Aminifar Project

About the Aminifar Office Tower

The project is a 14-story office tower with a total built area of approximately 14,000 square meters, located in one of Urmia’s prominent urban districts.

The building contains 10 office floors, each accommodating six office units, while the remaining four levels are dedicated to parking and shared facilities.

Given the commercial nature of the project and its prominent urban location, the client requested a contemporary architectural facade utilizing modern industrial materials. The objective was to create a facade that combined a strong architectural identity with high performance in daylight control, environmental response, and the relationship between interior spaces and the surrounding city.

Designing an Independent Parametric Facade

Because the completed structural frame did not fully correspond to the intended architectural composition, the primary design strategy was to introduce an independent exterior envelope.

A parametric concrete facade was developed as a secondary architectural skin positioned in front of the building’s glazed curtain wall. This external layer not only establishes the tower’s visual identity but also conceals irregularities caused by the existing structural grid, creating a unified architectural language across the entire building.

To avoid visual monotony resulting from the repetitive parametric pattern, a deep vertical opening was introduced into the facade composition. Combined with the glass surfaces behind it, this intervention creates changing shadow patterns and adds visual depth and dynamism to the elevation.

Architectural Lighting Strategy

Unlike many office buildings that rely heavily on exterior artificial lighting, the lighting concept for this project allows the building itself to generate its nighttime identity.

Because of the office program, lights within individual offices switch on and off naturally throughout the evening. Behind the perforated concrete facade, this creates constantly changing illumination patterns that animate the building without requiring extensive external lighting systems.

As a result, the tower presents a living, evolving nighttime appearance where the activity inside the building becomes an integral part of its architectural expression.

Environmental Performance of the Facade

The concrete architectural skin was designed not only for aesthetics but also for environmental performance.

The cavity between the outer concrete screen and the glazed facade creates an additional protective layer that helps reduce direct solar exposure and contributes to lowering heat gain.

At the same time, the perforated geometry allows natural daylight to penetrate the office spaces while maintaining outward views and preserving the connection between occupants and the surrounding urban environment.

Design Outcome

The Aminifar Office Tower demonstrates how construction constraints can become architectural opportunities.

Through the integration of parametric facade design, an independent architectural skin, industrial materials, and careful consideration of both aesthetics and environmental performance, the project establishes a distinctive identity for a contemporary office tower in Urmia while successfully responding to the realities of the existing structural framework.