Royan Diamond Towers
Mixed use / Yakhchal, Tehran
A Contemporary Mixed-Use Urban Destination
Royan Diamond Towers is envisioned as a contemporary mixed-use urban destination that integrates living, commerce, and public life within a unified architectural composition. Rather than maximizing the building footprint, the project organizes three slender residential towers around a central public void, transforming open space into the defining element of the design.
The podium forms the social heart of the development, accommodating retail, cafés, restaurants, leisure facilities, and public amenities while extending the urban realm into the site. This active public base establishes a vibrant destination for both residents and visitors throughout the day.
Above the podium, the residential towers provide a contemporary living environment with panoramic views toward the Hyrcanian Forest and the Caspian Sea. Their arrangement maximizes natural daylight, cross-ventilation, privacy, and visual connectivity while preserving the openness of the site.
Elevated connections and shared communal spaces strengthen social interaction and encourage a sense of community, transforming the development into a vertical neighborhood rather than a collection of isolated buildings.
Royan Diamond Towers is envisioned as more than a collection of buildings. It is a contemporary urban destination where architecture, landscape, commerce, and residential life converge to create a vibrant and enduring place for the city.
Design drivers: create a contemporary mixed-use urban destination and establish the podium as the social heart of the development; organize residential towers around a central public space; maximize daylight, natural ventilation, and panoramic views; integrate retail, leisure, and residential functions; respond to Royan’s coastal climate through passive environmental strategies; strengthen the relationship between architecture, landscape, and community; and create a distinctive landmark with a strong civic identity.
Project details
- Levels 6–25: Residential zone, office sports zone, access, private green area and private roof garden.
- Level 5 (+29.50): Book and game areas, kitchen, café, restaurant, city plaza, lavatories, open space and access.
- Level 4 (+24.00): Gym, group sports, access and lavatories.
- Level 3 (+18.50): Movie theatre, waiting room, buffet, café, restaurant, storage, access and lavatories.
- Level 2 (+13.00): Parking, access and lavatories.
- Level 1 (+7.50): Shops, department stores, storage, staff area, offices, access and lavatories.
- Level 0 (+1.00): Shops, multipurpose salon, galleries, corridor, residential lobby, entertainment gallery and lavatories.
- Level -1 (+3.00): Hypermarket, parking, access and lavatories.
- Levels -2 and -3: Parking, access and mechanical services.
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