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Finalists — Individual Dwellings
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Location: Gachu Village, Qeshm Island · Built area: 100 m² · Site area: 400 m² · Photo: Mohammad Hassan Ettefagh
A House Looking to the Sea, Qeshm
Kooshk Office — Arash Khodadad, Samane Yarahmadi, Pouria Ameri
Gachu village is quietly on the verge of expansion. The influx of capital is creating unbalanced development, visible in the incongruous architecture of Qeshm and Hormuz. The project's three guiding principles were: providing an appropriate model for village fabric expansion using simplified construction for local labor; emphasizing local patterns and techniques to reduce energy consumption; and avoiding any incongruous presence while maintaining visual tranquility through simple references to the village's traditional architecture.
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Location: Kelarabad, Amirdasht Township · Built area: 1,200 m² · Site area: 2,550 m² · Photo: Mohammad Hassan Ettefagh
Villa No. 268, Mazandaran
SABK Design Group — Hoda Sharifian, Mohammad Hozhabri
Given the special position of the land beside the township's forest road, the villa was designed as a linear, elongated structure facing the park. The glass walls on both the east and west sides make the entire width of the land perceptible, effectively making the hall an extension of the grounds. By placing the indoor pool as an extension of the outdoor pool, an L-shaped plan was created that provides greater enclosure for the central courtyard.
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Location: Royan, Ab Pari Road · Built area: 1,050 m² · Site area: 3,500 m² · Photo: Deed Studio
9 Villa Units in Tika Town, Mazandaran
Chenaran Architecture Studio — Hamid Bagheri, Marzie Rezaei
This project is the simultaneous design and construction of 9 villas as an integrated whole. Budget constraints, attention to vernacular architecture, and small plot sizes determined the strategy. The single-story, two-bedroom villas with symmetrical pitched roofs form a cohesive urban edge, with each pair creating a symmetrical two-sided pitched roof using white cement facades for a simple, economical, and pleasant result.
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Location: Aghdassiyeh Village, Alborz Province · Built area: 200 m² · Site area: 1,300 m² · Photo: Mohammad Hassan Ettefagh
A House Between Two Walnuts, Alborz
Kav Architects — Taraneh Iranpour, Shayan Seif
The two ancient walnut trees were the most valuable elements on the site. The building mass was placed between them, with transparency increasing near the trees. The building extends along the axis of the walnuts with surfaces like arms embracing them. A courtyard at roof level allows walking from one walnut to another. Life in the house was divided into transparent (public, with glass and cement) and solid (private, with cut mountain stone) sections.
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Location: 20 km southeast of Shiraz · Built area: 110 m² · Site area: 1,000 m² · Photo: Arash Akhtaran
Villa B-Neshat, Shiraz
Chenin Studio — Mohamad Moazeni
The Story of Five Walls and the Space Between Them. Choosing load-bearing masonry as the project's tectonics was the main strategy. The wall element, using brick, activates load-bearing while serving as the main facade in both interior and exterior. The extension of walls and their free movement transform the villa from an inactive box into an active space between walls, enabling maximum use of open and semi-open spaces while controlling sunlight and privacy.