Tehran Performing Art Performance

The challenge of this project was to transform an abandoned, half‐built set of industrial sheds on a 16,000smq piece of land into the largest centre for professional theatre in south‐east Tehran. The concept generated by relations between indoor and outdoor boxes went to reality by developing structural and functional needs as a space creator arranging all activities divided in 3 groups; the first suspended in the space forms main core of building includes three complementary boxes and an amphitheater for 1000 audiences. Second group including four black boxes and the last group is subsidiary entrance boxes located in the entrance of main building. The space of lobby contains an entrance at ground level and a mezzanine.

The spatial design moved from the whole to its parts. As a first step, due to the extent of wear and tear, the existing structure had to be considerably reinforced. Then, additions such as small or large, simple, cubic boxes were multiplied and placed on different parts of the design: on top of each another, next to each other or integrated into one another.

The sloped structures of the old industrial sheds were transformed into boxes made of similar material but in different colours.

A depression in the site was used to create stepped platforms around the rear courtyard at the back of Pardis the site, so that an open amphitheatre could be added to the design.