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Firm

RJ ARCHITECTS

Type

Hospitality + Sport › Hotel
Cultural › Sculpture

STATUS

Concept

SIZE

3000 sqft - 5000 sqft

BUDGET

$0 - 10K

Project Name: Transition
Architecture Firm: Viraform
Website: https://www.instagram.com/viraform/?hl=en
Contact e-mail: viraform.v@gmail.com
Firm Location: Qom, Iran

Gross Built Area: 460 Square meter
Project location: Tehran highway to Qom, mountains overlooking Hoz Sultan lake
35.198672, 51.036286
Lead Architects: Reza Jafari
Lead Architects e-mail: rezajafari.v@gmail.com

Renderings: Mahdi Bodaghi , Alireza Zarini

Additional Credits
Design Team: Reza Jafari
Research: Seyyed Mohammad Mahdi Masoumi
Renderings: Mahdi Bodaghi , Alireza Zarini
Technical drawing: Narges Ramezani , Samira Movahedi , Zeinab Rajaei , Fateme Sharbaf
Presentation & diagram : Amir Hussein Qomi

Project Description
Short text
human’s current relationship with nature is as if human beings are in a box, and with this box they move into nature. Under these conditions, proper communication is not formed and human presence is not formed in nature. Transition (project name) tries to increase the presence in nature while minimizing damage to nature.

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Transition

Problem
human’s current relationship with nature is as if human beings are in a box, and with this box they move into nature. Under these conditions, proper communication is not formed and human presence is not formed in nature. Transition (project name) tries to increase the presence in nature while minimizing damage to nature.

Site | Design zones
While creating appropriate access to the main location of the site, different zones were selected according to the features of the site, to accommodate different types.

Source of inspiration
The general form of the different types is inspired by a thorn bush inside the site, the structure of which provides unique features to increase the presence in nature.

Types
All different types, created from a structure consisting of a horizontal element and a vertical element, have an integrated design.

Design Points
The structure used for all types allows for different activities, views and experiences.

Design strategy | decrease damage
1. Material
To reduce damage to nature, instead of local materials from the site, use materials from other areas.
2. Ground approach
In order to reduce damage to nature, the underground architectural approach has been eliminated.
3. Temporary
To reduce damage to nature, architecture can be temporary and relocated.

Design strategy | increase attendance
1. Services
By reducing services, human beings use nature itself to meet their needs and experience more presence in it.
2. Border
Reducing the boundary between architecture and nature helps to increase human presence in nature.
3. Exploration
Architecture can be used to increase exploration and thus increase presence