Many abstract concepts are based on our empirical experiences of the physical world. These experiences arise from the surrounding environment and a network of spatial relationships, which generate conceptual structures, or what are called schematic images. These schemas are the result of our physical interaction with the surrounding world and stem from human sensory and motor experiences in three-dimensional space, perceptual interactions, and how we engage with objects.
This project is a conceptual exercise that, by referring to the pattern of traditional houses in northern Iran, examines the relationship between form, material, and construction technology. This triad has always functioned integrally in the design and construction process in traditional northern Iranian architecture.
In the process of form development, the "pattern" emerged through the processing of spatial parameters, analyzing environmental features, and examining characteristics through the identification of shape, spatial, perceptual, and conceptual patterns, as well as perception and empirical experience (observation and spatial experience). The initial patterns were formed in a three-dimensional network device (based on structural logic), and a suspended mass was created, which, instead of the usual spatial compression in a defined structure, enabled a dynamic space (perceptual space) and interaction with various forces. The mass, conceptually and spatially independent, has achieved equilibrium through the structural network.
The process of form formation was shaped in a triad of form (referring to the past and traditional patterns), material (environmentally friendly materials such as clay and wood), and construction technology. In the construction process, two independent structures and technologies were used: wood as the main structural material and clay as the material for the form, which is printed using 3D printing technology, and the printed material is integrated within the structure. These elements were developed simultaneously and in parallel.
The resulting from provides a conceptual response to the triad of form, material, and construction technology, which, in addition to its tectonic features, emphasizes design methodology and references to traditional architecture. The final form is defined as a medium-scale temporary house in two floors, which, in addition to the planned layout, holds participatory potential in shaping behavioral and perceptual spaces for the user through the structural system and negative space.
Lead Architects: Milad Mehdizadeh
Design Team: Hannaneh Negahdarian, Mehdi fallah