“NEXA Residential Complex Design” Competition; 4th Rank

The main idea of this proposal is based on open spaces, which is a challenging point in design multi-stories residential complexes. The quality of open-air spaces in apartments depends on many parameters. The first one is the area and dimensions of terraces and the second one is the greenness of open space. In this design proposal, every apartment has at least one terrace with a square shape which lets locating a four-person table and a stabilized flower box with enough depth.
The third parameter which distinguishes courtyards from terraces is the height of open-space. Generally, courtyards have no roofs, but terraces roofed just three meters above. To increase the quality of open-spaces, more than half of terraces in this proposal have no roof or have roof height above six meters. The fourth parameter is the ability of air circulation across the open-space. Generally, terraces have no two opposite open sides, but in this proposal, about one-third of apartments have courtyards with two opposite open sides, which helps wind flow to cross perpendicular to direction of façade.
Locating many courtyards beside the lateral façade and designing a special brick and construction system helps to achieve a different third façade that can pass sunlight into the upper lateral courtyards while it does not provide any unwanted perspective to the neighborhoods.