Design Sketch

© Davide Marchetti . Pubblicata il 09 Giugno 2009.

The main idea is to create a solid, massive and “sculptural object” by simply stacking volumes one above the other and twisting them more and more as they overlap: what seems to be a banal gesture becomes rather a way to obtain a complex and articulated shape. The different volumes placed in different heights and directions generate a geometrical method to have large terraces and flat roofs. These places are gently lightened and shaded by the multiple angles and corners of the building. In the ground level there are separated areas and volumes for three commercial units facing a public space (a sort of “mall”) that connects Vali Asr Avenue to Tajirish Square and Salmak Street. In this way every shop has more window area to show goods and there a covered public small “piazza” in-between the stores. In the same area there are private entrances to stairs and elevators carrying people to the office spaces and apartments floor on upper levels. Access ramp to underground levels for parking areas and storage spaces is located on the back of the building in Tajirish Square. Commercial areas take the 1st floor in different shape: every shop has his own dedicated elevator and stair. Office spaces (from 2nd to 6th floor) are designed so that they can be easily divided in 3 or more separated areas: the narrow shape of the volumes can be fitted with different layouts letting property owners to accommodate any office workplace density. An opaque clay patterned sunscreen (a true façade system) envelops the entire building in all floors and creates a strong visual identity. Based on a simple square, one of the simplest and most ancient patterns in Arabic art, the filigree provides shading while also creating a dynamic play of light and shade in the interior spaces. Designed also to include solar captors, the screen will provide energy for the running of the building as well as cooling for the interior spaces. On the top of the building there’s an apartments floor: by facing the main street the volume bends towards the city as an observation platform.

View from Vali Asr Avenue

© Davide Marchetti . Pubblicata il 09 Giugno 2009.

View from Vali Asr Avenue

© Davide Marchetti . Pubblicata il 09 Giugno 2009.

Cross section

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Open space office area

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Facade design

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Overlapping volumes study scheme

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Office space layouts

© Davide Marchetti . Pubblicata il 09 Giugno 2009.