A Temporary Living Experience Within a Healing and Interactive Environment
 
Located within the dense and functional urban fabric surrounding Namazi Hospital in Shiraz, the Married Student Dormitory for The University of Medical Sciences emerges as an intermediary space bridging residence, renewal, and clinical function. This project conceptually explores the notion of temporary habitation in proximity to a healthcare environment, a theme that permeates every aspect of its design.

The architectural composition deliberately avoids conventional closed, monolithic forms, instead adopting a dynamic modular system organized around a generous, well-defined central courtyard. This courtyard not only facilitates natural daylighting, ventilation, and spatial connectivity but also cultivates an architectural inwardness that fosters a sense of security and belonging within a transient setting.

Prefabricated concrete elements and a fully modular design approach support the project’s economic objectives and cost control measures. This modularity, while maintaining construction simplicity, allows for intelligent repetition and the creation of a visual rhythm using a restrained palette of two to three neutral colors on the façades. Despite this simplicity, the project conveys an internal dynamism, a calm rhythm, and a meaningful architectural expression.

A biophilic design approach, particularly evident in the central courtyard, employs cascading climbing plants that introduce life, growth, and a profound connection to nature within the residential environment. This greenery elevates the project beyond mere functionality, transforming it into a nourishing and lived experience.

Comprising 82 dormitory units ranging from 30 to 50 square meters, the design specifically caters to the needs of young married student couples, typically with no more than one child. The efficient and optimized floor plans address essential, minimal requirements for a temporary student lifestyle.

At the architectural edges, soft spatial breaks replace rigid corners to create communal areas across different levels—platforms for social interaction, pause, and relaxation—contributing significantly to enhancing everyday living quality.

The Married Student Dormitory project stands as more than a temporary residence; it is an architectural manifesto embodying the coexistence of living, healing, and collective life within a human-centered, climatic context.