Green Mansion, Mojtaba Naghi Zade Mangili, Nastaran Tavakoli

Project name: Green Mansion
Architect Office: Ev Design Office
Lead Architects: Mojtaba Naghi Zade Mangili, Nastaran Tavakoli
Interior Design: Mojtaba Naghi Zade Mangili, Nastaran Tavakoli
Drawing And Presentation: Parisa Azizi, Mohammad Hosseini Bar Aftabi, Zahra Aslani, Fatemeh Pour Ramazan
Project Implementation: Ev Design Office
Project Manager: Arash Naghi Zade mangili
Photographs: Zahra Rezaee
Client: Hootan Hashemi
City: Bushehr
Structure: Stone
Ground Area: 250 m²
Project Area: 350 m²
Website: evdesignoffice.com
Email: ev.design.office@gmail.com
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In response to consistent questions of its own architects, the “Green Mansion” is about where the architect stands in understanding and proceeding in a principled yet loyal way to the context of the project. In every project, there are various questions and the perspective on how to give an answer to every one of them lays a clear path towards the architects. A path that includes determining main points of each project, examining the basis formation of the design, respecting the patterns while being adaptable to the present, future and aligning with the employers idea. This path is unique and it forms and continues along the way with improvement of every project. In reconstruction projects, there is more responsibility in choosing this path. Mainly caused by detailed and principled point of view needed in this valued historical buildings. You have to be more aware of how the context works and how the patterns and materials are effecting your design The “Green Mansion” initially works as a multi-part building. Built and increased in size over the time irrationally, it has a northern, southern and eastern body which is far from the original nature of this building by the impact of unprincipled renovations and manipulations. After general visits of the project, reviews, discussions and meetings with the client, the main goal was planned based on renovation, adding new spirit to the building and returning to its valuable patterns. Since then, four main steps were considered to proceed in the project: First step: Studying the project.
(Location of the building, context of the region, Checking valuable patterns of local constructions, Fortifications and interventions made in the building, etc.)
Second step: Identifying the existing excesses and removing them.
Third step: Examining the existing structure, strengthening and annexing it. (In line with the plan)
Fourth step: Adapting to the modern and historical patterns along with some changes related to defined identity of the project. Trying to keep the original essence as possible as it could be, many elements like use of the native materials and native workforces of the region came handy. Also some design elements like Shenashil (wooden balcony with shutters-one of the native architectural elements of the Persian Gulf countries), adding a pond in the middle of the yard, combining floor tiles with metaphors taken out from the patterns of native mat textures and its bright shadows, making lighting with local materials, adding more openings in the outer wall of the building, correcting the entrance vestibule, etc.