阿尔戈当代艺术博物馆和文化中心是一个位于德黑兰市中心的20世纪20年代的啤酒酿造厂，艾哈迈德雷扎-施里克尔北方建筑事务所（ASA North）将其改造成一个当代艺术中心，现在是佩吉曼基金会的新家，配备了六个不同的画廊空间和永久收藏、图书馆、艺术家驻地、活动空间、私人工作室公寓、艺术商店、VIP观景台、办公室和一个提供重新发行的阿尔戈生啤酒的非酒精酒吧。

Argo Contemporary Art Museum & Cultural Centre is a former 1920s beer distillery in the heart of Tehran that Ahmadreza Schricker Architecture North (ASA North) converted into a contemporary arts center and is now the new home of the Pejman Foundation, equipped with six distinct gallery spaces & the permanent collection, library, artist residency, event spaces, private studio apartment, art-shop, VIP observation deck, offices and a non-alcoholic bar serving re-issued Argo draft beers.


设计从插入新的结构基础开始，同时保留了富有表现力的裸露的砖制承重墙。五个倾斜的混凝土屋顶结构，以邻近屋顶的历史方言为形状，漂浮在现有的墙壁上50厘米，为以前暴露的上层的气候控制画廊创造建筑 “帽子”。散射的阳光通过新旧之间的分界线照射进来，照亮了宽阔的8.5米高的画廊。

The design began with inserting new structural foundations, while retaining the expressive exposed brick load bearing walls. Five pitched concrete roof structures, shaped in the historic vernacular of neighboring roofs, float 50 cm above the existing walls, creating architectural “hats” for climate controlled galleries over the formerly exposed upper level. Diffused sunlight is let in through the split between old and new, illuminating expansive 8.5 meter high galleries.

以前的地下室地窖被改造成下沉式画廊，一个全新的孤立的L形展览空间现在位于地下一层，用于永久收藏。一个新的70平方米的胶囊塔位于工厂南部边缘的狭长空间内，由不同层次的现浇混凝土包覆，为艺术家提供了一个驻场空间。

Former basement cellars have been converted into sunken galleries and a completely new isolated L shaped exhibition space for the permanent collection is now located in the underground level. A new 70 square-meter capsule tower located on a narrow footprint at the southern edge of the Factory, clad in diverse strata of cast in place concrete, houses a space for artists-in-residence.

在伊朗-奥地利建筑师Ahmadreza Schricker（ASA North的创始人）的领导下，与参与项目概念阶段的Hobgood建筑事务所（由Patrick Hobgood领导）合作，将Argo工厂改造成博物馆，使原有空间净增约85%（从480平方米到1890平方米），并具有三个不同的活动空间。(A)一个大容量的礼堂，用于电影放映和论坛；(B)一个私密的顶楼观景台，可以看到德黑兰的全景；(C)一个过渡性的大弧形楼梯–另一个看似漂浮在现有结构中的插入物–在大厅和上面的现代画廊之间建立起不朽的联系。

Led by Iranian – Austrian Architect, Ahmadreza Schricker, founder of ASA North, in partnership with Hobgood Architects, who were involved in the project’s concept phase (headed by Patrick Hobgood), the transformation of Argo Factory into a Museum provides a net increase of approximately 85% to the original spaces (from 480 m2 to 1,890m2) and features three distinct event spaces: (A) a high capacity auditorium, equipped for film screening and forums, (B) an intimate penthouse level observatory, with panoramic views of Tehran and (C) a transitional grand, curved staircase—another seemingly floating insertion into the existing structure— which creates a monumental connection between the lobby and modern galleries above.

由结构工程师Behrang Bani Adam设计的新的支撑结构，使建筑表达在德黑兰房屋的旧金属（哈拉比）屋顶和博物馆的新浮动（混凝土）屋顶之间保持一种克制的对话，这是对原有工厂的外部形式的唯一新的补充。该设计挖掘了当地传统金属屋顶的DNA，并将其改写为五个表演性的浮动屋顶：每个屋顶都考虑到一个不重复的照明氛围，为其下的文化项目服务。

The new underpinning structure, designed by structural engineer Behrang Bani Adam, allows the architectural expression to maintain a restrained conversation between the old metal (halabi) roofs of Tehran houses and new floating (concrete) roofs of the museum that are the only new addition to the exterior form of the original factory. The design taps into the DNA of traditional local metal roofs and rewrites them as five performative floating roofs: each considering an unrepeated lighting atmosphere, for the cultural program underneath it.

阿尔戈工厂是自1979年伊朗革命以来在德黑兰建造的第一个私人当代艺术博物馆，也是第一批为艺术家提供更灵活空间机会的场所之一–天花板高度达15米，更加多样化。阿尔戈工厂已经成为该市的主要文化中心之一，也是吸引国际游客的地方，它被认为是邻近建筑改造的催化剂，刺激了德黑兰市中心的文化复兴。

Argo Factory is the first private contemporary art museum to be built in Tehran since the 1979 Iranian Revolution and is also one of the first venues to present more flexible spatial opportunities for artists – with more diverse ceiling heights of up to 15 meters. Argo Factory has become one of the main cultural hubs of the city and an attractor for international visitors as well and it has been cited as a catalyst for the renovation of neighboring structures, spurring cultural revitalization in downtown Tehran.

Architects: Ahmadreza Schricker Architecture North – ASA North
Area : 1890 m²
Year : 2020
Photographs :ASA North, Mr. Keyvan Radan
Manufacturers : Honeywell, Absokoun, Amir-Kabir, Arman-Sazeh, Barad Painting, Frame Group, Reflex Workshop, Shah-Rokhi Group, Tehrani Group, Vahhaj-Sannat Energy
Lead Architect : Ahmadreza Schricker
Structural Engineer : Behrang Bani-Adam
Concrete Construction : Brutal Beton Co.
MEP : Alireza Mir-Taheri
Electrical Engineer : Aydin Afshar
Job Captain : Mehdi Holakoui
Project Manager : Mona Jan-Ghorban
Special Advisor : Amin Mahdavi
Concept Phase Collaborating Architect : Hobgood Architects, Patrick Hobgood
Design Advisor : Oana Stanescu
Structural Fabrication And Installation : Rasin-Sazeh Co.
Lighting Equipment Manufacturer : Noorsaform Co.
Concrete Repair And Waterproofing : Kimia waterproofing group
Paint Producing And Importing Company : Barad Painting Co.
Metal Fabricator : Rashidi Group
Masonry Work : Fathi-far Group
General Contractor : Vandad Development
Lighting Design : The SEED Co.
Vertical Transportation : Reza Zolfaghari
City : Tehran
Country : Iran