Meygoon Apartment (2014-2017)
Design and Supervision: Tamouz Architecture Office Hooman Tahamtanzadeh, Marjan Banaei, Hossein Salavati Khoshghalb
Project Address: Meygoon – South of Meygoon Hotel – Estakhr Street
Client: Nasrollah Rouhi
Land Area: 529 square meters
Total Built Area: 3024 square meters
Design Collaborators: Mohammad Mohtashami Kia, Iman Mirzaalikhani, Reza Momeni, Arash Kabolian, Amir Hossein Varadi, Iman Zangoei Nia, Yasamin Nasiri, Ava Sadeghi Pour, Bahar Amiri
Contractor: Nasrollah Rouhi
Electrical Systems: Farhad Lotfi Shakib
Mechanical Systems: Hamed Mohsenian
Structural Engineer: Behrang Bani Adam – Kourosh Shirani
Photography: Deed Studio
Email: tamouz.a.c.g@gmail.com

The design of the Meygoon apartment was assigned to office after the client had already completed the excavation work. This extensive excavation altered the design path from what the natural slope of the land required. Given the existing excavation and its instability, the first step was to decide how to stabilize it. The trench was weathering and collapsing due to exposure to air. Additionally, this excavation meant that the future building could only receive light from the south side, making the use of a skylight in the northern part of the site unavoidable. The design idea was based on the concept that a skylight in the central part of the building could provide ventilation and natural light to both sides. This decision also helped stabilize the excavation by considering a concrete structural network, where vertical access shafts and some spaces are located, instead of a thick retaining wall. In other words, the building was divided into two parts: the northern part with a concrete skeleton for excavation stability and the southern part with a steel skeleton for ease and speed of construction. The connection between these two parts was made possible by two bridges in the skylight space. The continuous skylight, running east-west in the center of the building, allowed natural light and ventilation towards the north of the project. The Migun apartment is a 9-story building, including 7 residential floors, a ground floor, and a basement. The ground floor and basement include the entrance, 15 parking units, a caretaker›s room, storage rooms, a mechanical room, and a residential suite. From the first to the fifth floor, each floor includes 2 residential units, and the sixth and seventh floors include 4 duplex units with yards. In winter, a central boiler room and fan coil units are considered for heating the units. The main structure of the project, space organization, main facades, and the main body of the building were done by this office. However, the client›s preferences in common areas and the selection of some materials led to differences in these details.