Part 2: Slide

CAAI School Of Architecture: Plug-in Systems Studio Students: Nima Shoaie, Mahyar Rakei, Yasaman Setayesh Tutor: Hooman Talebi

Date: February, 2018

TAs: Davood Mohammadhassan, Hassan Karimi, Farshad Nasriri

Lalezar Street is a historical street located in Iran, Tehran. It has been the location of adoption of new cultural fascination of near contemporary Iranian society for the last 200 years, typically from western sources. Yet due to numerous political and economical reasons, where once was a place of cabarets, cafes, bars and political headquarters has now been repurposed to act as bazzars, marketplaces and numerous commercial and industrial centers.

By analysing Lalezar Street from past times until present, It can be assumed that it has undergone numerous changes in its’ physical features (body) and Programs. In some of these changes, the new program is not “loyal” to the original body, which results in the creation of a new body. Meanwhile in other situations, the new program is formed and flourishes within the original body.

This project’s understanding of Lalezar street lies in studying these “Plug-Ins” of programs, made of the same breed (mostly Economic), that constitutes a dialogue with their original programs and bodies. Each of these Plug-Ins, according to the properties of the program and body, affect the original body differently and in return accept some changes themselves. The role of Grid, which acts as as a flexible body in forming and organizing these Plug-Ins and allowing the “Sliding” between the Plug-ined program and the original program, either temporary or permanent, directly affects the qualities of the Plug-Ins.

3 different cases of programatic “Plug-ins” present in the Laleh Zar Street was studied

An abandoned hotel in in the heart of Lalezar Street, nowdays turned to a commercial building: a “Constant Plug-in” .

”Results of a “constant” Plug-in: division of the hotel “Cells” by adding a new floor for storage

Results of a “constant” Plug-in: Circulations changes and creation of temporary storages in hallways

A cafe turned into a commercial building with Bazzar like propeties, still retaining traces of its originial spatial organization.

Evolution of Lalezar Passage, a semi-temporary Plug-in Bazzar

2018

Unofficial Bazzar

1990s

Cafe

1980s

Parvaneh Parking Lot - Temporary Plug-in

Temporary programs of Parvaneh parking lot: a parking lot in workdays, a bazzar in the weekends

Organization of the Program with the origianl body, and lack of a distinct border between the secondary cells (Parvaneh Parking Lot) 28

Cell fragmentation and occupation of each cells surface, before and after the temporary plug-in

The plug-in, affecting nearby buildings and markets, flooding the surroundings with customers (Parvaneh Parking Lot)