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Residential Architecture · 2016

Villa Safadasht

A garden villa organised along a single passage axis: two ground-floor wings — public west and semi-private east — are split by an open central void and rejoined above by a first-floor bridge of private rooms, ending at a pavilion and pool.

Villa Safadasht at dusk — the Esparakhon stone facade and the pool on the garden axis

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Project file

  • Location: Baghestan-e-Kushk, Karaj, Iran
  • Architecture: Kamran Heirati Architects
  • Lead architect: Kamran Heirati
  • Award: First place, Memar Award 2016
  • Site area: 2,400 m²
  • Ground floor: 350 m²
  • First floor: 370 m²
  • Ancillary spaces: 380 m²
  • Programme: Residential villa
  • Structure: Post-tensioned concrete slabs

Design evolution

The villa is organised as a single garden axis. Two ground-floor wings — public to the west, semi-private to the east — are divided by an open central passage and rejoined above by a first-floor bridge of private rooms, so movement, daylight and views stay connected from the entrance to the pavilion and pool.

Plans and sections

Villa Safadasht Ground Floor — Schematic Plan
Ground Floor — Schematic Plan · English editorial redraw
Villa Safadasht First Floor — Schematic Plan
First Floor — Schematic Plan · English editorial redraw
Villa Safadasht Long Section — Schematic
Long Section — Schematic · English editorial redraw

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