Iran

AWE Office creates apartments with angular stone-clad facade in Iran

July 24, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

This residential building containing two apartments, in the Iranian city of Yazd, has an angular form influenced by vernacular cottages. Amir Shahrad of Tehran-based AWE Office oversaw the design of the Yazd Urban Villa, which is located in the city’s densely populated Koocheh Biuk neighbourhood. Koocheh Biuk is a relatively poor area that lacks a

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Alireza Taghaboni wins first Royal Academy Dorfman Award for promising architects

July 5, 2018 Amy Frearson 0

The Royal Academy of Arts has named Iranian architect Alireza Taghaboni as the winner of the inaugural Dorfman Award, set up to celebrate talent that “represents the future of architecture”. Taghaboni was selected by a jury including architects Richard Rogers and Louisa Hutton to win the £10,000 prize. The architect, founder of Tehran-based Next Office,

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Zav Architects designs Iranian house as a belvedere featuring open-air viewing platforms

December 14, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Tehran studio Zav Architects designed this boxy house in northern Iran as a series of enclosed living units surrounded by open-air platforms and social spaces with views across the rural landscape. The property is located in the hills outside of the city of Minudasht in Iran’s Golestan Province, and occupies a built area of 298 square

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Zav Architects designs Iranian house as a belvedere featuring open-air viewing platforms

December 14, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Tehran studio Zav Architects designed this boxy house in northern Iran as a series of enclosed living units surrounded by open-air platforms and social spaces with views across the rural landscape. The property is located in the hills outside of the city of Minudasht in Iran’s Golestan Province, and occupies a built area of 298 square

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Sprayed render covers walls of rural Iranian house by Bam Architects

October 8, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

A plaster made of sand and straw has been sprayed across the walls of this house, which was built in a village in Iran by local firm Bam Architects. Bam Architects designed the residence for a retired man who wanted to escape the busy life in Isfahan – the capital city of Iran’s central Isfahan

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Elevated walkway bridges two parts of Iranian holiday home divided by swimming pool

May 10, 2017 Lizzie Fison 0

An elevated passageway spans a swimming pool to connect the two monolithic blocks of this weekend home in the Iranian city of Karaj by Kamran Heirati Architects. The Iranian studio built Villa Safadasht in the city’s suburbs for a client working in the food industry. The building is divided into two parts: an entertainment area with a jacuzzi and an

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