Project overview

City Star is a themed food court design in Mashhad's Sepad Tourism Zone. Its central story imagines a collective interstellar journey: a starship carrying people, memories and selected works of art toward a new home. The food court becomes a place where dining, art and social exchange meet.

Project details

Location: Mashhad, Sepad Tourism Zone, Iran

Client: City Star

Status: Design completed

Design date / year: 1402 SH (2023-2024)

Site area: 6,000 m²

Floor area: 6,000 m²

Art within the story world

The design draws on references to painting, sculpture, installation, video and performance. Works associated with artists including Mondrian, Van Gogh, Kandinsky and Miró provide starting points for reinterpretation within the environment. Decorative, functional and interactive elements help translate the story into a place visitors can explore.

A sequence of shared experiences

Proposed components include a Mondrian-inspired moving visual installation, a Starry Night-inspired Wall of Stars, a street recalling the Earth's seasons and an Atlas sculpture. Other narrative elements include Stargram, a visitor communication concept, Star Coin and an interactive view back toward Earth. Together, these ideas connect the food court's everyday use with an imaginative visitor journey. The project record identifies the design as complete.

Project credits

Managing Director: Mohsen Saraji

Concept, design and construction team: Samira Tousi, Ali Hataminejad, Sara Salamat, Mohammadhasan Daneshvar, Javad Saberi, Alireza Bakhshi, Morteza Grami

Website and media: Zahra Mohammadpour, Faezeh Abadi

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