Didar Café by Alireza Shafiei Tabar is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award in Silber in Architektur-, Gebäude- und Bauwerksdesign Competition Category.

SilberArchitektur· 2021

Didar Café

by Alireza Shafiei Tabar

Client: Shafiei Design Studio

A' Design Award in Silber Winner in Architektur Category

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The Design

About Didar Café

Mit dem Ziel, die vorhandene Bausubstanz so weit wie möglich intakt zu lassen, wurde dieses Café in Teheran im ehemaligen Schwimmbecken des Gebäudes platziert. Der Name Didar, das persische Wort für Besuch, drückt den Wunsch aus, Besuchern eine intensive Begegnung mit der Natur zu bieten. Aus diesem Grund ist das gesamte Café mit Glas umschlossen – um Innen und Außen zu verbinden und die umgebende Landschaft zum Teil des Gesamtentwurfs zu machen. Um den Eindruck, sich im Freien zu befinden, zu verstärken, ist die Höhe der eleganten, modernen Möbel auf die Höhe des Beckenrands abgestimmt.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Silber

Didar Café ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Silber, einer enorm prestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für erstklassige, großartige und beeindruckende Spitzendesigns. Silber-Gewinner sind ungemein brillante und äußerst kreative Werke, die die herausragende Expertise, das Talent und den Scharfsinn ihrer Designer veranschaulichen. Von Didar Café wird erwartet, dass es ein wunderbares Vorzeigewerk ist, das bemerkenswert professionell und zutiefst innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Silber prämierte Design ist eine höchst bemerkenswerte, bewunderte Erfindung, die den Grenzen von Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie zugutekommt und sie voranbringt. Didar Café ist eine vielbeneidete Schöpfung, die Wünsche weckt, positive Gefühle vermittelt und Staunen und Verwunderung entfacht.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: A unique experience awaits whoever uses this space: a pleasant experience of coexistence with the intact nature that surrounds the place. The relationship between human and nature satisfies an inner need that polishes the soul and lets the visitor feel, from the bottom of his/her heart, the color of flowers, the green of the trees, and the blue of the sky in an unconscious interaction.
Dimensions & Packaging: Length: 14.40m Width: 4.80 Height:4:50
Tags: #cafe#coffeeshop#sofa#hermeneutcs#glass
Production Technology: The main structure of the cafe is made of double-layered solar energy glasses. All parts have been designed with modern and minimal fittings, with the variable dimensions 6m x 15m and a height of 5.7 meters
Design Challenge: The most important challenges of designing this project were controlling the indoor temperature and creating fresh air, calculating the seismic resistance of the building, and designing its fittings.
Research: The idea of using the swimming pool as the platform for designing the cafe came to the designer's mind in his first encounter with the situation and condition of the existing building. What distinguishes this project from its counterparts is the designer's commitment to maintaining the status quo and designing the project based on the previous structure .This design translates the concept of purity into form.
Inspiration: The main idea of Didar Cafe project is to keep the old space as intact as possible, and just add a modern concept to the building. Inspired by the idea of developing a transparent space for the audience to have a direct engagement with nature, the designer has tried to create an added value for the old building by turning its pool into a glass-enclosed cafe in a challenging attempt.
The word Didar, which means “visit” in Persian, suggests that the cafe wants its customers to enjoy a closer.
Project Duration: design time plus production in 12 weeks
Operation Flow: The outer and inner spaces of the cafe are directly related to each other, and this gives the visitors a chance to sit for hours in a relaxing place - a combination of the classic world and modernism - and enjoy the surrounding environment. At the end of the day, the customer is left with no choice but to enjoy the breathtaking beauty of the scenery through the transparent glasses of the cafe.
Patents: shafiei design studio
Team Members: persiadoor part asia.co
mohannad nazemzade
Behkam Moslehi
Maral Arabanvari
Image Credits: next shot studio- ferwydoon gheysaripoor