Grandfather's Pomegranate Garden

This residential project which meant for a family gathering on holidays started in 2012 with a three-story concrete structure including a concrete water preservation tank. however in 2014 it was stopped due to employer dissatisfaction with the inharmonious of the project with the surrounding fabric, consequently, it was referred to “Sizan” studio to be redesigned.

The new plan is designed, emphasizing the relation of the building with the surrounding natural environment, lessening the sharpness of border lines between interior and exterior and developing the useful edible landscape.
Taft city is located in slopes of “Shirkooh” mountain and has a temperate climate. The traditional architectural of the city contrary to contemporary architecture is benefiting from a smooth combination and owes its beauty to the unified and harmonious development of homogeneous simple materials in structure as well as the facade of interior and exterior.
This unique land has a green landscape of nearby pomegranate gardens. Investigating the region architectural pattern, the typology of the home garden is chosen because of its popularity in this region, since traditionally families are economically dependent on gardening.

The life style in house-garden with open central yard is living in open space and place movement by seasonal transition, consequently the project is started by designing the outer space in southern part of the land, the semi-open space and finally in northern part of the land the connected inner space, summer residence and a waterway which connects two residential areas are also taken into consideration.

Due to a gooseberry tree which was planted 20 years ago by the grandfather, a geometric curve is considered in right angle of the pond, a pomegranate garden and five cypress trees in the name of the five children in inner yard. water curtain fountain, foot-bath,pond and a bridge over it emphasize development of event spaces. A part of the top roof and first-floor ceiling is left open creating a central void. This structure caused the terrace on the first-floor functions as a bridge to the outdoor. The cavity created in the center of the public section of the building separates the interior into east-west wings and made access to the grandfather’s room a different experience. The connector of these open spaces is a brick wall built in the north-west wind and starts from the outside and moves inside the building. The bedrooms that have the least amount of usage for weekend villas are located on the north.
In this second house, public spaces aren’t separated by the walls. They’re connected to each other and could be assigned to any purpose the family decide to do.
The bearing structural elements used in the facade are only covered with a thin layer of white cement, and handmade bricks are used in the terraces as well as yard floor up to the summer zone's wall, in order to respect to the local architecture and make a connection between inside and outside.