CONTENTS
DESCRIPTION
LOCATION
STRATEGY
EXPLODED
DIAGRAM
HIGH-ELEVATIONS
RESIDENTIALS
MID-ELEVATIONS
FACILITIES
LOWER-ELEVATIONS
SERVICES
FACILITIES
GARDEN OF ITALIAN EMBASSY
EMBASSYOFNORWAY
EMBASSYOFNETHERLANDS
PASDARAN
PASDARAN
FARMANIEH
FARMANIEH LOCATED ON THE NORTHEAST OF TEHRAN, IN SHEMIRANAT COUNTY
THE NAME OF THE DISTRICT IS BASED ON THE FARMANFARMAIAN HOUSE, ONE OF THE NOBLE HOUSES IN THE QAJAR DYNASTY ERA THAT USED TO OWN MUCH OF THE LAND IN THE AREA. FARMANIEH IN THE SHEMIRAN AREA USED TO BE FILLED WITH GARDENS AND PAVILIONS BUT DURING THE EXPANSION AND DENSIFICATION OF TEHRAN CITY, THE GARDENS STARTED TO VANISH AND WERE REPLACED WITH DENSE, HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS WITH A GREAT COST. THE ECONOMICAL PROFITS ATTRACTED GREAT INVESTORS TO PURCHASE LAND AND DENSIFY IT BY BUILDING HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS.
Pergolas
House
Living Space
Vertical Landscape
Same Section
Entrance /Access
Pergolas
Entrance
Pergolas in the Landscape
The Garden
Paviglion / Palace / House
Veranda (Iwan)
THE REVIVE OF A SECTION A HIERARCHY TO FOLLOW
ENTERING A PERSIAN GARDEN USUALLY HAPPENED THROUGH AN ENTRANCE GATE. THROUGH THE LENS OF AN OBSERVER FROM THE OUTSIDE, THE INNER WALLED GARDEN IS PERCEIVED AS A PATCH OF GREENERY ON TOP OF THE KHAKI-COLORED WALLS.
THE ENTRANCE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SPECTACULAR, ESPECIALLY IN SIGNIFICANT CASES, SUCH AS ROYAL GARDENS.
SOMETIMES THE ENTRANCE WAS A GREAT ARCHITECTURE AS INTERESTING AS THE MAIN VILLA/PALACE/PAVILION THAT WAS BUILT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GARDEN. AND SOMETIMES THEY WERE THE SAME BUILDING, SUCH AS SARHANGABAD PALACE, THAT THE MAIN BUILDING IS ALSO THE MAIN ENTRANCE AND IN TOUCH WITH THE SURROUNDINGS.
CONCEPT
THE FRONT COLLAGE PAINTING EXPLAINS THE CONCEPTS BEHIND THE DESIGN OF THIS PROJECT. IT SHOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF CONFRONTING WITH THE ARCHITECTURE WHILE ARRIVING FROM THE CITY; THE HIERARCHY OF SPACES AS HAPPENED IN THE PERSIAN GARDENS, NOT ONLY INTERNALLY BUT ALSO IN CONNECTION WITH CONTEXT.
THE IMPORTANCE AND RELATION WITH THE CONTEXT AND OTHER PARTS OF THE BUILDING WHILE BEING INSIDE IS ALSO ILLUSTRATED; AND BRINGING THE EXTERIOR TO THE INTERIOR AND VICE-VERSA. THE OTHER IMPORTANT POINT IS THE PRESENCE OF NATURE AND TO HAVE A SEMI-OPEN, OPEN, AND CLOSED SPACES’ HIERARCHY IN AN APARTMENT. TO HAVE A DIVERSITY OF SPACES IN RELATION TO HUMANS’ NATURE. ALL THE MATTERS MENTIONED ARE EXPERIENCED THROUGH THE HISTORY IN THE LOCAL CULTURE AND HAS BEEN SPREAD AS A GLOBAL IDEA OF THE PARADISE, A PLACE TO LIVE WITH FELICITY AND PEACE. THE PERSIAN PAINTING USED A GRID SYSTEM, SOMETIMES OBVIOUS AND SOMETIMES IN A HIDDEN WAY OF EXPRESSION. THE COLLAGE CONSISTS OF MANY PIECES OF GREAT PERSIAN PAINTINGS FROM THE MEDIEVAL AGE TO REPRESNT THE IDEA OF FARMANIEH RESIDENTAL BUILDING. IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT THE SUBJECT OF MANY PERSIAN PAINTINGS WERE GARDENS OR ARCHITECTURES IN THE GARDENS WITH PEOPLE DOING VERY DIVERSE ACTS. ANOTHER IMPORTANT POINT WAS THE WAY OF EXPRESSION THROUGH THE NON-LINEAR AND VERTICAL PERSPECTIVE IN THE MEDIEVAL PERSIAN PAINTINGS.
INSPIRATIONS FROM PERSIAN PAINTINGS
IN ADDITION TO THE INSPIRATIONAL ASPECTS OF PERSPECTIVE ( NON-LINEAR AND VERTICAL PERSPECTIVE ) AND THE METHOD OF STORYTELLING, THE HERITAGES OF PERSIAN PAINTINGS SHOW THAT THE GARDENS DO EMBRACE THE PERGOLAS, TENTS, AND PAVILIONS IN THEIR CONTEXT.
ENTRANCE TO A RESIDENTIAL UNIT OR BULDINGS STARTS THROUGH AN SPATIAL INTRODUCTION IN THE FORM OF A SEMI-OPEN SPACE THAT IS CALLED THE IWAN.
THERE IS A VERY CLOSE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE ARCHITECTURAL BUILT ELEMENTS AND THE LANDSCAPE.
THE TENTS ARE USED VERY COMMONLY AS IT IS POSSIBLE TO BE REALIZED THROUGH HISTORICAL TEXTS, SUCH AS RUY GONZÁLEZ DE CLAVIJO , THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR OF HENRY III OF CASTILE TO THE COURT OF TIMUR , FOUNDER AND RULER OF THE TIMURID EMPIRE IN PERSIA.
THE TERRACES AND THE BALCONIES USED TO BE VERY COMMON, AND MANY ACTIVITIES AND FUNCTIONS WERE TAKING PLACE IN THEM.
JAMSHID AND KHORSHID, 1547.
MIR SAYED ALI, (SCHOOL OF TABRIZII) LAYLI AND MAJNUN FAINT ON MEETING, FROM KHAMSA OF NIZAMI. IMAGE COURTESY OF STATE LIBRARY OF VICTORIA.
THE ORIENTATION IS NOT ONLY TOWARD THE NORTH SOUTH AXIS BUT ALSO PERPENDICULAR TO THAT. THE VOID IN THE MIDDLE IS THE ELEMENT THAT MAKES IT POSSIBLE. THIS RELATION MAKES VISUAL CONNECTION AND MAKES THE DESIGNATED HIERARCHY POSSIBLE. THE INFILL PROJECTS ARE CRITICAL AS THEY MIGHT HAVE ISSUES OF INTERACTION WITHIN THEIR BODY OF ARCHITECTURE. THE PROJECT HAS BEEN FORGOTTEN BY ITS EXISTENCE AND IT MIGHT BE ONLY A SHOWOFF FOR THE SURROUNDING WORLD. AS THE INNER WORLD IS MEANINGLESS AND WEAK, FACADE MUST NOT ONLY BE A TOOL FOR SHOW-OFF BUT IT MUST BE A QUALITY AND AN SPATIAL ORGANIZATION FOR THE INNER BODY OF ARCHITECTURE.
DESIGN STRATEGY
THE EXISTING GREENERY ON THE SITE GROWS TOWARD THE SKY AS THE BUILDING ELEVATES.
THE BUILDING HAS TWO PARTS: ONE THAT IS A NET SIMPLE FORM AND ONE THAT HAS A DIVERSITY OF TERRACES. TWO PARTS ARE CONNECTED THROUGH A BRIDGE WHICH IS THE ENTRANCE SPACE
TO THE RESIDENTIAL UNITS AS WELL.
THE PART WITH THE TERRACES AND GREENERY IS LOCATED ON THE AXIS THAT THE EXISTING TREES ARE STANDING.
THE TYPICAL NET URBAN BUILT ENVIRONMENT
SEARCHING FOR A CONTRASTING IDEA
THE EXISTING GREENERY AXIS INFILTRATES INTO ALL ELEVATIONS OF THE BUILDING.
THE NATURE’S INFILTRATION PRODUCES A DIVERSITY OF TERRACES AND SPACES SIMILAR TO TREE HOUSES.
THE TWO SEPARATED CONTRASTING PARTS GET CONNECTED THROUGH A BRIDGE.
Mechanicals
Pool and related services
Roof Garden Bar Lounge Terraces
Terraces Living Room TV Room
2 Master Bedrooms Suite Laundry
3 Bathrooms
Guest’s Water Closet
Mechanicals
Roof Garden
Entrance Lobby Lounge
Pool and related services Gym Yoga Room
Residential Zone
Parking Mechanicals Storages
Party Room
Game Room
Cinema Beauty Spa Saloon
Facilities
Service
Facilities
7TH FLOOR 6TH FLOOR 5TH FLOOR 4TH FLOOR 3TH FLOOR 2ND FLOOR 1ST FLOOR MEZZANINE FLOOR GROUND FLOOR
B1 FLOOR B2 FLOOR
B3 FLOOR B4 FLOOR 8TH FLOOR 9TH FLOOR FIRST ROOF SECOND ROOF
TYPES AND AREA OF TYPES
3 TYPES OF SOUTHERN (Frontal) TERRACES X 2 TYPES OF NORTHERN TERRACES (Back) = 6 FLOOR PLAN TYPES
48.7 + 21 = 69.7 + 406.27 =
THE TYPICAL AREA NORTHERN TERRACES AREA
52.8 + 21 = 73.8 + 406.27 = 480.07 52.8 + 21 = 73.8 + 406.27 = 480.07
GENERALITY OF TYPES
MATERIAL MOODBOARD
Facade
White Marble
Terrace Walls
Brick
Bridge Slabs
Matte Metal
Floor
Wood
LAUNDRY
CEILING PLAN
Living Room / Dining Room MATERIAL MOODBOARD
White Marble Ceiling
White Matte
Ceiling, Walls
White Matte
Wall
White Louver
Wood
Ceiling, Walls
White Matte
Wall
White Louver
LOUNGE
Walls
White Louver
Ceiling White Floor Stone
