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J Cafe- Shariati Branch
J Cafe- Shariati Branch
Tehran, Iran
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J Cafe- Shariati Branch
Tehran, Iran
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2025
SIZE
5000 sqft - 10,000 sqft
BUDGET
$100K - 500K
J Cafe: 2025
Area: 580 M2
Location: Shariati St, Tehran, Iran
Client: J Cafe
Principal Architect: Mohammad Kanisavaran
Project Team: Golnessa Mottahed, Fatemeh Ahmadieh, Atefeh Parandeh, Nastaran Nasri
Supervisor on Site: Company SMT, Amir Asadi
Graphic: Hanieh Vardasbi
Photography: Mohammad Hassan Ettefagh
The concept for this space was developed as an extension of the idea to bring the city's passage and daily life indoors. This connection is less about physical form and more about creating a shared atmosphere and a fluid continuum between public and private spaces. In essence, the project invites the city and its citizens inside, offering the possibility to restore diminished public spaces within the framework of a single building.
Multiple spatial scenarios were defined to facilitate this experience. On the ground floor, the boundary between inside and outside is intentionally blurred, creating an intermediate zone that acts as an extensive pre-entrance, weaving the internal atmosphere into the facade and the sidewalk. On the first floor, this relationship continues behind a semi-transparent veil of bamboo reeds and within a balcony space, further enhancing visual and spatial connectivity inward. Here, it is not merely an intermediate space but a condition for "viewing the city from within to within." The direct view outward is omitted, emphasizing an introspective and self-aware connection.
The climax of this narrative unfolds in the deepest part of the building – the basement level. Previously perceived as unusable due to a lack of natural light and proper ventilation, this space was transformed by creating a void in the ground floor, which effectively became its new ceiling. This opening not only established a vital spatial and visual connection between the two levels but also channeled light and air into the depths of the building, imparting multiplied value to the basement. Thus, what was once a spatial "lack" became the very factor for its enrichment.
This intervention, coupled with the setback from the property line on the ground floor and the creation of a balcony on the first floor, establishes a continuous hierarchy stretching from the urban space to the deepest layer of the building. The existing structure featured a classical, Roman-style facade that held no meaningful dialogue, neither with the city nor with our internal spatial concept. Given the constraints of preserving the existing shell, we decided to amend it with a second skin of metal mesh. This new skin, extending inward with the same formal language and proportions, became a unifying element within the interior space.
The project does not conclude at the exterior envelope. Internally, through the integration of social seating areas, freely accessible public libraries, meeting spaces in semi-open and enclosed areas, alongside a lush green space, it provides individuals the opportunity to find their own secluded niche within the city's hustle and bustle.
Ultimately, the core endeavor of this project was to create spaces that align the building and the city along a continuous path, offering a modest opportunity to compensate for what has been lost in the urban realm.
Area: 580 M2
Location: Shariati St, Tehran, Iran
Client: J Cafe
Principal Architect: Mohammad Kanisavaran
Project Team: Golnessa Mottahed, Fatemeh Ahmadieh, Atefeh Parandeh, Nastaran Nasri
Supervisor on Site: Company SMT, Amir Asadi
Graphic: Hanieh Vardasbi
Photography: Mohammad Hassan Ettefagh
The concept for this space was developed as an extension of the idea to bring the city's passage and daily life indoors. This connection is less about physical form and more about creating a shared atmosphere and a fluid continuum between public and private spaces. In essence, the project invites the city and its citizens inside, offering the possibility to restore diminished public spaces within the framework of a single building.
Multiple spatial scenarios were defined to facilitate this experience. On the ground floor, the boundary between inside and outside is intentionally blurred, creating an intermediate zone that acts as an extensive pre-entrance, weaving the internal atmosphere into the facade and the sidewalk. On the first floor, this relationship continues behind a semi-transparent veil of bamboo reeds and within a balcony space, further enhancing visual and spatial connectivity inward. Here, it is not merely an intermediate space but a condition for "viewing the city from within to within." The direct view outward is omitted, emphasizing an introspective and self-aware connection.
The climax of this narrative unfolds in the deepest part of the building – the basement level. Previously perceived as unusable due to a lack of natural light and proper ventilation, this space was transformed by creating a void in the ground floor, which effectively became its new ceiling. This opening not only established a vital spatial and visual connection between the two levels but also channeled light and air into the depths of the building, imparting multiplied value to the basement. Thus, what was once a spatial "lack" became the very factor for its enrichment.
This intervention, coupled with the setback from the property line on the ground floor and the creation of a balcony on the first floor, establishes a continuous hierarchy stretching from the urban space to the deepest layer of the building. The existing structure featured a classical, Roman-style facade that held no meaningful dialogue, neither with the city nor with our internal spatial concept. Given the constraints of preserving the existing shell, we decided to amend it with a second skin of metal mesh. This new skin, extending inward with the same formal language and proportions, became a unifying element within the interior space.
The project does not conclude at the exterior envelope. Internally, through the integration of social seating areas, freely accessible public libraries, meeting spaces in semi-open and enclosed areas, alongside a lush green space, it provides individuals the opportunity to find their own secluded niche within the city's hustle and bustle.
Ultimately, the core endeavor of this project was to create spaces that align the building and the city along a continuous path, offering a modest opportunity to compensate for what has been lost in the urban realm.
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