Baghjanat House in Abbas Abad, Isfahan, is designed on a plot of approximately 100 square meters. Within the dense urban fabric of Isfahan, designing a home on such a small parcel presents a fundamental challenge: how can one provide a desirable quality of life within a limited space?
The designer's answer to this question is the creation of a semi-transparent wooden screen on the main facade. This screen acts as an architectural veil: from the outside, it preserves the home's privacy, while from within, it admits light and air into the interior spaces. The wooden texture of the facade casts shifting patterns of light and shadow across the interior, creating a different experience of natural light throughout the day.
The spatial organization of the house unfolds across several elevation levels, each dedicated to a specific function. These level differences, while introducing spatial variety, also help to visually separate the public and private areas of the home.
Baghjanat House demonstrates that good architecture does not necessarily require abundant space; with intelligent design and attention to detail, even small plots can host high-quality environments.