Didar Café by Alireza Shafiei Tabar is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award d'Argent in Design d'Architecture, Bâtiment et Structure Competition Category.

ArgentArchitecture· 2021

Didar Café

by Alireza Shafiei Tabar

Client: Shafiei Design Studio

A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Architecture Category

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The Design

About Didar Café

Dans le but de préserver au maximum la structure existante, ce café de Téhéran a été aménagé dans l'ancien bassin du bâtiment. Son nom, Didar, qui signifie visite en persan, traduit la volonté d'offrir aux visiteurs une rencontre privilégiée avec la nature. C'est pourquoi l'ensemble du café est entouré de verre, afin de relier l'intérieur et l'extérieur et d'intégrer l'environnement environnant à la conception d'ensemble. Afin de renforcer l'impression d'être en plein air, la hauteur du mobilier élégant et moderne est alignée avec le rebord du bassin.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argent

Didar Café est lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Argent, une reconnaissance énormément prestigieuse décernée à des designs haut de gamme, superbes et impressionnants. Les lauréats Argent sont des œuvres tout à fait brillantes et extrêmement créatives qui illustrent l'expertise, le talent et la perspicacité remarquables de leurs concepteurs. Didar Café est censé être une œuvre merveilleuse, une vitrine de savoir-faire, remarquablement professionnelle et profondément innovante. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Argent est une invention très notable et admirée, qui sert l'art, la science, le design et la technologie et en repousse les limites. Didar Café est une création très enviée qui éveille les désirs, apporte des sentiments positifs et suscite émerveillement et étonnement.

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