Contemporary Architecture

Tehran Telemetry and Telecontrol Center — 2nd Place

The Editor·Memar 34 — 5th Memar Award

Project Information

Project: Tehran Telemetry and Telecontrol Center

Architecture consultant: Design Core [4S] — www.dc4s.com

Design team: Nader Gholipour, Naser Naqdi, Mansour Naqdi, Hamid Reza Jahani Moghaddam, Sam Tehranchi

Client: Tehran Water & Wastewater Company

Central consultant: Toosab Consulting Engineers

EPC contractor: Kayson Company

Project manager: Houshang Yousefkhani

Construction manager: Alireza Yousefkhani

Structure: Tazand Engineers

Mechanical: Melkon Serkezians

Electrical: Vahid Morteza Ghasemi

Photography: Paris Mahtash

Construction start: Spring 2004 (Khordad 1383)

Completion: Summer 2005 (Mordad 1384)

Site area: 1,200 sqm

Total built area: 600 sqm (in three floors)

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Given that the Tehran Telemetry and Telecontrol Center belongs to the category of buildings of very high importance, the structure houses highly advanced technological equipment on one hand, and on the other, specialized teams work within it on a networked basis around the clock. This characteristic led the designer to move toward a modern, simple, rational, functional, and transparent architecture.

The building has been designed in three stories, with the control room — as the primary space of the building — placed at the center, and all other required spaces arranged around it. The mechanical systems are positioned at the two ends of the building's elliptical form, creating optimal conditions within the structure.

Exterior

Tehran Telemetry Center entrance approach at night along curved glass facade — Entrance view at night — the curved glass facade follows the elliptical plan, with the interior staircase visible through the curtain wall

Tehran Telemetry Center night view with tree and stepped entrance — Elevated night view showing the building's elliptical form with mature trees framing the glass facade and stepped entrance

Tehran Telemetry Center facade detail with tree reflections in glass panels — Daytime detail of the curved facade showing the interplay between aluminum composite panels and glass, with surrounding trees reflected in the glazing

Interior

Tehran Telemetry Center entrance lobby with open steel staircase and glass walls — Entrance lobby featuring an open steel staircase with wooden treads, glass balustrades, and full-height glazing overlooking the garden

View from control room through glass void to garden — View from the control room through the central void to the outside garden

Interior staircase within glass enclosure at central void — Steel staircase enclosed in glass at the building's central void

Tehran Telemetry Center main staircase against full-height glass wall — Main staircase with steel structure and wooden treads set against the full-height glass curtain wall, allowing natural light to flood the interior

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