IPERSPAZIO EMILIA
We are encouraged to attempt to this competition because of the original building and the potential, which it has to convert for using as a modern house.
The challenge of this project was how to face with the original design. Because of the original design’s strong character, we tried to keep as much as possible to show how we respect the original design and the architect.
The main problem was the form of original plan, which was linear. In this case, we needed to separate the plan to the two parts of public and private and some spaces needed in between.
In linear form of plan for the best result, we decided to put entrance at center to have better access to both side spaces and best result for dividing public and private parts. In addition, in original design, we can see two massive boxes in both sides and one transparent box for corridors and connections. We kept this idea, made the corridors façade even more transparent with glass curtain walls and made the entrance at this junction box at first floor. To reach this point the continuous balcony at first floor needs to cut out and make an opening to determine the steps going up to the main entrance.
Total Area : 1567 sqm
Project Year : 2010-2012
Architect in charge : Babak Khabaz, Babak Gholizadeh, Sepideh Masoudinejad,
Construction : Avgoun Design Office
Structure engineer : Benyamin Mohebi
Electrical engineer : Eg Najafi
Photographer : Alireza Roohnavaz
Awards : Semifinalist at Memar Competition, 2013
Selected façade design in countyͅ region 3 year 2013
IPERSPAZIO EMILIA
We are encouraged to attempt to this competition because of the original building and the potential, which it has to convert for using as a modern house.
The challenge of this project was how to face with the original design. Because of the original design’s strong character, we tried to keep as much as possible to show how we respect the original design and the architect.
The main problem was the form of original plan, which was linear. In this case, we needed to separate the plan to the two parts of public and private and some spaces needed in between.
In linear form of plan for the best result, we decided to put entrance at center to have better access to both side spaces and best result for dividing public and private parts. In addition, in original design, we can see two massive boxes in both sides and one transparent box for corridors and connections. We kept this idea, made the corridors façade even more transparent with glass curtain walls and made the entrance at this junction box at first floor. To reach this point the continuous balcony at first floor needs to cut out and make an opening to determine the steps going up to the main entrance.
