Sumit Singhal Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.
Asef Office building in Tehran, Iran by Boozhgan Studio
May 27th, 2014 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Boozhgan Studio
Located on a hilltop, in North of Tehran, the Asef office building has a stunning view of the mountains and opens up to the view with numerous windows.
With almost 3000 m2, the building consists of 10 floors of which, 6 are office space. The ground floor is for commercial use and 3 levels of parking. Toreceive the daylight from north and south façade,Service spaces and circulation boxes are positioned in thecore of the building leaving side areas for work spaces beside the openings.
Due to Tehran’s sunny weather in most of the days during the year, It is always a challenge for architects to get the maximum transparency,while controlling the direct south lightflow. Keeping these key aspects in mind,the idea of using a second skin in front of the façade was concreted.
Wooden shades, placed between stone columns, appear on the façade in order to control the light pouring in from the south while maintaining the view.
The shades have various shapes creating a dynamic façade for the building. They have been designed in a way to provide every floor with views towards the surroundings.
Granite flamehas been used throughout the building to create a coherent feeling.
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