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Q-Be
Tehran, Iran
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Other Projects by Bonsar Architects
Q-Be
Tehran, Iran
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2024
SIZE
100,000 sqft - 300,000 sqft
BUDGET
$5M - 10M
Q-Be is situated within one of Tehran’s most sensitive and historic urban fabrics, where the Tajrish Bazaar, low-rise buildings, and religious structures coexist with views of the Alborz Mountains, forming a delicate framework for architectural intervention. The core challenge was to introduce a high-rise office building while minimizing its impact on the neighborhood scale and the natural landscape.
In response, the initial design strategy fragmented the building mass and recessed its central portion, reducing the perceived scale while enabling the formation of a private elevated courtyard for the office spaces.
Within this context, the fully glazed primary envelope raised critical issues of solar glare and thermal comfort. This led to the development of a three-dimensional double-skin façade designed to enhance environmental performance, interior spatial quality, and urban legibility.
The second skin was conceived as a modular three-dimensional system derived from the geometric logic of the building’s waffle slab structure, reinforcing continuity between interior space and exterior envelope. Fabricated from GFRP, the system combines low weight, high strength, and formability, allowing large-scale components to be installed at height with minimal connections and high construction safety.
Façade development was driven by physical mock-ups, geometric testing, and iterative evaluation of shading, views, and installation scenarios. Module size, depth, solid-to-void ratios, and connection details were refined to balance environmental performance, visual clarity, and constructability. The resulting system significantly reduces direct solar radiation and glare while preserving views toward the city and the Alborz Mountains.
By lowering heat gain and moderating energy exchange, the façade improves thermal comfort and reduces energy demand. Q-Be exemplifies a craft-based, process-driven façade strategy for high-rise buildings in sensitive urban contexts.
In response, the initial design strategy fragmented the building mass and recessed its central portion, reducing the perceived scale while enabling the formation of a private elevated courtyard for the office spaces.
Within this context, the fully glazed primary envelope raised critical issues of solar glare and thermal comfort. This led to the development of a three-dimensional double-skin façade designed to enhance environmental performance, interior spatial quality, and urban legibility.
The second skin was conceived as a modular three-dimensional system derived from the geometric logic of the building’s waffle slab structure, reinforcing continuity between interior space and exterior envelope. Fabricated from GFRP, the system combines low weight, high strength, and formability, allowing large-scale components to be installed at height with minimal connections and high construction safety.
Façade development was driven by physical mock-ups, geometric testing, and iterative evaluation of shading, views, and installation scenarios. Module size, depth, solid-to-void ratios, and connection details were refined to balance environmental performance, visual clarity, and constructability. The resulting system significantly reduces direct solar radiation and glare while preserving views toward the city and the Alborz Mountains.
By lowering heat gain and moderating energy exchange, the façade improves thermal comfort and reduces energy demand. Q-Be exemplifies a craft-based, process-driven façade strategy for high-rise buildings in sensitive urban contexts.
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