Shahriar Izadi was born in 1951 in Shiraz. Continued his education in United States, entered Architectural school and after finishing courses in urban design, graduated in 1981. He started his carrier with the design of an urban service center in Tehran, after which he devoted two years, to carpentry, design and construction of furniture, which for him, was a return to the attractions of industrial design, recapturing his interests during studying years. He then entered private sector housing design renovation projects and finally in years 1989-90 set up the Talaii-Izadi office with collaboration of Esmail Talaii and started a new phase of his professional carrier. Since 1994-95, Izadi, continuing his carrier individually, has become one of the architects having the opportunity to design and construct various works in different parts of the country.
For Izadi, design is finding a solution for a specific problem. Small or big, partial or global are of the same value for Izadi, implying only different approaches. Thus one can see a wide range of projects, from the design of a bench and table to architectural design, and from solving construction details to design of corners of urban space in his works.
Izadi regards architecture as sculpture on a human scale. For him, architecture is a way of life in which work and emotion mixes together.
Enghelab Club
This complex of indoors sports facilities, including commercial and recreational spaces with an area of 84000 square meters, with an artificial lake, restaurants, children play ground, pools and Iranian style landscaping.
Vakilabad Complex - Mashhad
The residential-recreational complex of Vakilabad in Mashhad consists of hotel, shopping centres, restaurants, amphi-theatre, multi-purpose halls, sports and recreational saloons, with a total area of 20 000 square meters. The main idea of the design of this project, which is under construction, now, was inspired by the ancient Caravanserais of Khorasan.
Book City
Tehran’s chain bookshops, known as Book City, were designed on a modular basis to offer simplicity, high-speed construction, and low construction costs. Over 40 branches were planned. Main features of the design are as follows:
1- Adaptation capability to different land sizes and different topographical conditions
2- Use of glass walls, which as a symbol of vitrines could create direct and transparent contact between the interior and the passing by pedestrians
Hashemi’s Residence
With this design, the usually deserted space of the roofs, was transformed into a small garden with a small pool and repose spaces.
Transforming Two Storehouses Into A Residential Space
One of these storehouses, with an area of 140 square meters was designed for an architectural office with all the necessary furniture and equipments.
Another storehouse with a surface of 160 meters was transformed into a three-bedroom residence. The interior furniture and finishing were completely designed and built.
Yazdanfar’s Residence
A Residential unit that has been renewated in Talaii - Izadi Architectural office.
Dabiri’s Residence
The issue was to expand an old house and to transform a two-residential unit building into three separate apartments. The challenge was to design a suitable space for three independent residences, while providing enough daylight and independent entrances for each.
Charlie Chaplin Cinema
The Charlie cinema was located in the old slaughterhouse of Tehran, renovated and changed into a cultural centre. The site had an area of 1200 square meters, and the cinema was built in 94 days. One of the features of this building is its mobile ceiling, which provides a suitable space for summer performances.
This project was a product of Talaii-Izadi Architectural Office.
Vanak Sports & Recreational Center
This center is located in an old garden with a surface of 15000 square meters, and comprises of an amphi-theatre, library, restaurant and teahouse, sports facilities including swimming pool, Jacuzzi and sauna bath. The execution of the project was also carried out by the Talaii-Izadi office in three daily working shifts, in a three years period.
Industrial design
Folio 26 carries only plates — studies for furniture, lamps and chairs. The magazine prints no text beside them in either language.
Presidential Pavilion, Mehrabad Airport, Tehran
The existing building was completely renovated and extended double its original size. In this work an effort is seen to present constructional elements of Iranian-Islamic culture. All of the interior design and decoration of the building were carried out by the design team, and its construction was supervised and carried out in less than two years by Talaii-Izadi Office.
