Finding a solution via architecture to deal with massive sandstorms occurring in grand desert cities like Dubai defined the Sandstorm Absorbent Skyscraper project. These 25 towers, located precisely by Dubai’s main route, are made of glass structure that rises from the ground and covers the facilities that form the central part of the skyscraper. We will take a look at the design process of these towers in this video.
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Finding a solution via architecture to deal with massive sandstorms occurring in grand desert cities like Dubai defined the Sandstorm Absorbent Skyscraper project. These 25 towers, located precisely by Dubai’s main route, are made of glass structure that rises from the ground and covers the facilities that form the central part of the skyscraper. We will take a look at the design process of these towers in this video.
Finding a solution via architecture to deal with massive sandstorms occurring in grand desert cities like Dubai defined the Sandstorm Absorbent Skyscraper project. These 25 towers, located precisely by Dubai’s main route, are made of glass structure that rises from the ground and covers the facilities that form the central part of the skyscraper. We will take a look at the design process of these towers in this video.
updated 1 year ago
Finding a solution via architecture to deal with massive sandstorms occurring in grand desert cities like Dubai defined the Sandstorm Absorbent Skyscraper project. These 25 towers, located precisely by Dubai’s main route, are made of glass structure that rises from the ground and covers the facilities that form the central part of the skyscraper. We will take a look at the design process of these towers in this video.
Distinguished by its multifaceted functionality, this project is meticulously curated to align with the region’s emphasis on tourism. Beyond its primary role as an airport, Neom Airport City stands as a distinctive tourist attraction. Its museums, galleries, and exhibitions serve as compelling destinations, captivating tourists and visitors to Neom alike.
A pivotal aspect of this endeavor lies in creating a series of cities, each generating diverse micro-climates in one of the world’s most arid regions. This innovative approach is integral to the project’s commitment to environmental and social sustainability.
Positioned as a comprehensive hub, Neom Airport City is poised to meet the diverse needs of the Neom area, facilitating seamless global connectivity at the highest standards. As an integral piece in the puzzle of Saudi Arabia’s megaproject, this airport is set to play a transformative role in the emergence of this new city.
Through the meticulous application of state-of-the-art 3D printing and prefabricated panels, each module of Zephyr House is meticulously crafted, culminating in an assembly process characterized by unprecedented efficiency, significantly reducing carbon emissions. Furthermore, the deliberate utilization of locally sourced materials, including desert sand, adobe, and rammed earth, not only lessens environmental impact but also pays homage to the rich cultural heritage of the region. Drawing inspiration from ancient windcatchers, these materials are ingeniously employed to optimize natural light and airflow, thereby promoting near-net-zero air circulation within the homes.
Integral to the ethos of Zephyr House is the establishment of a dynamic, pedestrian-friendly community. Embracing communal green spaces and pedestrian-centric infrastructure, the project fosters social interaction and physical well-being, encouraging residents to embrace sustainable modes of mobility. Additionally, the inclusion of electric car charging stations underscores the unwavering dedication to environmentally conscious living practices.
At the heart of the community lie its central gathering spaces and thoroughfares, serving as vibrant hubs where residents converge to nurture social bonds. Complemented by local stores offering essential amenities, Zephyr House fosters a self-sustaining ecosystem while minimizing its ecological footprint. This comprehensive approach to community living serves as a paradigm shift in responsible urban development, seamlessly amalgamating modernity with historical influences to pave the way for a more sustainable future.
As a prototype community for the future, Zephyr House stands as a beacon of hope and inspiration, representing the epitome of sustainable living and progressive design. Emerging harmoniously from the arid landscape, its dwellings symbolize a conscious effort toward environmental preservation and technological advancement. This visionary neighborhood beckons exploration, inviting all to witness the harmonious fusion of tradition and innovation shaping the communities of tomorrow.
Can architecture restore the ability to navigate cities and take a step towards reclaiming the share of pedestrians in contemporary cities?
The Dubai Art Museum, a beacon of hope in restoring pedestrians' share of the city, stands as an innovative architectural solution. It represents the first step towards transforming a bustling metropolis like Dubai into a walkable town that caters to all its citizens' needs.
By choosing Burj Park as the project site, strategically located near the Burj Khalifa and the Dubai Fountain, the Art Museum has been designed to be one of the city's most significant hubs. It holds great importance in terms of both public and tourist presence. Furthermore, it is one of the few places in the city that allows citizens to experience a communal space.
The Dubai Art Museum incorporates a network of pedestrian pathways from the park and its surroundings to the museum building. These pathways are strategically designed to pass through functional spaces within the park, such as seasonal markets and small outdoor exhibitions, and lead visitors to the museum's main entrance via a ramp.
The ramp rises 5 meters above the park's ground level before entering the museum. It provides access from the park to the semi-transparent skin that leads to the museum interiors. To preserve the value of pedestrian pathways and prevent their obstruction, pathways have been incorporated beneath the ramp, providing a perpendicular path beneath the ramp and a place to rest or hang out in its shade.
Entering the museum is through a semi-transparent membrane that fully displays the curves and successive layers of the building's central core in its form and volumetric shadows. This membrane serves as a prelude to the main building, creating a space influenced by its shapes and curves that can host artistic and cultural gatherings outside the museum's main building.
This layered space effectively filters Dubai's harsh climate while ensuring that the flow of life is not abruptly cut off when entering the museum building. It continues seamlessly, creating a halo of life's flow inside the museum visible from the outside. Also, the vibrancy of the external space remains visible from within the outer membrane of the building.
Upon entering the central core of the museum, vertical access (elevators) takes visitors to the building’s top floor. From there, with a gradual descent along the central ramp, visitors can view the gallery spaces and artworks and then return to the starting point, which is the main lobby.
The Dubai Art Museum initiates a path where human presence and interaction with the building, open and enclosed spaces, and other citizens are not just regarded, but celebrated. This interaction plays a defining role in Dubai's future urban development, inspiring a new era of architectural design.
Distinguished by its multifaceted functionality, this project is meticulously curated to align with the region’s emphasis on tourism. Beyond its primary role as an airport, Neom Airport City stands as a distinctive tourist attraction. Its museums, galleries, and exhibitions serve as compelling destinations, captivating tourists and visitors to Neom alike.
A pivotal aspect of this endeavor lies in creating a series of cities, each generating diverse micro-climates in one of the world’s most arid regions. This innovative approach is integral to the project’s environmental and social sustainability commitment.
Positioned as a comprehensive hub, Neom Airport City is poised to meet the diverse needs of the Neom area, facilitating seamless global connectivity at the highest standards. As an integral piece in the puzzle of Saudi Arabia’s megaproject, this airport is set to play a transformative role in the emergence of this new city.
The ancient Persian city of YAZD, described as the “Noble City of Yazd” by Marco Polo, and its nearby villages are great examples of this notion. This historical city is located amidst the most desolated parts of the Iranian Plateau, which stands on a primarily barren sand-ridden plain with a desertic climate. Yet solely because of its rich architecture, it is one of the ancient Iranian history and culture cradles.
Inspired by the ancient and resilient architecture of Yazd and choosing the historical and semi-abandoned village of Ernan as our project’s site, we aimed to add value to our surroundings, whether to its nature, artificial aspects, or even to its human society.
The village of Ernan is adjacent to a mountain where human tracks from 12000 years ago exist. It is also close to a seasonal lake, lots of dried qanats, and numerous villages that need proper public, medical, and educational facilities.
This bridge has two access levels; one is 35 meters above the water surface and provides an impressive panoramic view. The other level is 10 meters below the first, provides an amusing pedestrian path, and offers multiple gathering spaces for people to come together.
The structure comprises small intersecting trusses along the bridge to control this bridge’s weight and dead load without blocking the fantastic view. It keeps the pathway levels connected with an oblique ring-like beam that carries the main load.
This 600-meter, ring-like structure is also our architectural answer for the lack of low-cost rental units that many visitors seek in this dynamic neighborhood to provide low-cost micro-units for short stays in Manhattan.
It comprises hundreds of micro units providing a low-cost place to stay with an impressive view of the Hudson Bay in New York and New Jersey for people visiting Manhattan for business. Adding another exciting quality, this massive structural ring has a rotating layer of large meeting rooms that will go around the ring’s perimeter two times a day. It relocates each unit from 600 meters above the ground to deep into the water, becoming another tourist attraction for New York City.
In the Dubai Art Museum, humans and their experiences are the primary source of inspiration. The museum building is designed following this approach that makes humans the center of the project, both for inspiration and in function.
The Dubai Art Museum is designed with a “double skin” that lets humans enter the building but remain visible from outside. The first outer skin is transparent, allowing the motions indoors to be visible from outside, while the inner layer has a sculptural form made of rammed earth, creating a unique sense of tranquility inside that produces the same experience as being in the canyons or caves.
Understanding the site’s history and significance achieved through deep research guided the design process by determining the best way to integrate modern design elements while preserving the site’s historical integrity and identifying the parts of the site that were the most significant and required the most protection.
Getting inspired by historical landmarks such as the nearby church and the old theatre center or the town hall, the façade was shaped with 5,10,5 proportions, but it’s not shown with the material change or the color difference on the façade but with the shape of the building itself. This local and historical inspiration was completed with a color pallet that is both in harmony with the city and the surrounding nature of the site.
With all that in mind, the primary concept of the design was defined by a 3x3 mesh that follows the historical and existing green network. Dedicating each block to the buildings, the central yard, which is also inspired by the historical buildings of the neighborhood, is developed, with a modern approach as a pathway ramp and the green block that includes the reserved trees and plans to meet the biodiversity sensitivity of the old park and the newly planted local flora and fauna that made it possible to engage the communities and reflect their needs and values while providing a sense of ownership and pride.
This network of functional blocks has been shaped according to the city plan that shows the city of Tartu’s stages of development throughout the ages, which completed and inspired the access points of the design as well. Three entrance roads have been designed to simultaneously meet the required privacy and publicity, each complementing the two others.
New York Financial Bridge is a suspended bridge that connects the financial district of Manhattan to the green areas of New Jersey above the Huston River while creating a magnificent view of the Statue of Liberty on the North Atlantic Ocean.
To bring out a sense of belonging and create a place to reflect a dynamic city, multiple access routes have been designed to let citizens from all around the city gather together and spend time performing arts or just exploring the multi-leveled new cultural landmark located in the waters of the Pacific Ocean. These exciting access routes reach out to metro stations which makes the accessibility of the project quite possible from all around the city within a few minutes, addressing mobility with nature-friendly solutions.
The access roads are made of two main routes; one deep down underwater protects the visitors from harsh weather and makes it suitable for walking, cycling, and hanging out deep into the ocean. The other one is designed 15 meters above the water's surface to provide visitors with amazing views and enough space and sunlight for the marine life below.
Inspired by the dead maple trees’ cross-sections and creating forms and open spaces based on the patterns and dark spots visible on the cross-section samples, the project is set to be built from the cut-down maple tree trunks existing on the site, mixed with stable chemicals to create a new sustainable and bio-based water-resistant material.
To bring out a sense of belonging and create a place to reflect a dynamic city, multiple access routes have been designed to let citizens from all around the city gather together and spend time performing arts, practicing, or just exploring the multi-leveled new cultural landmark located in the waters of the Pacific Ocean. These exciting access routes reach out to metro stations which makes the accessibility of the project quite possible from all around the city within a few minutes.
The main access roads are made of two main routes; one route goes deep down underwater to protect the visitors from harsh weather and makes it suitable for walking, cycling, and hanging out deep into the ocean. The other one is designed 15 meters above the surface of the water to provide an awe-inspiring view for visitors and enough space and sunlight for the marine life below.
Getting not just inspired by the dead maple trees’ cross-sections and creating forms and open spaces based on the patterns and dark spots visible on the cross-section samples, the project is set to be built from the cut-down maple trees trunks existing on the site, mixed with stable chemicals to create a new sustainable and bio-based material with high water resistance.
With a futuristic approach, Dubai Healthcare City is designed by Kalbod Architects to build a multi-functional complex focusing on medical services on Dubai seashores. The creative integration of digital and sustainable architecture, geographic and social conditions of the region, and acknowledging the future needs of tourists and citizens of Dubai were the primary fuels for designing the world’s largest medical tourism center in the Persian Gulf.
The project is defined in five different layers with a pedestrian-oriented approach. Each layer is dedicated to a specific use: the underwater layer consists of the main entrance, the only access route for cars and public transportation, as well as pedestrian access and public green spaces.
The next level focuses on the futuristic approach of the design and is designed for predicted future transportation. Reaching the land level, the crescent-shaped site plan symbolizes the traditional Arabic architecture style and embraces the buildings; the central tower for educational and cultural uses, 14 smaller towers dedicated to medical functions, and finally, smaller buildings supporting the island’s residential needs. The last two upper levels consist of the parametrically designed suspended path providing exclusive access to the residential zones and the suspended sterile pathway that connects the medical towers.
Along with all the design principles considered for Dubai Healthcare Center, the design meets the sustainable standards as the green spaces are not just dedicated to and small area but with the vertical garden idea, the vegetation grows on each terrace in the residential area with filters and soothes the harsh warm weather of the Persian Gulf.
On the other hand, as you probably know, Dubai loves and encourages creative yet functioning ideas! And Designing skyscrapers is one of the most popular types of architecture in Dubai So, at Kalbod Architecture Studio, we decided to study and channel this natural behavior of the desert lands via architecture and set ourselves the challenge of providing a suitable solution to the sandstorm in Dubai by integrating creativity and technology.
The design process of the Absorbent Sand Storm Skyscraper, the creative integration of structure, and facilities, along with a sustainable approach, will lead to the formation of an area that, in addition to improving the weather conditions of Dubai, will play a very vital role in reducing energy consumption, will become a research base to study and get to know these storms better to be able to provide better functioning solutions in the future.
According to the location of the Absorbent Sand Storm Skyscraper, and the high possibility of storms, extensive studies were done regarding this phenomenon before starting to design. To control this issue and make positive use of it. The glass structure slowly rises from the ground and covers the facilities that form the central part of the skyscraper, and the whole design process is inspired by its function. The Absorbent Sand Storm Skyscraper project consists of 25 towers on the Dubai main route; with the design idea to deal with the sand storms in Dubai, these towers have turned their form into an open embrace to absorb dust particles.
Studies showed that soil particles are electrically charged. Therefore, the main structure of the towers consists of two deep cavities to absorb soil particles via magnetism, removing the electrical charge from the particles. Sand particles enter the cavities and are attached to the smart panels inside the holes, which will open to a certain extent according to the storm’s intensity. Then to ensure that all particles are neutralized, all their electric charge is taken in two different stages. Due to the larger diameter of the soil particles at a lower height, the lower cavity has a larger opening.
In a sustainable approach, installing sand batteries in the tower's facilities is considered, which can store energy for several months and be used even in other regional buildings. More than one skyscraper is needed to control sandstorms. So, we have predicted the presence of 25 towers on our site, which will overlap and improve the function of each other. Our ultimate goal is to create a multi-functional area centered on scientific research, and each tower will be dedicated to a specific position. The zoning will include residential use and research institutes for physics, aerospace, technology, biology, and medicine.
گفتگو پويا ميزانى با مدير دفتر معمارى كالبد
و فيناليست جايزه WAF
A’Design Award & Competition winner
و برنده جوايز بين المللى در معمارى
معمار محمد رحيمى زاده
@pouyamizani
@mohamadrahimizadeharch
@kalbod.studio
خلاصه موضوعات مورد بحث گفتگو بین پویا میزانی و محمد رحیمی زاده
1.توضیح خیلی کوتاه و معرفی اولیه از مسیر حرکت کالبد
2. استراتژی حرکتی و لزوم ایجاد ساختار برند و استفاده از کوچینگ
3.چرا گسترش برند در دفتر کالبد در ایران و خارج از ایران هم زمان اتفاق افتاد ؟ دلیل و اهداف این هم زمانی چیست
4.مارکت معماری در ایران در چه اسکپ و قواره ای از این مارکت در جهان قراردارد و معماران ما در چه جایگاهی قراردارند
5.چرا در این سال ها دفاتر ایرانی در سطح جهانی گسترش پیدا نکردن و ما عملا صادراتی نداشتیم
6.اتلیه هایی که شعبه اول در خارج از ایران راه اندازی شدن موفق ترند ؟ مانند هادى تهرانى _خواهران حريرچى و فرشيد موسوى
7. چرا دفاتر ذكر شده با اینکه کارشون خیلی گسترش پیدا کرده همچنان به پروژه های داخل ایران تمایل دارند؟
8.چرا براى دفتر معمارى شعبه ٢ و ٣ دبی و تورنتو انتخاب كرديد براى راه اندازى ؟ دلیل انتخاب برای گسترش از این مسیر چی بوده ؟
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My conversation with the architect
Pooya Mizani's conversation with the director of Kalbod studio
and WAF award finalist
A'Design Award & Competition winner
and the winner of international awards in architecture
Architect: Mohammad Rahimizadeh
@pouyamizani
@mohamadrahimizadeharch
@kalbod.studio
Summary of the topics discussed in the conversation between Pooya Mizani and Mohammad Rahimizadeh
1. Very short explanation and basic introduction of the kalbod's movement path
2. Movement strategy and the need to create a brand structure and use coaching
3. Why did the expansion of the brand in the kalbod office in Iran and outside Iran happen at the same time? What are the reasons and goals of this time?
4. What is the landscape of the architecture market in Iran and what is the position of our architects in the world?
5. Why didn't Iranian offices expand globally in these years and we practically had no exports
6. Are the workshops that set up their first branch outside of Iran more successful? Like Hadi Tehrani, Harirchi sisters and Farshid Mousavi
7. Why are the mentioned offices still interested in projects inside Iran even though their work has expanded a lot?
8. Why did you choose the 2nd and 3rd branches of Dubai and Toronto to start the architecture office? What was the reason for choosing to expand from this path?
حرکت در مسیر دنیای واقعیت مجازی
!متاورس
ترسیم آینده معماری
Suspended Power
Moving through the world of virtual reality
metaverse!
Drawing the future of architecture
محمد رحیمی زاده
کالبد استودیو
Mohamad Rahimizadeh
Kalbod studio
Kalbod studio design
Principal architect : mohamad rahimizadeh
Design team: mohamad ramezankhani-nasrin eghtesadi-shaghayegh nemati-atefe ramezankhani-zahra boron-maede moallemi- fatemeh osanlou
Kalbod studio design
Principal architect : mohamad rahimizadeh
Design team: mohamad ramezankhani-nasrin eghtesadi-shaghayegh nemati-atefe ramezankhani-zahra boron-maede moallemi- fatemeh osanlou
Under construction
2020
Location: Mehrabad
Principal Architect: mohamad rahimizadeh
Architects: mohamad ramezankhani- atefeh ramezankhani
Under Construction
2020
Minus Villa
Kalbod design studio
Principal architect: mohamad rahimizadeh
Architects: shaghayegh nemati-Maede moallemi- ghazaleh eskandari- atefeh zolfagharifar
@2a_magazine
Kalbod design studio
Principal architect: mohamad rahimizadeh
Architect: shaghayegh nemati- sara rajabi
presentation team: shaghayegh nemati- sara rajabi
Location: Ozgol - Tehran
2021
Park restaurant complex includes 6 separate restaurants on each floor that have attractive views of the city with different terraces
Seaside Town
Principal architect: mohamad rahimizadeh
Architect: nasrin eghtesadi- atefe ramezankhani-zahra tavasoli
Interior design: atefe ramezankhani - yaheya basam
Visualization: sara rajabi
Detail design: maede moallemi-atefe zolfagharifar- fateme osanlo-parnian hasanpor-mohamadreza ghasemi
2020
Kalbod design studio
Principal architect : mohamad rahimizadeh
Architect : shaghayegh nemati
Presentation team: shaghayegh nemati- atefeh zolfagharifar- sara rajabi
2021
Kalbod design studio
Principal architect:mohamad rahimizadeh
Architect: shaghayegh nemati- nasrin eghtesadi- maede moallemi- atefeh zolfagharifar- sara rajabi- fatemeh khezri
Under construction
2021
Location: Tehran-Dibaji