Shamim Polymer Fabrica by Davood Boroojeni

Shamim Polymer Fabrica by Davood Boroojeni is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award d'Argent in Arquitectura Competition Category.

ArgentArquitectura· 2021

Shamim Polymer Fabrica

by Davood Boroojeni

Client: Shamim Polymer Co.

A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Arquitectura Category

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The Design

About Shamim Polymer Fabrica

La fabrica deu mantenir tres programas incluent l'installacion de produccion, lo laboratòri e lo burèu. La manca de programas foncionals definits dins aqueles tipes de projèctes es la rason de lor qualitat espaciala desagradabla. Aqueste projècte cèrca de resòlvre aqueste problèma en utilisant elements de circulacion per dividir los programas pas ligats. Lo design del bastiment se centra sus dos espacis vuèges. Aqueles espacis vuèges crèan l'oportunitat de separar los espacis foncionalament pas ligats. Al meteis temps agís coma un pati central ont cada part del bastiment es connectada amb las autras.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argent

Shamim Polymer Fabrica a ganhat la distincion A' Design Award d'Argent, una reconeissença extraordinàriament prestigiosa acordada a de designs d'ort de gamma, esplendids e impressionants. Los ganhaires de l'Argent son d'òbras terriblament brilhantas e extrèmament creativas que illustran l'experiéncia, lo talent e la finessa excepcionals de lors designers. S'espèra que Shamim Polymer Fabrica siá una òbra meravilhosa e de referéncia, notablament professionala e prigondament innovanta. Aqueste design ganhaire de la distincion A' Design Award d'Argent es una invencion fòrça notabla e admirada, que fa un ben e fa avançar las frontièras de l'art, de la sciéncia, del design e de la tecnologia. Shamim Polymer Fabrica es una creacion immensament envejada que desrevelha de desirs, aduch de sentiments positius e fa néisser l'estonament e l'esmaiment.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: This project seeks to increase sense of connecting spaces to improve the quality of life of factory workers. The concept of this complex took place in two outdoor void spaces perpendicular to each other. The geometry of these void spaces makes separation of different parts possible and acts as a middle courtyard for connecting different areas with each other. Human dimensions, open air, light and shadow, green space and color increase the sense of middle courtyard.
Dimensions & Packaging: The project proposal is related to a factory for the production of polymeric materials. The factory has a production, office and research department. The project land is approximately square like (60 meters long and 50 meters wide) is limited to the neighbor in the north and west and to the street in the south and east. This land with an area of three thousand square meters is located in a small industrial town in Alborz province of Iran.
Tags: Industrial Architecture, Factory, Iran, Middle Courtyard, Concrete, Office, Cruciform Axes, Green Roof, Exposed Materials, Davood Boroojeni
Production Technology: In Iran there have been specific patterns for organizing building plans from the past. The middle courtyard and the cruciform axes are two important patterns in Iranian architecture. It is believed that the prediction of these two patterns in the architectural design of this project is an attempt to revitalize these two Iranian architectural methods in industrial uses.
Design Challenge: The most important challenge in designing industrial uses is the proper separation of different work spaces. For this purpose instead of a wall we used space to separate different parts. The middle courtyards prediction helped to separate various parts of the factory properly. Other challenge was the possibility of leaving this middle courtyard abandoned. To meet this challenge we increased the spatial quality of the middle courtyard by observing human dimensions and considering open air for it and predicting the light and shadow play and green space and color.
Research: In this project, design methodology used quantitative and qualitative. The paramount goals of this project focused on best achieving, Appropriate Functionality, Provision of Desired Spatial Quality, Restoration of Middle Courtyard and Consumption Reduction of Energy and Construction Material. It is to note that such data gathering and assessment techniques utilized as field observation, review of architectural standards, identification of employer needs, review of relevant historical background, technical analysis of construction material, and last but not the least an assessment on the region climate.
Inspiration: Factors such as the desired spatial quality, local architecture, climate and exposed usage of materials have been considered in the project design. We believe that beautiful innovative useful architecture of Shamim Polymer factory is the result of using the above mentioned factors in the project simultaneously.
Project Duration: The project started in May 2019 and finished in November 2020.
The project is located in a small industrial town in Alborz province of Iran.
Operation Flow: One of our primary goals of design was to expose materials. We believe that the uses of exposed materials not only creates an industrial feel in the spaces, also makes less harm to the environment. Structures are made of steel, floors are made of concrete, walls are made of prefabricated concrete blocks, glass, prefabricated concrete panels, and stairs are made of in-site concrete without any other materials being added.
Team Members: Principal Architect: Davood Boroojeni
Design Team: Saba Ammari
Design Team: Hamed Kalateh
Civil Engineer: Bardia Khafaf
Mechanical Engineer: Hamidreza Nikzad
Mechanical Engineer: Mohsen Jafari
Electrical Engineer: Amir Salamat
Executive Team: Barbod Mokhtari
Executive Team: Emran Nazarian
Image Credits: All photos : Photographer Parham Taghioff