This project is an endeavor to raise awareness and seek the lost nature within the routine of everyday life. The Draak Mountain range has been damaged by the sprawling city and the construction of roads, and the Ehsan Bridge has severed the view of the mountain that was once the city’s landscape. In our view, in this project, the leftover space under bridges has more potential to become an answer for a specific group rather than a public space for passage or an indoor park. Therefore, considering the proximity to the Draak Mountain, we transformed the leftover space into a station for the beginning of the ascent.
A space as a meeting point for climbers who connect us to nature. Rock climbing training, a gathering place for pedestrians, and recreational and sports facilities have shaped the functions of this station. This project, in praise of lost nature, reminds us of the forgetfulness of urban humans. The space under the bridge is reminiscent of nature that, with organic growth, emerges from under the bridge piers to send a message to the city, a message that comes from the orange-pink Maharloo Lake, a lake that gives us a colorful warning during droughts. The effect of this warning has colored the rocky section, which symbolizes the natural and organic parts, has slipped together and has been released from the pressure of man-made plates, and has brought with it a message about the connection between humans and nature for pedestrians and drivers on the bridge, a message of awakening.
