SEARCH
  • NEWS
    & INFO
    NEWS & INFO
    • NEWS
    • EVENTS
    • INTERVIEWS
    • EXEMPLARY PROJECTS
    • FREE DIGITIAL RESOURCES
    • BLOG
    • COMPANY INDEX
    • INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
  • Planning
    & Design
    Planning & Design
    • LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
    • LANDSCAPE DESIGNERS & TECHNICIANS
    • LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS
    • HORTICULTURAL CONSULTANTS
    • ARBORICULTURAL CONSULTANTS
    • PROJECT MANAGEMENT & CONSTRUCTION
    • CONSULTING ENGINEERS
    • QUANTITY SURVEYORS
    • ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS & SERVICES
  • Site
    Preliminaries
    Site Preliminaries
    • BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
    • HARDWARE & GARDENING EQUIPMENT
    • SITE ESTABLISHMENT
    • CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
    • PERSONAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT
  • Environmental
    Management
    Environmental Management
    • CIVIL CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION
    • BUSH REGENERATORS
    • EROSION CONTROL-SOIL STABILISATION
    • HERITAGE & RESTORATION SERVICES
    • GREEN ROOFS & GREEN WALLS
  • Water
    Management
    Water Management
    • WATERPROOFING & JOINTING COMPOUNDS
    • DRAINAGE
    • IRRIGATION
    • STORM & WASTE WATER SYSTEMS
  • Hard Landscaping
    Structural Elements
    Hard Landscaping - Structural Elements
    • ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS
    • ARCHITECTURAL METALWORK
    • SHADE, HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS
    • LANDSCAPE STRUCTURES
    • PLAYGROUND, FITNESS AND RECREATION
    • EXTERIOR, BOUNDARY AND RETAINING WALLS
    • SIGNAGE
    • SPORTS SURFACES & EQUIPMENT
    • STREET, PARK & OUTDOOR FURNITURE
  • Hard Landscaping
    Product Supply
    Hard Landscaping - Product Supply
    • BRICKS & PAVING SUPPLIERS
    • CONCRETE
    • EXTERIOR LIGHTING
    • GARDEN ACCESSORIES
    • GATES, FENCES & SCREENS
    • PAINTS & FINISHES
    • POOLS, SPAS & SAUNAS
    • STONE
    • TIMBER SUPPLIES
    • WATER FEATURES
    • CABLING, UTILITIES & INFRASTRUCTURE
    • PUBLIC ART
  • Soft
    Landscaping
    Soft Landscaping
    • LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES
    • LAWN & TURF SUPPLIES
    • NURSERIES
    • PLANT & TURF CARE
    • INTERIOR PLANTSCAPE
  • Maintenance
    Services
    Maintenance Services
    • ARBORICULTURAL SERVICES
    • LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE CONTRACTORS
    • ROADWAY SERVICES
  • Information
    & Supplies
    Information & Supplies
    • TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
    • INDUSTRY INFORMATION

SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW…

09 Feb 2017


Currently experiencing an urban modernisation boom, Tehran finds itself faced with the challenge of limited space. To combat the loss of meaningful areas and forgotten public spaces, plans for an open air bridge-museum hybrid may be one answer.



Tehran, where land is in high demand but carries cultural and historical significance for a multitude of groups and people, is currently undergoing a period of urban modernisation. CAAT STUDIO has unveiled Organizing the Forgotten Urban Spaces, a design that revitalises the Mirdamad Bridge in Tehran through the creation of an open anthropology museum.





“Land is highly valuable in Tehran and creating a cultural complex requires a lot of costs and destruction of buildings and transforming them,” noted the architects. “This will result in loss of collective memories. Therefore, it’s better to find the answer in forgotten and lost areas.”

The existing Mirdamad Bridge is a 7-meter-high and 14.1-meter-wide concrete and steel bridge with a contiguous span. The site was chosen for the open air museums location because of its surrounding commercial areas and high pedestrian traffic.

The redesign of the bridge focuses on improving the existing pedestrian nature of the space and revitalising what has been previously considered as ‘dead space’ that did not cause people to linger as they passed by. The area is a widely used commercial space and sees high pedestrian traffic as well as road using traffic.

The area was studied extensively, and CAAT Studio Architect Mahdi Kamboozia worked closely with the team to design the space around issues of noise from traffic under the bridge. The museum utilises an arch- and dome-like geometry to create an acoustic node in the roof. The roof is further complemented by covered supporting pillars.

To catch viewers’ attention and slow their progress, the space showcases are placed at eye level in the commonly used pathways both along the bridge and underneath. This maximises the function of the area without causing a large disruption to the bridges intended purpose.

Something Old, Something New…
Universal Magazines

SUBSCRIBE TO ENEWS



MORE NEWS

IN THE WILD
RISING TIDES, NO WORRIES
NATURE INSPIRED STREET LIBRARY
STADIUM FOR AFRICA
SALT AND PREPARATION
TIMBER WITHOUT THE WEAR





PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS
MEDIA KIT
ORDER ODS
SITEMAP
ABOUT US
PRIVACY POLICY
TERMS & CONDITIONS
CONTACT US
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR ENEWS


Send Enquiry