Kabootar Khaneh 别墅 by Nima Keivani is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 铜奖 in 建筑与结构设计 Competition Category.

铜建筑· 2021

Kabootar Khaneh 别墅

by Nima Keivani

Client: Keivani Architects

A' Design Award 铜奖 Winner in 建筑 Category

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The Design

About Kabootar Khaneh 别墅

一个纯粹的立方体,以最大限度地减少对周围环境的影响,坡屋顶被隐藏在墙体之后;受历史上鸽舍的启发,室内的一部分空间专门留给了鸟类。室内空间围绕鸟类栖息的庭院展开,营造出剖面上的变化与空间高差,以及其中楼梯的设计。就连建筑的窗户也依照室内剖面的这种变化关系来布置。此外,建筑内部采用了木质材料,以营造亲近自然的氛围。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铜奖

Kabootar Khaneh 别墅是 A' Design Award 铜奖得主，这是授予以创造力、独创性和敏锐见长的杰出设计的极具声望的认可。铜奖得主是技艺娴熟、创意惊人的作品，印证了其设计师丰富的经验、想象力与机智。预计Kabootar Khaneh 别墅将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的物品，兼具显著的专业性与创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铜奖的设计融入艺术、科学、设计和技术领域的最佳实践，并因注重细节而出类拔萃。Kabootar Khaneh 别墅出色地满足需求，触动渴望，迷住情感，并吸引好奇心。

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.