

AAdesign houses 4,000 employees in kaveh glass office building in tehran

all images courtesy of AA design

architect amirabbas aboutalebi of AAdesign, was commissioned to build an administrative building for kaveh glass group, an iranian industrial glass umbrella corp. located in darabad-tehran, the purpose of the structure was to provide more space, and easier access to transportation, for several thousand employees. the site forced the design team to create a linear plan, so emphasis was placed on the creation of non-monotonous spaces which could evade the expected.



‘kaveh glass office building’

creativity in the project was strictly limited to a framework that included light, color, and space. natural light is indispensable within the design, and brings energy savings and psychological wellness to the some 4,000 employees working within. each plaza in the ‘kaveh glass office building’ is composed of interlocking octagon shapes.



façade detail

besides natural light, which is made interesting by thousands of panes of colored glass and mosaic tiles, solar heating and natural ventilation were imperative. the building contains four buffer zones and a central atrium, which circulate used air, and retain heat during cold months.



exterior at night



interlocking octagon shapes at each floor



interior atrium

site and concept diagram

green zones and access



vertical inner access and service core



façade design

project info:

name: kaveh glass office building

architect: amirabbas aboutalebi (AA design)

location: tehran, iran

date: 2015

area: 28,850m2

status: completed

client: kaveh glass industry group

project manager: masoud asgarian damavandi

structure idea: amirabbas aboutalebi

structural consultant: arta group

structure construction: band co.

mechanical & electrical consultant: kaveh industry group

quantity surveyor & construction: kaveh industry group

landscape: amirabbas aboutalebi

façade consultant: feal austria, rayners belgium

passive energy design: badrieh dehghan, somayeh kianpour, amirabbas aboutalebi

passive solar heat transfer design: kaveh glass group

research: fatemeh tajik (in persian gabbeh & iranian classical geometry)

graphic: yasaman forootan

photography: parham taghioff

designboom has received this project from our DIY submissions feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers here.

edited by: nick brink | designboom