Article source: ZAV ARCHITECTS

Habitat for orphan girls

The habitat for foundling girls is located in the historical fabric of Khansar, a small town in the heart of Iran. Before evolving into a residence for orphan girls, our charitable client had intentions of building a public clinic. We came up with a proposal of a welfare institution since the site’s location could eventually come to help its future deprived users. The orphans can find shelter under the protection of history: they will be surrounded by three of the city’s historical monuments that could serve as parents.

Image Courtesy © Soroush Majidi

• Architects: ZAV ARCHITECTS
• Project: Habitat for Orphan Girls
• Location: Rayisan Kouy, 22 Bahman st., Khansar, Iran
• Photography: Soroush Majidi, Aidin Gilandoost, Fateme Rezaie Fakhr-e-Astane
• Software used: Autocad, SketchUp, Photoshop
  
• Client: The Late Ahmad Maleki, Parvin Maleki
• Design Team: Mahshid Gharibi, Seyed Hossein Hejrati, Golnaz Bahrami, Sara Jafari
• Civil Engineer: Nader Shokoufi
• Electrical and Mechanical Engineer: Ali Ghanizadeh
• Graphic: Golnaz Bahrami

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