Project | Simpletree

ayesha

The building is designed to house two identical three-bed room apartments per floor, separated by the core placed in the middle of the north side. Each apartment features three side exposures and two entrances, connecting to elevator lobby and fire exit.

GENEROUSITY OF FACADES

A lot of glass is compensated by a system of concrete ledges, sun blades, and overhangs that diffuse sunlight and ensure privacy, especially along the south side where most private zones are allocated to.

It is located near another project of SIMPLETREE, Lighthouse. The 14-story tower steps back deeply on the southern side of Road 21 to form a generous front yard with a terraced lawn in the northwest corner of this rectangular lot.

Parks And Play

Retail

Cafes and Lounges

Mosques

CRAFTLY TERRACED

Lush Landscaped Areas

Terraced lawn

improved indoor environmental quality

Openness and transparency

Spacious reception and community areas

Climate responsive design

The building’s generously glazed façades enable to bring natural light into spaces along its main north façade and particularly to those apartments situated at lower floors, surrounded tightly by the neighboring buildings.

Ayesha is a residential building in the heart of Banani, a congested commercial and residential part of this central neighborhood in Dhaka.

The lawn connects to a narrow strip of landscaping that forms uninterrupted green space along the perimeter of the site. The south end of the building features a three-meter deep vertical gap right between the two units. It channels prevailing southern and monsoon winds deep into the apartments’ interiors.

Recessed glazed stairwell along the central spine, slicing the tower into two equal halves.

The building’s thick exterior walls help to maintain cool air in hot summers and comfortable temperatures during short winters.

DESIGN/COMPLETION

2010/2014

LOCATION

House 60 B, Road 21, Banani, Dhaka, Bangladesh

BUILDING TYPE

Residential

AREA

Gross 66,908 sft

MATERIALS AND ENCLOSURES

Exposed brick and concrete walls and sun blades, extensive glazing, stone flooring, landscaping

NUMBER of Floors

14 storeys, 1 basement

electrical

3 phase direct metering service for each floor

WATER EFFICIENCY

Equipped with water treatment and sewerage treatment plant

EMERGENCY BACKUP

The building is equipped with emergency generator backup

LIFE SAFETY

The building has BNBC compliant fire alarm and firefighting system

ayeshaThe building is designed to house two identical three-bed room apartments per floor, separated by the core placed in the middle of the north side. Each apartment features three side exposures and two entrances, connecting to elevator lobby and fire exit.