{"id":7242,"date":"2016-06-12T14:50:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-12T14:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/architizer.wpengine.com\/iran-collection\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T08:49:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T12:49:36","slug":"iran-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/collections\/iran-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"The Architectural Treasures of Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"

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To paraphrase the introduction of a popular economics textbook: \u201cArchitecture is building design under conditions of scarcity.\u201d With international sanctions having loomed over anything built in Iran during the past ten years, the idea of shortage, limits and isolation becomes an interesting lens through which we can examine a project.<\/p>\n

For some, it is overt: the SIPAN and Kahrizak residential buildings began as abandoned construction ventures, which were then referred to the studios of RYRA and CAAT. Others, such as the Villa in Darvishabad, hark back to a time when \u201cinternational influence\u201d meant different things \u2014 in this case the purity of Le Corbusier. One can also observe an inward turn to the region\u2019s architectural heritage, as in the ornamental windows of the Shahkaram Office building or the resurgence of stone cladding. As these sanctions have defined Iran, its architects have risen to the challenge.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Rai Studio<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 Rai Studio<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 Rai Studio<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

Villa in Darvishabad<\/b><\/a> by Rai Studio<\/a>, Darvishabad, Iran<\/p>\n

There is more than a little Corbu in Rai Studio\u2019s Villa in Darvishabad. Most strikingly, the house sits proudly on center-mounted pilotis \u2014 but this isn\u2019t the only homage to the Five Points of Architecture. The interior plan is open and flexible, there is a large roof terrace, and the fa\u00e7ade is free from load-bearing responsibilities. All that\u2019s missing is the horizontal band of windows!<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Ali Daghigh<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 Boozhgan Architectural Studio<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 Boozhgan Architectural Studio<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

Asef Office Building<\/b><\/a> by Boozhgan Architectural Studio<\/a>, Tehran, Iran<\/p>\n

The front of the Asef Office Building is defined by its sun blinds: these chevron-shaped aggregations give shade and act as balcony railings and as plant containers for what will one day be a verdant fa\u00e7ade.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 RYRA Studio<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 RYRA Studio<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

SIPAN Residential Building<\/b><\/a> by RYRA Studio<\/a>, Tehran, Iran<\/p>\n

Of the myriad reasons to appreciate the SIPAN Residential Building, two stand out in particular. Firstly, the project was referred to RYRA after the structural elements had already been completed, making it as much about adaptation as it is about design prowess. Secondly, the material of stone is associated chiefly with the ancient monuments of Iran, which makes the decision to reintroduce it with a contemporary vocabulary all the more important.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Parham Taghioff<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 Parham Taghioff<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 Parham Taghioff<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

Kahrizak Residential Building 01<\/b><\/a> by CAAT Architecture studio<\/a>, Kahrizak, Iran<\/p>\n

Like the SIPAN building, the Kahrizak Residential Building was not built ex novo \u2013 it grew from two stories of an aborted apartment complex in the poorest southern reach of Tehran. CAAT Architecture Studio expanded the existing structure vertically and added a grid to the fa\u00e7ade, the apertures of which were filled with one of 21 brick expressions.<\/p>\n

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Shahkaram Office Building<\/b><\/a> by Hooman Balazadeh, Kalaj, Iran<\/p>\n

The face of the Shahkaram Office building is an exercise in playful modulation. The 14 floors have been grouped into seven rows of giant squares (featuring two different types of decorative Iranian Orosi windows), which have been cut and rearranged.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Reza Najafian<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 Reza Najafian<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 Reza Najafian<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

Afsharian\u2019s House<\/b><\/a> by ReNa Design<\/a>, Kermanshah, Iran<\/p>\n

While admiring the handsomely cloven fa\u00e7ade, we must bear in mind that this, in fact, represents only three-fifths of a house. Floors four and five, which will elongate the already dramatic front, are to be added when the two children of the house-builders reach adulthood.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Boozhgan Architectural Studio<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 Boozhgan Architectural Studio<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 Boozhgan Architectural Studio<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

Baranoosh Residential Building<\/b><\/a> by Boozhgan Architectural Studio<\/a>, Tehran, Iran<\/p>\n

The Baranoosh Residential building features a number of interesting details: the fluttering grid of the stone cladding, for instance, or the balcony railings that appear uniform yet are unique for each apartment. A particular favorite is the moment when a fa\u00e7ade piece has been deliberately omitted to make way for a planter.<\/p>\n

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