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Pardis Kahneh Residenial by Nima Keivani

Pardis Kahneh Residenial by Nima Keivani is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Bronze A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Competition Category.


BronzeArchitecture· 2021

Pardis Kahneh Residenial

by Nima Keivani

Client: Keivani Architects

Bronze A' Design Award Winner in Architecture Category

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The Design

About Pardis Kahneh Residenial

The 9 stories building, inspired of Persian historical vertical gardens. The facade is a combination of a simple surface that completely encloses a volume by making diagonal section cut. Surface is a wooden lattice by pattern deign inspired by the metaphorically the cedar, the dynamic lattice is so flexible that can be opened or closed by users to adjust privacy. While the other surface is totally covered by turquoise stone, is a small garden in the lobby and back yard which is like a sunken courtyard and there is a roof garden with trees.

The Recognition

About the Bronze A' Design Award

Pardis Kahneh Residenial is a Bronze A' Design Award winner, a highly prestigious recognition granted to outstanding designs distinguished by creativity, ingenuity, and astuteness. Bronze winners are amply skillful and strikingly creative artifacts that authenticate the vast experience, imagination, and resourcefulness of their designers. Pardis Kahneh Residenial is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished object that is notably professional and innovative. This Bronze A' Design Award-winning design incorporates best practices in art, science, design, and technology, and is excellent for its attention to detail. Pardis Kahneh Residenial splendidly satisfies needs, touches desires, charms feelings, and appeals to curiosity.

Interviews

Design Interview

What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?

The primary inspiration for Pardis Khaneh comes from Persian gardens, particularly Baghe Takht in Shiraz, which embodies the essence of a vertical garden. This concept aligns with the project's unique location between two public gardens, making the building a connective vertical garden that bridges nature with architecture. The dynamic wooden surfaces reflect the organic growth of cedar leaves, metaphorically symbolizing resilience and tradition. This design integrates historical elements while addressing modern urban needs.

What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?

The focus was to create a residence that revives the essence of Persian architectural heritage while maintaining a modern aesthetic. By blending space psychology with functional design, the aim was to offer residents a sanctuary that harmonizes with nature and reflects their cultural roots. Reinterpreting the hanging gardens in a contemporary style, the project establishes an emotional connection between the user, architecture, and the surrounding environment.

What are your future plans for this award winning design?

As the building has already been sold, future plans for this specific design lie in the hands of the new owners. However, the recognition this project has received strengthens the studio's commitment to promoting Iranian architectural identity in future projects. We envision continuing to explore similar principles in upcoming designs to merge tradition with innovation.

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Grand Interview

Your innovative integration of Persian hanging gardens into Pardis Kahneh Residenial's vertical design is remarkable - could you elaborate on how this historical inspiration shaped your modern architectural approach?

The Pardis Khaneh residential project draws from the grandeur of the Persian hanging gardens, particularly in how these gardens serve as peaceful sanctuaries in bustling urban spaces. By integrating this concept vertically, we aimed to recreate an oasis-like environment for residents while preserving a sense of seclusion and relaxation. This inspiration influenced our approach to spatial organization and green integration across different levels of the building. The garden terraces are not merely ornamental; they function as microenvironments, each carefully curated to foster tranquility, improve air quality, and serve as an intermediary between interior and exterior. The result is a building that reinterprets a Persian historical motif while addressing the needs of contemporary urban dwellers.

The dynamic wooden lattice facade of Pardis Kahneh Residenial creates an ever-changing interaction between privacy and light - what inspired this flexible design element, and how does it enhance the resident experience?

The wooden lattice facade is a reinterpretation of the “mashrabiya,” a traditional Persian architectural element that blends aesthetic beauty with functional privacy. This flexible design element allows residents to control light, shade, and privacy, creating a personalized atmosphere while connecting them to the external environment. Inspired by nature’s seasonal shifts, the lattice’s dynamic quality transforms the building’s appearance throughout the day, interacting with sunlight and shadow. This intentional layering adds richness to the facade, making it responsive to the user’s lifestyle and enhancing the resident experience by merging function with artistic expression.

How did your research into Persian miniature paintings and traditional garden architecture influence the specific aesthetic and functional choices made in Pardis Kahneh Residenial's design?

Persian miniature art, known for its intricate details and symbolic representation, deeply influenced Pardis Khaneh’s design philosophy. These artworks offer a window into traditional Persian landscapes, often filled with harmonious proportions and nature-inspired elements. By applying these aesthetics, we aimed to create a narrative within each architectural component, evoking a miniaturized paradise that combines visual elegance with functional utility. For instance, pathways, garden spaces, and structural details reflect the deliberate composition seen in miniatures, contributing to a cohesive visual story within the building’s architecture.

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Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
This building is almost a complete example of house architecture considering residential atmosphere with regard to space psychology. This has tried to revive the missing architecture of hanging gardens in a modern style. This way, a different dynamism of building is seen all over the construction. The facade can be reshaped continuously therefore; the visitor will face a new shape of the building. This is a type of design for a modern lifestyle, but it is conscious of Iranian identity.
Dimensions & Packaging
Field area 415 square meters (33 meters of length, 12.5 meters of Width), each floor area is 265 square meters, total built area 2450 square meters, the buildings Height 24.5 meters.
Tags
Residential Architecture, Pardis Khaneh, Wooden Facade, Iranian House, Residential Apartment, Iranian Architecture, Green Apartment, Hanging Garden, Green Facade, Bagh, Nima Keivani, Keivani Architects.
Production Technology
The main facade is consisting of three main materials: thermos wood for window shading devise, turquoise Stone facing for the main facade and exposed concrete as a Complementary Neutral material used in entrance, The detail of wood panels is originally designed and all the wooden frames were cut and bolted under the supervision of the design team in the place. each panel has a steel frame covered by wooden finishing. Which not only can move linearly in rails but also can have hinge rotation. As mentioned the occupants are free to move and rotate the panels which make it an interactive, flexible, dynamic facade.
Design Challenge
importance challenge of the design was its attention to forgotten Iranian architecture concealing the identity of the region. The identity which must be introduced in modern form today. Traditional Architectural elements are not seen in this building and even the used materials are not similar to their traditional patterns. But the applied simplicity and harmony in its architecture and modernized traditional construction causes the resident finds himself in a modern house but with traditional feelings and atmosphere.
Research
The design team has so despite the study of historical aspects of Iranian garden architecture, also analyzed Persian garden in Iranian miniature paintings. In many cases, the gardens in miniature were mostly applied to illustrate the paradise on earth and that is why the word Pardis derives from paradise.So pardis khane is a type of residential building that is designed for the modern lifestyle, but it is conscious of Iranian identity.
Inspiration
This project located between two public gardens. In order to link two gardens, the whole project was designed as a connective vertical garden, which has been drawn its design inspiration from Persian gardens, specially Baghe Takht in Shiraz. The mentioned garden was a vertical one laid out on multiple terraces, and in much the same shape and form as Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The wooden surface has a special pattern design inspired by the growth of plants leaves, metaphorically the cedar.
Project Duration
The building designed in February 2013 in Tehran and the construction works finished in September 2017 in Tehran.
Operation Flow
Like the main planting pattern of hanging garden, there have been cedar trees on the facade planted on the 1st, 2nd and 5th floor. The dynamic wooden lattice is so flexible that can be opened or closed by users to adjust privacy. Moreover, the play of sunlight during sunrise and also sunset creates a soothing atmosphere in the home originated from Iranian traditional architecture which makes it not Aesthetically but also climatically responsive building.
Patents
Copyrights belong to Keivani Architects, 2017
Team Members
Architect in charge and Supervisor: Nima Keivani
Architect in charge: Sina Keivani
Client: Arsess Co
Contractor: Mehdi Khosravani
Interior Design Team: Ladan Mostofi, Akbar Khalaj
Graphic: Sahar Najafi
Project Manager: Rouhollah Amini
Construction Consultant: Nima Keivani
BIM manager: Sina Keivani
Image Credits
Image #1: Photographer Deed studio, facade, 2018. Image #2: Photographer Deed studio, facade, 2018. Image #3: Photographer Deed studio, Facade, 2018. Image #4: Photographer Deed studio, Lobby, 2018. Image #5: Photographer Deed studio, Entrance, 2018.

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