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A House of Niches / Ayeneh Office

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Architects:Ayeneh Office
Location:Najafabad, Iran
ArchitectInCharge:Ali Dehghani & Ali Soltani & Atefeh Karbasi
DesignAssistant:Sepideh Shariatmadari
Area:307.0 sqm
Year:2013
Photographs:Hossein Farahani

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Graphics:Mahla Ebrahimpour
Client:Mohammad Ali Payandeh
Fromthearchitect.Today,twothingsstandouttoapasserbywhowalksinNajafAbad:
numerousnichesinthebodyofthecityandpinetreesrosefromoldhouses.Inthese

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However,thelastbodiesoftheinnermostroomsofthehouses,i.e,bodiesfullofniches
aresorrowsforthealleys.Ithasbeenaninsidethathastakenalookoutsideafter
maybeacentury.Anoutsidethatweallknowhasashortlifelikethehouse.Every
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Ahouseofnicheshasamemoryofthosehouses.Thistime,anoutsidehasentered
insidethecitytobecompleted.Thehousewassupposedtobesimpleandcheap,fora
familyoffourwithaunitupstairsforguests,atthecenterofalowlyingneighborhoodfull
oftwoarchedoldhousesspecialtoNajafAbadnexttooneofthem.

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Twosmallcubicsfacingawallfullofnicheshavedevelopedtheoverallcontent.The
easternwallnexttotheneighborissetfreefromthehouse.
Thisseparationallowstheeasternentranceintothebodytobemadeandsolvesthe
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showitselftotheinsideofthehousefromeverywhere.Anopenandfullyprivatespaceis
providedintheinsidethecozyroofisprotectedfromtheeyesoftheneighborsand
finally,anelementiscreatedfortheintroversionofmodernhouses.Thistime,itchallenges
theemptystripalongtheland,andtheruleofbuilding60%andsetting40%ofopenspace
andinvitesthemorninglighttoalloftherooms,thekitchen,thelivingroom,thehall,the
roof,andtheroomupstairslikeayardattheheartofthehouse.
Thewallupgradesthecorridortospacewithdeepnichesanditsnearbyopenpath.
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Nowhereinthehouseisemptyofwallsfullofniches.Nichesthatarenothiddeninside

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HVosough 18daysago

Greatprojectinexteriorformandinteriorspaces.However,inthe
picturesofthehousetwoissuesareannoying:Howtowaterpotsof
plantsthatareveryhighinthatbeautifulwall.Inadditionthebigsizeof
thewindowsseemstobeabitdifferentfromthenormalsizeofthosein
theneighborhood,whichmaybeinappropriatebasedonclimatic
conditions.
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aa 18daysago

verygoodproject,goodtransitionandnicefinishingaccordingtothe
context
butwhatdoesreallyemphasizeswhitecolor?
context,sunshineorjustthegraphics?
Ithinkthiswhitereallymakestheprojectnottomergewiththesite
unfortunately
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az>aa 17daysago

mergingwiththesiteinhumanscaledoesnotaffectedthat
pictureyousawwasfromabove.
whitewallsareineverywhereintownandthiswhitewallissync
withtown
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aa>az 16daysago

Althoughthisisdesigner'schoice
butIthinkcolorshavemeaning,andwhitedoesn'tfitwith
thetextIreadabouttheproject,atleastaswholebodyof
thebuilding

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