History of Niavaran
This
building has been built by Kamran Diba and his colleagues.
The
erection of this building started on 1976 and ended on 1978.
The
entire space of Niavaran Complex is 110,000 square meters and the
infrastructure of it is 10,000 s. meters. The building was used as
the faculty of art under restriction of Ministry of Guidance from
1985 to 1995 and started its activities at the same year under the
title of Cultural Center.
At the
time being, Mr. Ali Aeenehsaz is the president of this complex.
Climate Review
Climatically, Niavaran is located in a moderate mountaineer
exposure.
For the
reason of North winds, the architecture of Niavaran has been
designed as East & West. Lighting of this building comes from 4
directions. Although the building has been designed as separate
parts and set aside each other later, with the designer’s special
heresies, an accurate & pursuit relation between the two parts of
the building has been formed.
Construction Review
The
structure of this building is reinforced concrete. The designer of
this building has been able to create a new form of traditional &
modern architecture by combining texture (concrete & stone), form
(simple geometrical) and tradition (Persian traditions).
Entrance:
The
transom of this building’s entrance is symmetrical. This transom is
as an entry for reaching the main entrance of the cultural center.
The transom is an example of octave porch space structure in
traditional architecture.
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The
guard kiosk is at the right side of the entrance. Stairs make the
main buildings reachable. Two other factors that guide people to the
main building are the platforms and boxes.
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For
entering the main yard, one has to pass beneath the traditional
structure of the entry transom.
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The
central yard is another traditional aspect used in this structure.
This section includes two water frontages and flowerbeds and all the
doors of this building opens to the central yard.
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Two
structures can be seen in the central yard:
At the
left side (building no. 1) with two floors:
The
first floor is the amphitheater which is being used as a movie
theater.
Amphitheater: includes 3 main sections.
Exits
Main hall
This
space has an entrance or corridor with a positive factor. People,
who want to exit the amphitheater, enter a waiting hall first and
then they are leaded out. The projector room of the hall is equipped
with fire resistant walls and roofs and a room for urgent
electrifying and transformer has been designed under the auditorium.
The length of the stage is almost twice its width and the natural
incline of the ground has been used for the amphitheater
inclination.
The
second floor
Office
of the president and the assistants
Building no. 2 approaches the gallery and the official section’s
entrance by a few steps at the right side.
Gallery
The
central yard guides us to the gallery entrance by a few steps.
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Before
entering the gallery, there is a porch which leads to the library
and the restaurant.
For
entering the gallery, a round corridor guides you forward, as a part
of gallery while creating a practical atmosphere for the gallery as
well. The circular structure of the corridor has caused the distance
from corridor to the official center be less felt.
The
gallery has been formed of 5 half floors that 3 of them are used as
the main hall.
The
Official Section
This
section has been formed of 3 floors.
Ground
floor: Includes room of typists and the second and third include
financial, official, music, computer & managements of the cultural
center counsels which are all made by glass partitions.
Noting
that the official section does not over look the other sections of
the cultural center.
Restaurant:
The
space of the restaurant has been expected for two floors which is
accessible from three sections of the building: 1- Central yard 2-
Gallery Entrance 3- Library
Goosheh Hall:
This
hall is locating at the end of central yard and between the two main
buildings as it joins them together. It is considered for different
artistic activities.
Library:
Library
includes 1- Entrance 2- Entrance Hall 3- Catalogue Section 4-
Reference and Delivery 5- Book Storing 6- Study Hall. The interior
design of this complex is somehow that one can reach what is needed
and feel calm at the same time.
This
library includes the reference artistic books for the use of art
professors, and scholars.