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Tunnel-like villa is enhanced by reversed arch elements to define intricate courtyard in Iran

Iran Architecture News - Nov 07, 2024 - 12:24   2051 views

Tunnel-like villa is enhanced by reversed arch elements to define intricate courtyard in Iran

Tehran-based architecture practice Next Office has designed a villa that plays with a stack of volumes to create an intricate courtyard in the center in Lavasan, Iran.

Named The Central Courtyard Villa, the 734-square-metre villa comprises linear, tunnel-like, and reversed-arch volumes that connect each other, creating different vistas.

Tunnel-like villa is enhanced by reversed arch elements to define intricate courtyard in Iran

Image © Reza Nasseri

An elaborate three-dimensional central courtyard is created in the Central Courtyard project by a tunnel/bar structure with a continuous arrangement of stacked arches. Different levels of permeability can be seen in this courtyard's floor - through the pool, walls, which open to opposing views, and sky.

Tunnel-like villa is enhanced by reversed arch elements to define intricate courtyard in Iran

Images © Parham Taghioff

At the center of the mass is a courtyard formed by the intersection of two L-shaped elements, both in plan and section. 

This three-dimensional central courtyard, in contrast to its predecessors, is connected to the outside on multiple levels and creates different levels of enclosure, privacy, and layers within the space through different configurations. 

Tunnel-like villa is enhanced by reversed arch elements to define intricate courtyard in Iran

Images © Parham Taghioff

Tunnel-like villa is enhanced by reversed arch elements to define intricate courtyard in Iran

Images © Parham Taghioff

Tunnel-like villa is enhanced by reversed arch elements to define intricate courtyard in Iran

Images © Parham Taghioff

Tunnel-like villa is enhanced by reversed arch elements to define intricate courtyard in Iran

Images © Parham Taghioff

Tunnel-like villa is enhanced by reversed arch elements to define intricate courtyard in Iran

Images © Parham Taghioff

Tunnel-like villa is enhanced by reversed arch elements to define intricate courtyard in Iran

Images © Parham Taghioff

Tunnel-like villa is enhanced by reversed arch elements to define intricate courtyard in Iran

Images © Parham Taghioff

Tunnel-like villa is enhanced by reversed arch elements to define intricate courtyard in Iran

Images © Reza Nasseri

Tunnel-like villa is enhanced by reversed arch elements to define intricate courtyard in Iran

Images © Reza Nasseri

Tunnel-like villa is enhanced by reversed arch elements to define intricate courtyard in Iran

Images © Reza Nasseri

Tunnel-like villa is enhanced by reversed arch elements to define intricate courtyard in Iran

Images © Reza Nasseri

Tunnel-like villa is enhanced by reversed arch elements to define intricate courtyard in Iran

Images © Reza Nasseri

Tunnel-like villa is enhanced by reversed arch elements to define intricate courtyard in Iran

Ground floor plan

Tunnel-like villa is enhanced by reversed arch elements to define intricate courtyard in Iran

First floor plan

Tunnel-like villa is enhanced by reversed arch elements to define intricate courtyard in Iran

Second floor plan

Tunnel-like villa is enhanced by reversed arch elements to define intricate courtyard in Iran

Parallel drawing

Next Office released design for a new mixed-use tower in Shiraz, Iran. 

Next Office was founded by Alireza Taghaboni in 2009. Alireza Taghaboni is one of well known architects of Iranian architecture. He won the 2018 Royal Academy Dorfman Award, one of the most prestigious prizes in the field of architecture in 2018.

Project facts

Project name: The Central Courtyard Villa

Architects: Next Office 

Office name: NextOffice

Completion Year: 2024

Gross Built Area (m2/ ft2): 734 m2

Project Location: Lavasan, Iran

Building Function: Residential (Villa)

Lead Architects: Alireza Taghaboni

Top image in the article © Neel Studio.

All images © Parham Taghioff, Reza Nasseri, Neel Studio.

All drawings © Next Office.

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