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Kohsar Housing

Aerial view of the terraced housing arrangement
Location
Iran
Typology
Academic project
Contribution
Academic design study

The housing study groups stepped residential blocks around planted approaches and pedestrian passages. Arched openings at the lower levels sit beneath more enclosed upper volumes. External stairs, bridges and changes in level connect the blocks.

The presentation follows these spaces from the overall arrangement to the scale of a passage or threshold. Day and night views show the planted routes, stairs and sheltered spaces between the buildings.

Architecture

Paired housing blocks with arches and pitched roofs
Tree-lined approach to the stepped residential entrance
Sculpted white volumes beside the pedestrian route

Passages and thresholds

Narrow stair rising between the masonry walls
Night view of a planted pedestrian passage
Interior passage leading to a stair
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