Didar 咖啡厅 by Alireza Shafiei Tabar is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 银奖 in 建筑与结构设计 Competition Category.

银建筑· 2021

Didar 咖啡厅

by Alireza Shafiei Tabar

Client: Shafiei Design Studio

A' Design Award 银奖 Winner in 建筑 Category

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The Design

About Didar 咖啡厅

为了尽可能保留现有建筑结构的完整性，这座位于德黑兰的咖啡厅被设置在建筑原有的游泳池内。其名称"Didar"是波斯语中"相会"的意思，寓意着为访客提供与自然亲密接触的体验。因此，整个咖啡厅采用玻璃围护，以连接室内外空间，使周围环境成为整体设计的一部分。为了增强身处户外的感受，优雅现代的家具高度与泳池边缘齐平。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 银奖

Didar 咖啡厅是 A' Design Award 银奖得主，这是授予顶级、华美而令人印象深刻的设计的极为崇高的认可。银奖得主是极其卓越、极具创造力的作品，展现出其设计师杰出的专业技能、才华与敏锐。预计Didar 咖啡厅将成为一件出色的典范之作，兼具非凡的专业性与深刻的创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 银奖的设计是一项备受瞩目、令人钦佩的发明，造福并拓展艺术、科学、设计和技术的边界。Didar 咖啡厅是一件令人羡慕的创作，它唤起渴望，带来积极的情感，并激发惊叹与赞叹。

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