A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Goes to 12th Building Residential Building by Parviz Ghasemi

The international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Parviz Ghasemi for architecture, building and structure design

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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that 12th Building Residential Building by Parviz Ghasemi, designed for Maand Architects, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

About the A' Design Award

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.

Regarding 12th Building Residential Building

This project redefines the morphology of a residential building with two bevels on both sides to improve the quality of life and prevent the repetition of similar and neighboring buildings. Tried to create a dynamic view by cutting parts of the bevels and creating full and empty spaces in the play of light and shadow and despite similar plans, define an independent identity for the units and the building by creating a different view and perspective, and transform the elevation to in between space, to form different narratives of the flow of life inside the building.

About Parviz Ghasemi

Maand Architects started it’s activities in 2007. Then on 2013, the group established Maand Architects in order to improve quality of architectural spaces. Over these years we’ve accomplished residential, office, commercial, renovation and multi-use projects on large scales and furniture design projects as well. Maand Architects team including architects with different background in architecture and visual arts, puts effort on redefining contemporary architecture and connecting it to modern architecture paradigms. According to basic researches,done on primary phases of projects, we always try to keep on the path of client’s needs.

Award Record

Parviz Ghasemi is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.

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. It 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. Typical entries include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. The awarded architectural projects are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/architecture

About A' Design Award & Competition

Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is 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. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously 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. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which 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, uploading a work and receiving a 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. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

Press Resources

Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/141424
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/141424
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!141424
Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/332604
Further Information from the Laureate: https://maandarchitects.com/portfolio-items/12th-building/

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project: 12th Building Residential Building
Function: Residential Building
Category: Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Discipline: Spatial Design
Industry: Architecture
Colors: Steel Blue, Gray, Dim Gray, Silver and Dark Gray
Images: 5
Client: Maand Architects

The Recognition

Laureate: Parviz Ghasemi
Country: Iran
Recognition: A' Design Award
Edition: 2022 - 2023
Design ID: #141424

Credits

Image Credits: Image #1,2,3,4,5: Photograph by Mohammad Hassan Ettefagh

Design Details

Unique Properties: According to urban planning rules, buildings whose neighbors have observed the bevel in the elevation are required to observe this rule in the elevation. The gap created between the buildings by the bevels distorts the connection between the buildings as if the building has no desire to be close to its neighbors. This project redefines the morphology of a residential building with bevels on both sides to prevent repetition of similar adjacent buildings.
Inspiration: Buildings, as urban elements, have an inevitable impact on each other and the urban environment. Considering this effect, redefining the relationship between the building and the city was considered in the design process of this project. By creating visual dimension and depth, the elevation was transformed from a flat surface with an urban context into an in between space; In such a way that the elevation is a bed for the formation of different narratives of activities inside the building and life flows in the urban structure.
Research: Buildings with a modern name, due to the type plans, are often simple boxes with uniform and unidentified windows and terraces. In this project, by creating diversity in the elevation, the units have an independent identity and by connecting vertically in the elevation to each other, the neighborhood relationship is emphasized and together they define the identity of the building. Efforts have also been made to define the relationship between the building and the open city.
Challenge: Neighbors of the project, in addition to complying with the bevel in the elevation (according to urban planning criteria), were simple buildings with uniform openings that had life behind them. Restrictions on bevel facades and mandatory stairwells and elevators due to the provision of parking, led the project to be similar to them. Turning the weakness of the project (bevel facades) into the strength of the project was the most challenging and difficult part of the project design.
Realization and Technology: By cutting the some parts of the bevel surfaces and turning them into flat surfaces, the two-part (terrace and kitchen window) division of each unit in the elevation, was transformed into three parts (window, terrace, kitchen window), In addition to the variety in the facade, closed spaces behind the outer wall Facade, to be formed after open and semi-open spaces and part of the life of the residents of each unit flows to the elevation .Due to the impossibility of openings in similar buildings ,the bevel surfaces remained unprocessed, became dynamic facades in this project.
Operation and Interaction: In this area, in terms of rising land prices, most buildings have risen in price due to materials and side spaces, but middle-income groups still live in it. In this project, an attempt has been made to provide a more suitable building for the residents of the area by using cheap materials, removing side spaces and increasing the quality of architecture. Attempts have been made to create a semi-open space in the elevation and transfer part of the life of the residents to the elevation, life flows in the body of the city and the user of the space and the city interact.
Project Duration and Location: The project was completed on September 18,2021 in Tehran, Iran
Specifications: Residential building on 9 floors. One basement with parking use, storage, facilities and entrance lobby, 7 residential floors with two units of 125 and 145 square meters per floor, on a land area of 476 square meters.
Keywords: Architecture, Building, Structure, Residential, Elevation, 12th