Kamal Residential Building, Shima Vahedparast, Reyhane Nahchiri

Project Name: kamal Residential Building \ Function: Residential
Company: Taghestan Counselling Engineers
Lead Architect: Shima Vahedparast, Reyhane Nahchiri
Design team: Hoorie Hojatpanah, Saeede Hashemzade \ Presentation: Kimia Lotfi
Client: Alavi Engineering and Urban Planning Services Company \ Model: Parisa Alavi Structure: Concrete Structure \ Location: Kamal Street, Isfahan
Plan area: 27700 Sq.m \ Land area: 1130 Sq.m
Email: shima.vahedparast@gmail.com
Instagram: @vahed.arcdesign

Kamal Residential Apartment is located on a land with an area of 1130 square meters on a site near the historic bridge, Si-o-se Pol in Isfahan. Due to the design constraint by the Cultural Heritage Organization, which limits the architect to using bricks in construction, the architect has aimed to design 6 residential units to build lattice walls in order to respect the monument as well as the various textures. Bricks are arranged in a way that an ideal amount of natural light can be perfectly streamed through the apartment at different times of the day and this arrangement has created a beautiful shape and facade from the outside. Additionally, the design and pattern of bricklaying and bonding of the facade are harmonious with the site which is actually near Si-o-se Pol, the bridge that encompasses the great antiquity and history of Iran.
Also, terraces are used to create interaction and harmony with the surrounding environment, high openings in proportion to the existing greenery and observe the hierarchy of rigidity to transparency. The rigid wall approaches the central core and creates semi-transparent areas known as openings and then transparent areas or terraces. In the main idea behind designing the plan of this project, separation of public and private space has held special importance. Therefore, the entrance is located in the middle of the space to avoid their interference in terms of function, and to provide access to public space on one side and to private space on the other side. In the design of this plan, the units are placed in north-south direction so that all of the units have the same amount of light. The rooms are also located on the north side and halls on the south side.