Neshat Residential Building, Hossein Davari, Nasim Ebrahimi 

Project Name: Neshat Residential Building \ Function: Residential
Lead Architects: Hossein Davari, Nasim Ebrahimi
Design Team: Sima Ebrahimi, Shahrzad Niyayeshfar, Amin Haj Rostam, Hanieh Hosseini Executive Manager: Amin Haj Rostam, Bagher Davari \ Structure: Concrete
Type of Installation: chiller and fan coil unit \ Client: Rasool Ahmad and Partner
Total Land Area-Area of Construction: 312 Sq.m-1250 Sq.m \ Location: No.1, Alley No. 27, Neshat St., Isfahan, Iran \ Date: 2014 – 2018 \ Graphic Designer: Ali Gorjian
Photographer: ADD Studios \ Email: ostovan_art@yahoo.com

the project is located within a short distance from Naqhsh-e-Jahan Plaza in a traditional fabric. The client referred to us demanding the design of a residential complex in an area of approximately 300 square meters. Maximum usage of the area, diversity of plans and preservation of the current commercial unit were among his main expectations. In addition, rules and regulations regarding the design in Isfahan (and the fabric surrounding the area) made us subject to the maximum usage of bricks in the façade of the building. After considerations about the site, the arrangement of the units was made in four different types of plans of various areas along with a commercial unit in the northern façade in three levels above the zero floor and the basement with the purpose of supporting the parking lot and the storages. There are many ancient and relatively demolished buildings that are mostly adorned with some beautiful brick fabrics. In conformity with civil engineering regulations, we were obliged to use at least 60 per cent of brick in the façade. The multi-holed clay brick possessed some features and characteristics for dry-stoning activities.
The holes in the brick had allowed the structure to be embedded in them, thus forming a two-sided layer as thick as 6 cm. Of some other advantages of this method include reduction of the costs, easy, fast and modular implementation with the possibility of replacing the bricks over the passage of time along with the changes and development of diverse fabrics and so forth. In the western façade of the building, we continued the reticulated layers (walls) of the terrace to have an overlooking view of Naqsh-e Jahan Plaza in accordance with rules and regulations. The green roof was designed in order to specify the green space of the project by considering the view and the suitable landscape and the accessibility of all residents.
Preservation of unrestricted privacy along with the suitable lights and shadow, specifying the half-open space around each unit by means of a glass wall and overall two-layered windows with an emphasis on transparency in the space are among the other measures. Night lighting is accomplished by letting the lights of the units pass through reticulated bricks. Indeed, the lamps of the house are in charge of lighting system of the building.
The lights (lamps) behind the window resemble the eyes of the house…
A lamp behind the windows is expecting something or someone….
It is merely through the lighting that house does make sense.
Gaston Bachelard