Type: A Pattern from Unit to Collective l 2020-2025

Chalus, Iran

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CONCEPTUALHOUSE-06-KLD-24

Type: A Pattern from Unit to Collective l 2020-2025

Chalus, Iran

Firm

MMZ STUDIO

Type

Residential › Apartment

STATUS

Concept

YEAR

2025

SIZE

1000 sqft - 3000 sqft

BUDGET

$500K - 1M

This project is a conceptual and experimental exploration of housing design, addressing the rethinking of contemporary apartment living. In a context where architectural design is largely shaped by construction regulations and spatial constraints, the project seeks, through an in-domain approach and leveraging contextual intelligence and networked behavior, to create opportunities for spatial production and recycling within an urban prototype.
The design process begins with a conceptual reading of architecture and an analysis of the social behavior of houses in northern Iran. Behavioral patterns are extracted from the relationships between building envelopes and translated into a comprehensive conceptual diagram. This diagram is then developed into an apartment model capable of responding to both the micro-scale of individual houses and the macro-scale of the apartments.
A key focus of the project is the scalability of the form from the perceptual scale of a single house to that of the neighborhood providing a framework suitable for urban infill and mid-block development. Within the dialogue between envelope and context, the form ceases to be a purely endogenous product and instead gains meaning in relation to its setting and collective needs.
By referring to decentralized, organic network patterns and mapping them into a standardized and conceptualized “Nine-Square” grid, and with movement along the Z-axis, the dispersed neighborhood patterns along the XY plane are transformed into a cohesive and integrated structure. A distinguishing feature of the project is its non-typical floors and generative capability a logic that allows adaptation across classes) small, medium, and large. (
This conceptual model is realized on a 330-square-meter site in Chalus, Iran, consisting of a ten-story building with four units, providing a real-scale testing ground for the proposed design logic.
Ultimately, the project is not only a response to construction limitations but also a proposition for the feasibility of generative forms within context and regulatory frameworks. It offers a conceptual form inspired by real-world experiences and the site’s characteristics, presenting a responsive model for collective living in northern Iran.

Architects: Milad Mehdizadeh
Design Team: Hannaneh Negahdarian, Sanam Saleh, Negin Hosseinpour,Mehdi fallah
Built Area: 1200 m2

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Type: A Pattern from Unit to Collective l 2020-2025

Chalus, Iran

Other Projects by MMZ STUDIO

CONCEPTUALHOUSE-06-KLD-24

Type: A Pattern from Unit to Collective l 2020-2025

Chalus, Iran

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