Press Release
Chahar Gah Villa by Nima Keivani Receives the A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
The international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Nima Keivani for architecture, building and structure design
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Chahar Gah Villa by Nima Keivani, designed for Keivani Architects, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category. The award was conferred within the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The A' Design Award Explained
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
About Chahar Gah Villa
Chahar Gah in Iran, is situated in a territory on the western coast of the Caspian sea, a town called Anzali. A dwelling space wherein tries to invite surrounding environment neatly to inside and communicate eloquently. This building has tried to solve the visual boundaries between inside and outside and communicate with the changing seasons and adapt to it and use the natural process of air circulation for ventilation. At the same time its residents have a new experience of transparency and a free plan with have privacy and cozy places in the same time for better feeling change of seasons.
About Nima Keivani
Nima Keivani is an award-winning professional Iranian architect, who has found his own architectural firm,” Keivani Architects”, with his brother, Sina Keivani, Since 2009. After publishing their projects worldwide, their practice received international attention in architectural magazines, books, and websites. He was also the lecturer in different workshops and masterclasses in Europe and the Middle East and Asia universities and architecture associates.
Award Record
Nima Keivani is a winner of 5 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2015 - 2016 to 2021 - 2022 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award
The A' Architecture Design Award is an international architectural design competition recognizing good architectural designs by best architects worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to architectural design studios, building contractors, structural engineering firms and architecture and design consultants from all countries. Entries typically include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. Awarded architectural projects are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/architecture
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/139937
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/139937
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!139937
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/161697
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://bit.ly/38fF3Om
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Chahar Gah Villa
- Function
- Villa
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Cornflower Blue, Sky Blue, Dark Olive Green and Dark Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Keivani Architects
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Nima Keivani
- Country
- Iran
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #139937
Credits
- Team
- Sina Keivani and Sahar Aminalsharieh Najafi
- Image Credits
- by Keivani Architects, main facade, 2019.; by Keivani Architects, South facade, 2019.; by Keivani Architects, East Facade, 2018.; by Keivani Architects, Interior space, 2019.; by Keivani Architects, Interior space, 2019. Video: by Nima Keivani, Animation
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- A building designed to adapt to climatic conditions and exchange energy. Creates an interactive dialogue from residential veils and environment: seasons and what nature watches over time, and there is no mask between inside and outside, and despite the transparency, it answers the problem of privacy. In addition to the outdoor space and nature around the building, the user also can feel that inside. And while solving energy concerns, discovery and intuition add to the quality of the space.
- Inspiration
- The traditional architecture of the region is extroverted; Nature embraces architecture and due to the beautiful scenery around and the beach in front of the site, the main idea of the building was formed with suspended spaces with maximum view and transparency; Suspended spaces can help maximize the view and excitement of the space. The outer shell is inspired by the traditional roofs of the area, which, like them, are built on the main spaces. with its wide openings, we can watch nature.
- Research
- The main studies on the climate and indigenous architecture of the region have been done in a library and field, and along with it, the ways that have the best results in terms of sustainability and optimization of energy consumption have been studied. The final result was the sum of studies with statistical data and output graphs of energy software. This region has a temperate climate and is influenced by the Caspian Sea and the Alborz Mountains and has a lot of rainfall. As a result, natural ventilation and rain control are one of the most important issues in this climate.
- Challenge
- Designing a building with contemporary architecture while responding to traditional and climate issues and energy sustainability and at the same time making the most of the surrounding landscape has been one of the most important challenges of the work. Having simultaneous response for fresh air and optimizing energy consumption, transparency and privacy, creating spaces for social interactions and personal space, interacting with nature with a biophilic approach, and shaping the form according to the prevailing winds of the mountains and the Caspian Sea The most important challenges that answered in this design.
- Realization and Technology
- The building expands from east to west due to the climatic conditions of the region, and the elongated form and chimney of the outer shell are due to better air circulation. This twisting of the roof also prevents air twists. The design of the building is transparent and layered. Sloping outer covering that covers the interior space and interior spaces that are suspended in separate boxes around the hallway and living space. Efforts have been made to create empty spaces at the common border between inside and outside the building; intermediate space to create visual boundaries, the play of light and shadow in the interior.
- Operation and Interaction
- A building that tries to frame the surroundings with large insulated windows in a neat way and its inhabitants communicate well with nature, and this improves light and heat control, and a large amount of ventilation is controlled and performed naturally. The arrangement of cubic volumes inside the outer volume so that they differ in height creates diversity in the space organization; At the same time, these boxes preserve the privacy and independence of its inhabitants, and it is possible to be inside or on them, and by placing the space of family activities and services in the open middle space, it focuses on human sociality.
- Project Duration and Location
- The building was designed in March 2019 in Tehran/Iran and the construction works are starting in February 2021 in Anzali/Gilan/Iran.
- Specifications
- Field area 2060 square meters (27 meters of length, 76 meters of Width), total built area 650 square meters, the building maximum Height 14 meters.
- Keywords
- Residential Architecture, Chahar Gah, Villa, Iranian House, Minimal Villa, Modern Villa, Iranian Architecture, Green Building, Nima_Keivani, Nima Keivani, Keivani Architects.
