Babak Abdolghafari
In the land of Khour, where the sun shines bright, There lies a garden, a paradise of delight nestled in the mountains, to explore, its stories to be told. Khour For ages, the land of the sun, or “Khour”, has been the place of striving to withstand the scorching sun. The inhabitants of this plateau have always been concerned with establishing a fundamental for their lives, and their struggle against the environment is a testament to their awareness. It’s a wonder what inspires their reverence for this place that they name it after the sun; the same sun serving as the greatest restraining force for their existence. From another view, the qualitative experience of light that shines upon the Iranian plateau is the foundation of spatial understanding that has always rested in the collective unconscious; while leaving a trail of its presence in the sparks of flame as a symbol, light shapes beliefs, religions, and society’s bind, from ancient times to today. Thus, the architecture of this area serves to deflect the excessive heat, yet embrace the light as one; as a delicate boundary between heat and light: where controlling heat fosters a realm for human life and, on the other hand, light is welcomed to spark imagination in our experienced world! Persian Garden The notion of a Persian garden is like a carpet in the frame of a paradise, and mankind is the center of attention, riding on a royal throne like a king who rules over it. His place is no house, no villa, but rather a mansion in the garden of paradise overlooking all eight directions, through which his presence can be definitely recognized in the center. And two other directions remain the earth and the sky; What goes within the heart of the earth, they know, for their feet and bodies can feel its flow. And what is above, they see in a blue-mirror-like surface of the water reflecting the sky into a pond within his heart and carpeting the throne with dreams from afar. So, nothing else outside the garden of paradise is left to seek, for it’s a paradise beyond imagination.
Bagh-e-Khour
Asia-Oceania
Future (Concept) Project
Hashtgerd / Iran
2022
Babak Abdolghafari was born in 1989 in Talesh, near the Caspian Sea where he was inspired by its wonders in his aesthetic art journey. Babak started his professional career in 2009 by teaming up with numerous award-winning architects and also collaborated with well-known architects of metropolitan Tehran. In 2015 he ended his collaborations and continued to work on his architecture practice and art atelier, Babak arch. house. During his professional career, he has also taught several academic courses in different institutes and universities. Starting in 2012, he held two concurrent positions as a workshop instructor at the Tumo Center For Creative Technologies and Building Information Modeling (BIM), and tutorial courses at the National University of Architecture And Construction of Armenia (NUACA). He also collaborated with Los Angeles-based architect and associate of Frank Gehry & Partners, Narineh Mirzaeian, as an assistant for the workshop Exploratory Form.
Natalie Ishoonejadian-Project architect&Illustration Assistant Kiyanoush Sheydaie-Developer Forough Seyyedi-CG Artist Mona Afrazi-Interior Mojgan Moradi-Developer Fateme Shahrestani-Developer Mashi Omidi-Structure Iraj Latifi-Mechanical Lili Hasanzadeh-Electrical Photographer Name *: Babak arch. House
Babak arch. House
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2A Continental Architectural Awards
Average rating: 6 reviews
Anonymous
Oct 30, 2023
Concept and Practicality Balance: 6
Innovativeness: 6
Climate Responsiveness: 8
Anonymous
Oct 16, 2023
Concept and Practicality Balance: 7
Innovativeness: 6
Climate Responsiveness: 7
b.lenhardt
Oct 12, 2023
Concept and Practicality Balance: 6
Innovativeness: 5
Climate Responsiveness: 3
1413794236
Oct 6, 2023
Concept and Practicality Balance: 8
Innovativeness: 7
Climate Responsiveness: 7
gisela.loehlein
Oct 6, 2023
Concept and Practicality Balance: 9
Innovativeness: 8
Climate Responsiveness: 9
architecture masterpiece developed along the lines of a Persian miniature painting
sandra
Oct 6, 2023
Concept and Practicality Balance: 8
Innovativeness: 7
Climate Responsiveness: 6
an intriguing project well done