Architect: Ashari Architects
Designer: Amir Hossein Ashari
Design contributors: Zahra Jafari
Execution: Mohammad Moazeni
Conex Café
Limited pre-purchased materials on the site. The challenge has been already begun for the designer team to create a unique form from the remaining materials of the complex construction. The project is located at one the most memorable buildings of Iranian contemporary architecture “Shiraz national library”. By utilizing the previous temporary concierge Conex and reviving it, the design team revealed a hidden potential of the redundant Conex.
The steps and vertical lightning are considered as the two complementary elements which acts as a lighthouse to find the café on the site at night.
Providing a pause and gathering space in the circulation of a dense area, implement an intimate and cozy environment which public interaction and public events.
