant, café, and mechanical room.

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Today a media is not able to response to all the people’s needs. In marketing, there is more room for those products which includes a variety of media. In other words they inform more in comparison to a single media. Therefore, it happens to create a multimedia. One of its most important features is that although it is generally integrated, it is independent in components (multifunction). This appears as folding a flat strip according to the physical plan and position of different functions in the project’s volume. These folds create the surfaces, facades, plans and finally the landscape. Folds are in line with those 4 mentioned main area directions around the project.

Courtesy of CAAT Studio Architecture

Their goal is to show that the human itself, acts as a media in the project. During the day, the presence of humans can make the project alive by moving towards different parts of it such as amphitheatre on the roof and other spaces. Moving starts by getting a code from the entrance gate and getting in, like a data to the system and this would let the people use the facilities and visit all parts containing the restaurant, galleries and studios. Finally, this process would end by giving back the code and exiting the complex and we can see its reflection at night. During the night, the building acts as a reaction to the day’s happenings by projecting images of peoples’ activities in the day through advertisements and important events like concerts and news, on all of its 4 surfaces which can be seen from those 4 main axes of the surrounding area.

Architects: CAAT Studio Architecture
Location: Tehran, Iran
Project Team: Project architects: Mahdi Kamboozia, Helena Ghanbari; Partner architects: Nasim Ghafari, Khatereh Lotfi, Semiramis
Ghorbani, Negar Vahdati, Anahita Tabrizi
Animator: Alireza Jafari
3D Rendering: Alireza Esfandyari

: Courtesy of CAAT Studio Architecture

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: plan 01

: plan 02

: plan 03

: plan 04

: plan 05

: plan 06

: east elevation

: south elevation

: section AA

: section BB

: section CC

: site access diagram 01

: site access diagram 02

: function diagram

: horizontal access diagram

: shell diagram

: structure diagram

: vertical access diagram

: process 01

: process 02

: process 03

Cite:
Furuto , Alison . "Media Complex / CAAT Studio Architecture" 22 Oct 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed 28 Feb 2012. <http://www.archdaily.com/177755>

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razieh says:

damet garm mehdi khayli kare khoobi bood vali motaeasefane fahme in chiza shoour mikhad ke asatid nadaran!!!!

# October 22, 2011 at 07:38

up_today_arch says:

nice play of geometry!

# October 22, 2011 at 08:18

Tosh says:

This building looks like it’s falling down. Seriously, none of these spaces are actually positive spaces, who needs a building like that?!?

# October 22, 2011 at 08:35

jonjon says:

your a bad designer…i can tell.

# October 23, 2011 at 06:20

A says:

It’s just kind of playing with a sheet material to create a nice form and injecting the physical program into it. Does the final form inherit some of the features of that piece of paper? Definitely not.
That’s why this kind of irrelevant structure appears. did you guys think deeply about your concept? If yes How your architecture shows your concept in all it’s details? just by putting some of the accesses out side the building on facade?
one more thing:
I know there are a lot of problems in Iran…

# October 22, 2011 at 10:02

mai anh nguyen says:

the form and space are really impressive !

# October 22, 2011 at 12:21

Seyed Morteza Moossavi says:

با نهایت احترام به آفرینندگان این اثر زیبا و متهورانه ی معماری، از باب هم اندیشی، برخی اشکالاتی که از این ارائه ی کلی طرح می توان برشمرد عبارتند از
توجه نداشتن به مقیاس انسانی در طراحی سطوح و احجام، به خصوص در کناره ها که انسان، بلاواسطه، در کنار صفحات دوبعدی یا در زیر استیلای احجام سه بعدی نیمه معلق بسیار عظیم، قرار می گیرد
توجه نکردن به مقیاس انسانی در خلق فضاهای نیمه باز یا نیمه بسته ی معلق
نا تمام بودن طرح حجمی به خصوص در کناره ها که کاملا به یک صفحه ی دو بعدی، از دید و مقیاس انسانی (نه دید پرنده یا در ماکت حجمی) منتهی می شوند
احجام شیشه ای و شفافی که هرچند از دید بیرونی، زیبا به نظر می رسند اما فضای داخلی بسیار غیر شفاف، نا امن و نامتعینی از جهت بهره وری ایجاد می کنند. شفافیت بیش از حد، امنیت خصوصی درونی فرد را از بین می برد. این هرج و مرج است نه آزادی
توجه نداشتن به اقلیم در طراحی حجمی و ایجاد سایه های گسترده در زوایا و جهات گوناگون که قطعا در بسیاری موارد، غیر اقلیمیست
توجه نداشتن به اقلیم در استفاده از عناصر طبیعی در مقیاس خرد برای تلطیف فضا و استفاده برای ممانعت از ورود باد زمستانی به داخل تونلهایی که در طرح حجمی و فضاهای داخلی ایجاد شده اند
فضاهای خطی بسیار طولانی و بسیار مشکل برای طراحی داخلی، به جهت کناره های همواره ترانسپارانت
انسان به مثابه عنصری در سرگردان و پرسش شونده درفضای داخلی خطی که او را بر خلاف ادعای طرح، نه رسانه که تحت استیلای رسانه ی فضایی معماران طرح قرار می دهد
رسانه، نیاز به درون نگری و برون نگری هر دو و ارتباط با رسانه ها ی دیگر در محیطی سیال از فضای خصوصی تا شفافیت کامل دارد اما در این طرح، رسیدن به فضای خصوصی و حتی نیمه شفاف ناممکن است
انتزاعی دیدن طبیعت در صرفا همراهی با توپوگرافی و فضاهای شفاف آفتاب گیر. هیچ استفاده ی مناسبی به عنوان مثال از عنصر بسیار مؤثر آب در طرح دیده نمی شود

باقی اشکالات را به بررسی ارائه ی کاملتر طرح، موکول می کنم

# October 22, 2011 at 15:30

sevan says:

tabrik migam :)

# October 22, 2011 at 15:45

ebrahim roohi says:

Well done,Congratulation to you’r group

# October 22, 2011 at 16:57

It is possible for you guys to write in English? we can share our ideas globally this way! :)

# October 23, 2011 at 09:52

Arman Hosseini says:

Kheeeeyli bahale! I always enjoy seeing projects out of Iran

# October 23, 2011 at 12:55

Golkarfard says:

Just Chaos.Why?Dont tell lie to Audience my colleague.

# October 23, 2011 at 18:08

ehsan mohammadloo says:

besyar ali

# October 24, 2011 at 05:06

suzan says:

alieeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, amazing, fantastic.encredible,man sale akhare memariam va I really proud of u bachehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, khaste nabashid vaghaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan

# October 24, 2011 at 17:04

N.vahedi says:

bache ha aliiyeee… impressive …..ghabele taghdire … be nazarammitoone behtar az in ham bashe….movafagh bashid ..

# October 25, 2011 at 18:06

sina pakand says:

Nicely Done!!
look at the quality of drawings!
Nice job dudes:)

# October 29, 2011 at 13:07

گروه معماران آپادانا says:

طرح خوبیه خسته نباشید همگی خدا قوت

# October 30, 2011 at 15:00

toktam alavi says:

nice work.love the plans!!!

# November 24, 2011 at 15:31

habib says:

به نظر من که خوبه…فضای داخلی چندان قوی نداره اما در حد خودش خیلی خوبه…این مقیاس انسانی و هرج و مرج و دروغ و اینجور بر چسب ها رو اصلا نمی فهمم و به نظرم اینا فقط کلیشه است که مردم شنیدن و تکرار می کنن…به قول داوینچی:
دست از نقد بردارید و نقاشی کنید….

# January 16, 2012 at 02:35

niaz says: