Ashari Architect Aghayi Apartment

Sideway Apartment

Sideway Apartment
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Sideway Apartment

Ashari Architects

LEAD ARCHITECTS
AmirHossein Ashari

GRAPHIC
Sara Nazemi

3 D RENDER
Zahra Jafari, Ehsan Shabani

COORDINATOR
Shiva Nazarboland, Asma Sirjai asl

EXECUTIVE TEAM
Ashariarchitects

DESIGN TEAM
AmirHossein Ashari, Zahra Jafari, Afshin Ashari, Ehsan Shabani

SUPERVISION
AmirHossein Ashari

MANUFACTURERS
AzarakhshBrick , Banaraz

PHOTOGRAPHS
Navid Atrvash

AREA
1350 m²

LOCATION
Shiraz, Iran

CATEGORY
Apartments

YEAR
2022

The project is located at the City of Shiraz's western entrance, with the building stretching along the main boulevard.

Sideway Apartment
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Sideway Apartment
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Our focus was on how pedestrians at ground level and drivers above interact with the building's design. The ground floor serves commercial purposes, while the upper floors are residential.

Our approach involved providing the building's base with a neutral appearance in both shape and color, fostering harmonious engagement with pedestrians and passers-by.

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Sideway Apartment
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This strategy minimizes visual clutter, seamlessly integrating the commercial area with the urban environment.

For the upper floors, considering the perspective and movement of riders, we opted for a design language differing from the base.

Managing western sunlight on the main structure was another concern, addressed by introducing vertical blades.

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These blades, favoring southern light, were angled accordingly. Consequently, they rhythmically adorn the primary façade, adding dynamism and vitality as it overlooks the city.

The terraced floors on each level, facing the main street, intertwine with the façade's vertical elements, akin to fabric weft threads, enhancing façade texture harmony.

Moreover, acknowledging the project's visibility from various external viewpoints, we prioritized a unified design across all facades.

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The chamfered side aligns with the blades, offering a cohesive appearance for those approaching from the left.

This alignment between the chamfered and primary facades ensures a unified visual experience.

On other façade sides, light control and visibility challenges were met differently. The north-western and south-eastern facades feature integrated designs with hollow concrete modules.

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Despite the facade's porous appearance, it maintains a simple, unified look, keeping the main façade as the focal point.

We recognized the need for a square-framed, hollow texture with enhanced visibility. This led to the design of versatile square concrete modules, expandable in various directions and usable in both solid and hollow states, maintaining the façade's unique texture.

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Ashari Architect Aghayi Apartment
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Ashari Architect Aghayi Apartment
District 4, Shiraz, Fars Province, Iran