Investigating factors in creating space in landmark residential architecture projects: (Case study: 2006 Memar Award winners)

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laleh Ghasemi ¹ , nasim najafgholipour kalantari ² , hassan sattari sarbangholi ³

1 - : PhD student, Department of Architecture, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran.
3 - Associate Professor, Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran

Received: 2025-01-18 Accepted : 2025-03-02 Published : 2025-03-07

Keywords: Creating space, design issues, architect award, selected residential designers.,

Abstract :

Among the competitions currently being held in the country, the Architect Award competition can be mentioned as the most long-standing competition with renowned judges and masterful judging criteria. Therefore, considering that the impact of this competition and other competitions on residential architecture in the country is not transparent, and also considering that the credibility and works of architectural excellence can be examined from the perspective of psychology, beauty, and art, in order to answer the question of whether the judging criteria in the Architect Award competition create space in these projects?

Research Objective: In this research, which examines the factors that create space in the architectural excellence projects of 2006, the aim is to examine the design structure in these projects and the factors that affect the creation of space in them.

Research Method: For this research, a quantitative-analytical method has been used, which, with the help of documents available in magazines, articles, and written documents, 8 selected residential projects that have been selected for the Architect Award in 2006 have been examined and analyzed.

Research result: The result of this research is the local materials used in these buildings and the transparency and extroversion of the projects, which have created an interior and exterior space, both in terms of landscape and lighting and ventilation. Also, the design of these projects emphasizes an individual look and more on the formal look, and distances itself from the category of housing and residence design. This factor in itself determines the design structure of these projects.

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