Designing a recreational-cultural complex in Hezar-o-Yek Shab district of Kerman with a Hedonomics architecture approach

Islamic Azad University Of Kerman

Project idea

The main idea for the form of this complex came from the form of the desert because Kerman is a desert city The purpose of this complex is to make enjoyable and pleasurable experiences for people in their free time. To acquire skill to this important aim Hedonomics approach comes true. It helps to make a design enjoyable by reducing negative effects and increasing positive effects in design. Leisure time is an important issue in this century so people need some places to do appropriate activities. In this complex people can learn something beside having fun.in this place we have the combination of pleasure and cultural activities These two subject can be in connection because they are near together

Project description

This complex contains two main parts. One of them has recreational functionality and the other one has cultural revenue. Each of these parts has its own subset. For example the subset of recreational part contains: pool, bowling, squash, billiards, computer’s games,… and the subset of cultural part contains: museum, library, cafeteria, hippodrome,…
we tried to design various spaces with various functionality and also various furniture to have a live complex. Some patterns of the traditional architecture of Iran like “Godal Baghche” and using fountains in the site are used in this design to make the space more enjoyable and fresher.

Technical information

This complex contains 4 floors
underground floor plan:
1.pool for adults and kids
2. Sauna
3. Jacuzzi
4. First aid room
5.Lobby
6. STORE
7. Coffee Shop
8. Squash game salon
9. Bowling
10. Billiard
11. Computer’s game center
12. Conference hall
13. WC

Floor plan
1. Entrance lobby
2. Restaurant
3. Coffee shop
4. Galleries of the museum
5. Classrooms
6. Administrative part of the complex
7. Wc



First floor plan
1. Pantry
2. Cafeteria
3. Classrooms
4. Workshops
5. Plot & print room
6. Break room for teachers
7. Store
8. Discourse room

Second floor plan
1. Library
2. Study hall for adults and kids
3. Research place
4. Book Archive
5. Conference room
Site plan
1. Open spaces and Semi open spaces to establishing social relationships
2. Pergola
3. Cycling route
4. Galleries
5. Ping pong
6. Stores
7. Children's playground
8. Skate site
9. Wc
10. Training part
11. Parking

Co-authors

dr Azhang Baghaei