Jury Commentary

Mehdi Alizadeh: Material selection of steel structure and uniform exposed brick infill surfaces. The design approach and selected materials are uniform. The plan has a somewhat living relationship with the city.

Seyyed Reza Hashemi: Due to its very beautiful, dynamic and intertwined massing, though somewhat dated, and the successful use of brick in its treatment, with attractive and innovative brick texturing of the interior light well, and in one word: the strength, maturity and completeness of the composition.

Kamran Afshar Naderi: A new edition of a building with a brick facade that, while being contemporary, is suited to the culture and climate of Iran. Finding a solution for the restrictive municipal regulations regarding land occupation. Creating a special and attractive facade without intruding upon the urban landscape. Creating view and light by increasing the facade surface through fragmenting the facade shell. The building volume connects with the density, continuity and fine-grained physical structure of Tehran. Valuing the patio as a distinctive architectural element.