Providing the required gray colour and texture through cutting and juxtaposing
unpolished granite stones, they generated a neutral formless façade that helps the
visual relaxation of the alley in addition to decreasing the cost of the project. To reach
the other goal, which was to create high-quality interior spaces, Ayeneh Office inserted
some transparent volumes deeply into the façade, creating terraces on each floor.
They are not in the typical continuous form on the façade, but rather in the form of
transparent spaces positioned inside the other spaces of the project. Given the view
to the outside and users’ need, terraces or yards appear in different formats while
not situated on each other at different levels. They are either seen on the sides of the
building or act as a functional element to separate kitchen from the guest hall, making a
proper place for keeping plants or other subsidiary functions in the kitchen. In addition,
the stone-made surfaces of the façade, together with the yards, go deeper into the
interior space on some floors.
The land of the project is slightly oriented to the west. In order to control the annoying
sunlight of the west in the summer and to keep the privacy of the yards, Ayeneh Office
created a movable wooden shell, the shape of which is in perfect harmony with the
stone-made surface of the façade. It is capable of being opened or closed at different
times to control the view and the stray lights. AD
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