Sepandar Looleh Office

NAPP Architects (Shabnam Khezeli, Mehrad Habibi) + Abadman Studio (Ali Adib) Location: Tehran, Iran Date: 2024 Area: 100 sqm Status: Completed Client: Mohammad Reza Ashouri Structure: Mohammad Ali Panahi Mechanical Engineering: Behfar Vaziri Electrical Engineering: Behrad Vaziri Construction Team: Arash Salemi, Ehsan Polous, Behrouz Polous Photo: Mehrad Habibi, Ali Mirshafi This project responds to the need for high-quality work and living spaces in an environment characterized by instability and rapid, unpredictable changes. It is an environment that demands flexibility and adaptability to endure. The main challenge of the project lay in the integration of aesthetic values with functional and infrastructural aspects. In contexts such as Tehran’s Iron Market, such concerns are rarely prioritized and often remain unaddressed. Additional complexity arose from tight timeframes, the limited scale of on-site construction, and the client’s requirement for a structure capable of relocation, expansion, and future modification. Transforming second-hand shipping containers into a workspace likely offered a solution that created shared value for the client, the architects, the environment, and the industrial context of the area. A 16 by 6-meter section of an open warehouse was allocated for the new building. An old prefab unit was already being used as an office on this part of the site. a common practice in the region. Considering the dimensions and proportions of the available site, two 40-foot containers and one 20-foot container were arranged to form a T-shaped connecting corridor. This configuration allowed for the efficient division of work areas and ensured effective circulation and access throughout the space. The 20-foot container housed service spaces such as the kitchen, restroom, and mechanical rooms, while the two 40-foot containers accommodated the main work areas.