HAVEN GARDENS RESIDENCES
Originally denominated by a single noun denoting "a walled-in compound or garden", from "pairi" ("around") and "daeza" or "diz" ("wall", "brick", or "shape"), philosopher and historian Xenophon of Athens borrowed the Old Iranian *paridaiza(h), Late Old Iranian *pardēz (Avestan pairidaēza, Old Persian *paridaida, Late Old Persian *pardēd) into Greek as paradeisos.[2]:8 This term is used for the Garden of Eden in Greek translations of the Old Testament.[2]:8
In Persian, the word pardis means both paradise and garden.[2]:8
The idea of the enclosed garden is often referred to as the paradise garden because of additional Indo-European connotations of "paradise".
The concept of the Haven Gardens Residences on Nikis Street is based on the concept of the enclosed garden (Hortus Conclusus). The depiction of these enclosed courtyards/gardens in medieval paintings symbolized paradise on earth. We divided the building into three horizontal zones based on the building program. In each zone we introduced a double-height enclosed garden that is connected to the surrounding landscape or the balcony of the houses. This gardens/ courtyards are placed in a different position each time depending on the internal layout and spatial requirements of the individual houses providing impressive aesthetic space, direct solar gain, air circulation and communication among different stories of the building.
