Abu Musa Residential Complex

138 residential units are facing the sea and they are equipped with indigenous, climate-adaptive architectural elements, stretching across the east-west axis. Service, recreational and commercial spaces traverse the residential section along the north-south axis, ensuring homogeneous access to spatial amenities for all residents. The most notable feature of the service axis is its strong emphasis on climatic elements, designed to provide shaded spaces and collect rainwater simultaneously. Thus, the service axis functions as a shared water reservoir, centrally located within the residential section to enable integrated water distribution throughout the area. Climatic approaches can reduce the costs of providing user comfort, in a very significant way. In this regard, shading surfaces, colonnades and shenashils (traditional wind-catching structures) play a key role in defining the spatial structure of the complex, facilitating natural airflow without disrupting the natural landscape or violating residents’ privacy. Additionally, considering the predominant lifestyle of southern cities’ residents, who utilize semi-open spaces for cooking and social gatherings, the prioritization of closed, semi-open and open spaces has been carefully considered in both public and private areas. The focal point of the spatial arrangement, is an open-air amphitheater located at the center of the complex, serving as a platform for fostering social connections. Here, theatrical performances, local music, and communal prayers bring residents together. “Liva” is the name of one of the oldest musical forms of Hormozgan province. The resonance of Liva begins from the heart of the complex, from the amphitheater stage, and extends the forms of coexistence across the soil of Abu Musa to the shores of the sea.