The Abshenasan Building, designed by Bahram Shokouhian, was shortlisted at the 3rd Memar Award (2003). This commercial building demonstrates Shokouhian's characteristic approach of honest materiality and structural expression. The brick-and-steel composition features a clear structural grid with exposed steel connections, large industrial-scale windows that flood the interiors with natural light, and a straightforward plan organization.
The building's brick facade with its articulated steel framing creates a robust industrial aesthetic that the jury found compelling in its directness and absence of pretension. Interior spaces feature open stairwells, generous ceiling heights, and an honest display of structural and mechanical systems that contribute to the building's character.