In Search of Lost Yard – 1

In Search of Lost Yard – 1 Architect: Modaam Architects (Sanaz Ghaemmaghami, Mojtaba M. Zaheri) Location: Tehran, Iran Date: 2015 Area: 12 sqm Status: Compeleted Client: Mr. Kardanpour Construction: Sazeh Sadr Photo: Alireza Behpour Awards: Honorable Mention of 8th Iranian Interior Architecture Award (1394) in Residential Buildings Category Dictionaries are the books of forgotten words and forgetful societies leave more words to these forgotten books, day by day. Megalopolises are the cruel initiators of this forgetfulness; They fade joyful words in their daily commotion, words like Garden, House, and Yard. And We – the inevitable residents of these large cities – search these words in our everyday envies. “In search of lost yard” is a hopeful attempt to recall these “yards” which are lost among the municipal codes, parking ramps and the gray mass of buildings. Accepting the building codes and resuming the sustainable architecture and urbanism principles, we try to improve the fragile situation of the environment and revive the memory of forgotten yards of Tehran wherever it’s possible, on the roofs, in the patios or on the terraces. Then gradually, we can see tall trees everywhere with children playing and families having good time in these small gardens. If this dream comes true, there will be less heat island, less environmental crisis and less children growing older without the memory of playing in a green yard.