Project
HERMOON Residential

Category 
Best Implemented Façade or Interior Project Using Ceramics

About the project (provided by the applicant)
HERMOON Apartment is located in the Lonban district of Isfahan. Initially, we were commissioned to design parts of the interior space, including the kitchen cabinetry. The client was mainly concerned with the kitchen design at the time. However, on our first visit to the site, we identified numerous design, construction, and planning issues. The project suffered from a poorly conceived layout, improper plan orientation, a poorly placed staircase, and last but not least, a bizarre design for the façade which resembled to anything but a residential building in Isfahan.
To adapt to the context we decided to use bricks and ceramics for the facade. And by generating a brick pattern we managed to create a vibrant look for the building. The laying process of the bricks was sorted by specific laying instructions and by using custom-made spacing moulds made for the bricklaying team that allowed the process to continue flawlessly.

Location
 Pour Afshan Allee, Lonban St., Isfahan, Iran

Project implementation year
2022

Project website
https://akadlab.com/Work/Details?projectName=P125

Applicant
AKAD Lab, Afshin Koupaei
AKAD is an experimental, research-driven architectural design and fabrication laboratory. We explore architecture at the confluence of human living conditions, contextual dynamics, material and construction limitations, natural ordinance, and the transformative role of human-developed technology in contemporary life. Afshin Koupaei is an architect, programmer, and maker, based in Vienna, Austria and Isfahan, Iran. He is a member of DDPLAB at the IOA/Angewandte and is the founder/director of AKAD

Author of the project
Afshin Koupaei

Other participants
Afshin Koupaei // Architect — Wood Manufacturing — Details — Construction Supervision
Esmaeil Gholami // Construction Contractor
AKAD LAB — Afshin Koupaei // Wood Production, Digital Fabrication
Hamid Nekooei // on-site Wood Installation

Status of the project
Implemented

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