Kamran Kopaei / Amordad design developer

Apr 2009

By Amber P — Filed under: Offices , Refurbishment , Selected , Amordad, Brick, Glass, Iran, Steel

Architects: Amordad design developer
Location: Esfahan, Iran
Principals: Kamran Kopaei, Farshad Shagoshtasbi, Golrokh Kopaei
Owner: Sepahan beyond research (structure & mechanic office)
Project year: 2008
Photographs: Amordad design developer

The matter of design is an old residential building in the city of Isfahan which was supposed to be remodeled as an office.

Regarded to the traditional elements of Iranian local architecture, the design team tried to use contemporary synonyms of traditional materials and forms such as; hand-made bricks, colored glasses, wooden decorations, vitray and water; also the Iranian form of cross which was traditionally used to manage the divisions of space.

The concept of designing for the central void is derived from the form and application of traditional wind towers of desert regions of Iran. This void can lead the wind into the spaces in different floors around it. And because of applying the water in the bottom, it would also become cool and refreshed. In addition the void can also lead the natural light through the mirrors which are used in its body. These mirrors reflect the light to each other so that it can move down and get to the spaces even in the ground floor.

In the south elevation, there is a special frame of black steel which is used to control the direct and intensive light of the west in the evening. The façade is a itself is flat; but the fame is a little rotated; so there is a difference in distance between two ends of this frame and the surface of façade that cause this covering. In this façade the main material in use is hand-made brick in two sizes (90*7 – 40*7) and various colors. That can make it local and known.

In brief this building is a combination of modern spaces which all can be understood as the continuity of traditional architecture of Iran.

: ground floor plan

: perspective

: void roof plan

: section

: detail AA

: detail BB

: detail CC

: detail DD

: handrail detail 01

: handrail detail 02

: staircase section

: wall detail

: light control diagram

14 comments »

Baptiste Lenoir says:

Hello

my point is : there is a Svatiska cross in the perspective of an Iranian office project.

# April 26, 2009 at 02:10

NB says:

nice design of colorful glasses .

# April 26, 2009 at 02:36

Richie says:

I like the odd use of materials, the stained glass windows and the brick patterns on the elevation!

# April 26, 2009 at 06:17

milad says:

this is great design in small area and strict iran regulations design.

# April 26, 2009 at 23:11

kamran says:

to Baptiste Lenoir :
befor this is not swastika, this is an Iranian sign come from more than 5000 years ago.

# April 27, 2009 at 00:22

i m accept to kamran

# April 27, 2009 at 01:13

Omid.K.M says:

amazing, good luck dear friend

# April 27, 2009 at 01:15

amazing.., good luck dear friend

garsivaz says:

indubitably it’s iranian sign and the facts show that you are a great architecture.

# April 27, 2009 at 04:18

Aryo says:

great design.

dear Baptiste Lenoir, Swastika is an Iranian symbol.
please read, before commenting!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Swastika_iran.jpg

This Iranian necklace, with Swastika motifs was excavated from Kaluraz, Guilan, Northern Iran, first millennium BC, National Museum of Iran.

# April 29, 2009 at 22:42

maryamnademi says:

its a nice achievement,considering using brick in Isfahan is mandatory.and nice modern approach to traditional architecture.

# April 30, 2009 at 02:57

Lucas Gray says:

I think the main atrium with the dark shiny walls and stained glass window is incredibly ugly. I do like the varying use of brick on the facade though. I appreciate the requirement to conform with traditional architecture but in general I don’t think this building is all that fantastic. Most of the internal spaces seem dark and rather dated.

# April 30, 2009 at 03:30