The project was designed and constructed on Qasr o Dasht Street
in Shiraz, Iran. This street is known as a green and pleasant neighborhood due
to its proximity to Qasr al-Dasht gardens. Due to the increase of construction
in these old green areas, a significant portion of the vegetation has been
destroyed. In the northwest of the building, there is an alley with a 6 meters
width, which is the only access of the project to the neighborhood. This only
access hinders the visibility of the project. Therefore, this situation
emphasizes the importance of the building entrance.
There are old trees in front of the project located on the border between the
alley and the northwest facade. One of our primary concerns was the connection
of old trees to the interior space. The facade adopted its shape by maintaining
the existing trees, and the panels moved around the trees. Another concern of
this project was the connection between the surrounding of the building and the
space of the neighborhood. By moving the facade panels forward and backward,
the visual connection of the audience with the project was created, even from a
distance.
In the northwest view (facing
the street), in order to be close to the trees around the project, we created
cuts in the facade shell. Panels also were shaped dynamically according to the
position of the trees to prevent a uniform and flat two-dimensional view.
Organic forms started from the façade and continued to the entrance lobby and
interior plan. Openings have been designed between the façade panels to have
the largest opening to nature outside and the neighbourhood. Like the northwest
view, in the southeast view of the project (facing the courtyard), to increase
the greenery, flower boxes were considered, which provided the background for
the existing vegetation in front of the windows.
There is a solid concrete wall in front of this facade, which was provided as a
base for the green wall by carrying out canning and mesh network. Visitors can
experience the greenery in a three-dimensional space as the vegetation begins
to move from the facade, passes through the yard floor, and extends to the
opposite wall, reminding the memory of the old gardens. Due to such a feature,
frames were designed in the front windows to frame the view in front.
We hope that addressing the social and environmental values in such projects
can affect the design quality of surrounding projects.
