Kabootar Khaneh Vila by Nima Keivani is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Bronze in Disseny d'Arquitectura, Edificació i Estructures Competition Category.

BronzeArquitectura· 2021

Kabootar Khaneh Vila

by Nima Keivani

Client: Keivani Architects

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Arquitectura Category

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The Design

About Kabootar Khaneh Vila

Un cub pur per minimitzar l'impacte en el seu entorn, amb un sostre inclinat instal·lat amagat darrere les parets. Una part de l'espai interior es va dedicar als ocells, inspirat en els colomenars històrics. Els espais interiors es formen al voltant del pati on viuen els ocells, creant un joc de seccions transversals i diferències de nivells als espais, així com el disseny de les escales al seu interior. Fins i tot les finestres de l'edifici es van disposar segons el joc de seccions interior. També a l'interior de l'edifici, s'ha utilitzat la fusta per crear una sensació de natura.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

Kabootar Khaneh Vila és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Bronze, un reconeixement altament prestigiós concedit a dissenys sobresortints que es distingeixen per la creativitat, l'enginy i l'astúcia. Els guanyadors de Bronze són artefactes ampliament hàbils i sorprenentment creatius que autentiquen la vasta experiència, la imaginació i el recurs dels seus dissenyadors. Es preveu que Kabootar Khaneh Vila sigui un objecte molt apreciat, admirat i estimat, notablement professional i innovador. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Bronze incorpora les millors pràctiques de l'art, la ciència, el disseny i la tecnologia i és excel·lent per la seva atenció al detall. Kabootar Khaneh Vila satisfà esplèndidament les necessitats, toca els desitjos, encisa els sentiments i crida la curiositat.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Perhaps what sets this building apart is its new look at biophilic architecture, Architects have always paid attention to the use of plants and light and water. But this house has become a place for more interaction; birds. This is a house for humans and birds. In this respect, inspired by Iranian historical dovecotes, a part of interior space was dedicated for this purpose.The interior spaces is formed around the patio where the birds live, by creating cross-sectional play and level differences in the spaces, as well as the special design of the stairs and the holes inside it.
Dimensions & Packaging: Field area 332 square meters (24.5 meters of length, 13.5 meters of Width), Ground floor area is 67 square meters, total built area 210 square meters, the buildings Height 10.6 meters.
Tags: villa, Biophilic architecture, home, Keivani Architects, Nima Keivani, Sina Keivani, Iranian architecture, residential, minimalism, minimal architecture
Production Technology: All the wood used in the construction of the building, such as the facade and sloping roof are made of old wood recycled from the old buildings of the place. The rocks used in landscaping are sedimentary rocks in the village that were collected and used in the site. A form of sloping roof was used in this building that had not been used before. In fact, the sloping roof are hidden behind the walls to maintain the cubic and minimalist form of the building. And rainwater is collected on the roof surface by drainage and utility pipes. And is used for irrigation of site plants
Design Challenge: The main challenges of the design team were how to create an atmosphere where humans can live together with birds but in kind of coexistence such a way that the independence, peace, and security of each is not lost. On the other hand, it must be made an interaction space between birds and different spaces inside the human house to affect the mood of the residents. Another challenge was the very limited budget that led the architects to a minimalist work.
Research: The main strategy was to bring characteristics of the natural world into built spaces. as well as establishing a visual relationship, for example between light vs shadow.To achieve this goal, the design team began extensive studies on the traditional architecture of the region and finally decided to search more about historic pigeon houses in Iran. comprehensive research was conducted on the architecture of the indigenous houses of the region, such as air circulation, how to deal with climatic issues, spatial arrangement diagrams, vertical and horizontal connections such as stairs, corridors, screens.
Inspiration: the basic concept of the design was to create a space for co-existence between humans and birds. After visiting the project site, the architecture team noticed the widespread presence of birds there. they decided to design a house where people could live next to them. inspired by Iranian historical dovecotes, a part of interior space that acts as a patio due to the use of glass material and the transparency around it. The interior spaces is formed around the patio. the also inspired from sections, voids and stairs of traditional architecture
Project Duration: The project designed in August 2017 in Shirgah Mazandaran IRAN and the construction finished in September 2018 in Tehran.
Operation Flow: The windows are arranged according to the interior section game. In addition to creating different sequences of view and the outside perspective, we will see the light radiating from different angles, and consequently playing the dance of light with a change in the angle of incidence. The staircase box is designed in such a way to be different in each floor, it has evolved into an exciting space. a window opens to the staircase from one of the bedrooms so that the user can see a larger window facing the outside of the staircase that allows one to view the tree from the other side of the courtyard.
Patents: copy right by Keivani Architects 2019
Team Members: Principal Architects: Nima Keivani & Sina Keivani
Graphic: Sahar Najafi & mahsa Kiani & Azin Hadizadeh
client: Masoud Adnani
construction manager: Masoud Adnani
Project Manager: Nima Keivani & Sina Keivani
BIM Manager: Sina Keivani
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Deed studio, facade, 2019. Image #2: Photographer Deed studio, facade, 2019. Image #3: Photographer Deed studio, Interior space, 2019. Image #4: Photographer Deed studio, Interior space, 2019. Image #5: Photographer Deed studio, Interior space, 2019.