Embassy of Iran in Amman, Jordan
Client: IR Iran Foreign Ministry · Design & design director: Mohammadreza Ghaneie · Total built area: 1,200 m² · Start date: November 2003 · Contractor: Almeghdadi & Partners
The site is located on one of the western hills of the city of Amman, known as Jabal Amman. The favorable climate and urban character of the area, including the sloping terrain to the south, wind patterns, and mild weather, are among the positive qualities that make this site well-suited for the embassy.
The designers endeavored to fulfill both internal functional requirements and communal needs while creating pleasant, well-proportioned, and architecturally refined spaces that openly and safely introduce Iranian culture. The design harmonizes diverse elements and cubic volumes with shared visual characteristics, arranged linearly along a single axis connected by logical spatial relationships. This composition creates a robust whole whose geometric order evokes associations with larger-scale urban forms in the viewer mind.
In general, the complex consists of two starting and ending points: the tall embassy building at a height of 15 meters to the north, and a shorter southern section at a height of approximately 7 meters to the south. The embassy complex and its current sections are enclosed by walls and mesh barriers on certain sides, and horizontal metal lines at regular intervals are stretched across it, creating a shield-like surface for security purposes. These horizontal lines twist and become two-layered in some areas, creating an overlap effect that provides a special covering for internal spaces while maintaining visual connection to the outside.
The enclosure of space plays an important visual role in the circulation system and the network of connections and guidance, such that during movement, the facade and interior spaces of the complex are gradually revealed, providing a complete picture of the internal spaces. The design achieves a contemporary sensibility while maintaining humility, ease of navigation combined with the excitement of discovery, all appropriate to the subject of an embassy, with the eastern spatial quality preserving privacy and maintaining appropriate scale in relation to the surrounding context.