Iran-Khorasan-‘ Derakhte Toot ’ Village’s SchoolThe school is located in a small village on the border between Iran and Afghanistan. Imagine a small village nestled in a mountain valley in the deep rugged mountains, where the sun is bright and the sky is clear blue on most days of the year. Life may be simple but hardworking is required to survive...
Project name
Derakhte Toot School
Architecture firm
Gelan Architects
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Twinmotion
Principal architect
Mohammad Kaafy, Mahtab Hasani
Visualization
Shayan Hoseini
Typology
Educational Architecture › School
Pardis is known for its tall, impersonal buildings and low-cost housing—formless boxes where life merely passes, not thrives. Structures that sink into the earth, severed from their surroundings, with an unbroken border between inside and out. All around is dust, dust, and more dust.
Project name
Bagh-e Irani Pardis Residential Complex
Architecture firm
Azno Design Studio
Location
Pardis, Tehran, Iran
Principal architect
Reza Habibi, Malihe Shirzad
Design team
Babak Moradi, Farnoosh Faraji, Sahar Rajab, Sajjad Shakeri, Masoud Poorjabar, Rana Mohammadian, Niloofar Kaffash, Sasan Khadami, Hossein Modab Safat, Zohreh Ahmadi, Atefe Soleimani, Yousef Sattari, Hanieh Aghamiyouni, Mana Majd, Elnaz Malekzadeh
Collaborators
Structural Engineers: Siavash Sedighi, Amin Tahmasbi, Alireza Raeisi; MEP Designers: Mojtaba Arabpour, Saeed Afshar
Client
Pardis Housing Investment Company
Typology
Residential › Apartments Complex
How can nature define a home? Here, it doesn’t just surround, it flows through. The house is an extension of the park: an earthen floor, a ceiling of sky. Stones float, branches divide, trees hold it up.
Architecture firm
Tetro Arquitetura
Location
São Paulo, Brazil
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Carlos Maia, Débora Mendes, Igor Macedo
Visualization
Tetro Arquitetura
Typology
Residential › House
With the advancement of technology, such as the development of quantum computers and the increasing progress of artificial intelligence, the potential for human influence on complex natural structures at the genetic and molecular level is growing every day.
Project name
Peace with nature
Architecture firm
Mahdi Eghbali
Principal architect
Mahdi Eghbali
XUNAN was born as a contemporary tribute to the ancient Mayan pyramids, reinterpreted through a minimalist and brutalist lens that harmonizes with the jungle. Its name — which means “noble lady” in the Mayan language — symbolizes the bond between the sacred, the natural, and the intimate.
Architecture firm
Veliz Arquitecto
Location
Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana
Design team
Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana
Visualization
Veliz Arquitecto
Typology
Residential › House
In the heart of Safavi Villa, a delightful contrast unfolds between the solidity of modern Brutalism and the unparalleled elegance of Safavid Iranian architecture. This is not merely a structure, but an embodiment of the daring fusion of two eras; a place where the decisive lines of exposed concrete.
Project name
Safavid Villa
Architecture firm
Norouzdesign Architecture Studio
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop, Flux Ai Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Mohammadreza Norouz
Collaborators
Visualization: Mohammadreza Norouz
Typology
Hospitality › Tourist Complex
A modern masterpiece carved where land meets sea. This villa on the shore of the Persian Gulf isn’t just a home—it’s a dream etched in green marble and kissed by coastal light. Crafted from single-piece green marble stones, the structure is both monolithic and organic.
Project name
Marble Ocean Villa
Architecture firm
Khatereh Bakhtyari Architect
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Khatereh Bakhtyari
Design team
Khatereh Bakhtyari Architect
Collaborators
Visualization: Khatereh Bakhtyari
Typology
Residential › Villa
At Glasshouse Bistro, architecture is not just about structure—it’s about creating an experience. Every element, from the glass block walls to the carefully curated color palette, is designed to enhance the atmosphere and make the space feel light, open, and refreshing.
Project name
Glasshouse Bistro
Architecture firm
Mozhgan Vaez
Location
Kish Island, Iran
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Mozhgan Vaez
Collaborators
Visualization: Mozhgan Vaez
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant, Café
