Baobab Waterfall

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The country’s economy has always been in crisis, although less than 20% of the population has access to electricity. And this means more than 75% of the population lives in the poverty and that poverty is the most important factor in the significant increase in crime. More than 50% of prisoners are pre-trial detainees and the population of prisoners increased more than 150% in the last 10 years that means the occupancy level also increase to more than 230%. 
Our team’s solution to the current crisis and turn it into the best economic opportunities in the future, is the continuous production of electricity from serial and large waterfalls such as Niagara Falls, but this time at the ocean. Large deep-waterfalls that surround the prison with a very purposeful approach create another stunning view for the Madagascar island as a point of interest for tourists, and many tourists will be traveling there to see this stunning view.
In this touristic prison, after receiving the necessary training and skills, the prisoners interact directly with the tourists. Each prisoner is responsible for his physical needs and the society, which they achieve by farming on the farms of prison and trading with the community. This process reform and rehabilitate prisoners for a healthy economic life in society. That is the reason for reducing crime in the country.
After a few years and decreasing crime, the prison is expected to become a multi-purpose hotel and tourist hub with waterfalls on the ocean to produce green energy.

Dynamic Facade

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The idea of designing this facade, shaped when we realized, in Yousef Abad of Tehran There is a rule for apartments that one face of the stair’s box must be semi-open. In other words, they must locate the stair in the facade, so the stair can be semi-open.
We deleted that face to have an open staircase.
We know the stair is the heart of every apartment but in the last few years because of the elevator is useless. We spot the stair as an open space, in this way it can create a dynamic and active space for people in the apartment. We didn’t want to hide the stair we designed the stair as a main dynamic element in our facade.
To control the shadow and sunlight we designed the second element of our dynamic facade that is rolling sunshades. The people in the apartment can control it for themselves, in this way we have different looking facades at different times of the day.
For the skyline of the street, we designed the roof garden for people in the apartment. even though we can improve the quality of living when we have a roof garden in the apartment.
For the entrance facade, we were inspired by the historical architecture of Iran and our old streets. on those houses, we saw a welcoming area and sitting benches in the entrance so people in the street can sit there and rest or even like old days they can only watch the people in street.

Sohrab Apartment

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The house, with increasing population, lost its pleasant courtyard and the little balcony took the place and deprived us of looking to the sky. The courtyard solving a thousand problems.
the coolness of summer nights and the gentle warmth of the winter’s sun that gathered the family in the open area to enjoy the fresh air. That was a bridge for a slow walk from the outside to inside the house.
The courtyards, like climate change, had the lung function of our neighborhood and a serious role in our communications, communications that now are the main problem for these days. In fact, Sohrab Apartment was a model for sustainability and development.

Apatement House. Norway

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The property is located near Oslo, in a green area overlooking the forest.
3 houses of 68 apartments overlook the green areas,large balconies allow you to spend time in the fresh air throughout the year, and large Windows the penetration of sunlight into the apartment.
The expression of the facades of the buildings fluctuates, changing both in rhythm and in the arrangement of Windows, balconies,all of which helps to create a lively building.

https://esteticvision.com

Portraits of Chy Caron

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CGI Artworks by James Lawley Studio in collaboration with Matt Williams.

Designed to create a pair of contemporary dwellings which are referential to the vernacular but also address the issues presented by the climate emergency.

By embedding a cluster of simple blackened huts nestled into the dunes overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, the aim is to create an architectural response that is ambitious yet modest : a design that is both contemporary and timeless.

All images are fully CGI, including the context and distance coastlines (with the exception of the birds and people added to a couple of the images) – extensively using Megascans and ForestPack.