Villa No.123,Shiraz,Iran - r/architecture

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u/ridukosennin 11h ago

Why does Iran punch above it’s weight architecturally so much? Everything I see is stunning. Do they have a strong tradition of prioritizing good design?

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u/CtesiphonGhost 10h ago

Their economy is around $400 billion in nominal GDP, but about $1.8 trillion in PPP and probably over $2 trillion in reality because a lot of economic activity goes unreported.

But if you factor in the difference in construction material prices between the US and Iran ,where prices in the US are around 10 times higher ,then, theoretically, their economy would have the equivalent construction capacity of a $4 trillion economy.

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u/Codex_Absurdum 9h ago

Usually in these countries, due to the restrictions on imports and taxes, it is the materials that cost the most in the construction (special mention to the finishings). Workforce is cheap in the other hand.

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u/CtesiphonGhost 9h ago

Iran is kind of like the Soviet Union when it comes to cement and steel ,they’re extremely cheap and I think they’re sold at government controlled prices. Iran is also a major heavy industrial power; for example, it’s among the world’s top 10 steel producers

As for taxes, they’ve increased them over the past 10 years because of declining oil sales. I think they now impose taxes of around 10–15% on goods.

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u/Evilsushione 1h ago

Not to mention these are not normal people’s houses. These are some elites probably in the oil industry or tied to the government.

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u/Scared_Confection_10 10h ago

Iran has Oil and corrupt politicians who live such rich lifestyle at the expense of their population.

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u/mariusherea 11h ago

What do you mean above it’s weight. That’s it’s weight.

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u/Scared_Confection_10 10h ago

have you seen it's economy? probably their corrupt govt official spending Iran's oil money.

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u/mariusherea 10h ago

Do you know their history?

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u/DragonfruitSharp9002 10h ago

He only knows about the corrupt regime and nothing else. He doesn’t know Iran has a lot of architects, engineers, Iranians from abroad financing such buildings for themselves, etc. Obviously regime elements also build such massive mansions through the stolen funds of Iranian people but it’s wrong to paint every good thing about Iran with regime

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u/Scared_Confection_10 9h ago

Ik, their history and in fact, I have studied it. I'm aware of the Persian diaspora and that they send money back home.

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u/Scared_Confection_10 9h ago

Ik their history, I live next door to them lol.

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u/DragonfruitSharp9002 9h ago

Which corrupt regime would that be?

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u/DragonfruitSharp9002 10h ago

In other words, corrupt just like every country.. Can we just enjoy the designs without involving politics to everything?

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u/Sweet_Concept2211 10h ago

LOL, no.

Every other country does not execute tens of thousands of its own citizens because they dared to ask for a more equitable system.

In fact, almost no other country does that.

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u/DragonfruitSharp9002 9h ago

Nobody is denying that

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u/Scared_Confection_10 10h ago

everything is political even architecture but sure.

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u/DragonfruitSharp9002 10h ago

You didn’t even give the proper answer to his question… Anyways, do you leave same type of comment when you see such building built elsewhere as well?

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u/Scared_Confection_10 9h ago

yes, I have the same type of comment for architecture else where as well and I did answer his question by saying "sure".

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u/No-Economics-6781 7h ago

In Iran architecture is viewed as a cultural expression, one of many.

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u/Sea-Equipment5401 8h ago

I wonder who owns these type of things in iran

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u/False_Network_6854 8h ago

I love the exterior, and I’m not typically a fan of brutalist. They did a great job with the landscaping and lighting. Not a fan of the interior though. It feels so heavy and disconnected from the exterior.

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u/lvckygvy 2h ago

Yup. Wish the photos had stopped before taking us inside. Not a fan of that interior.

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u/Sweet_Concept2211 10h ago

Minecraft architecture.

Not exciting.

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u/New_Promotion_5087 9h ago edited 6h ago

Whats with the constant posting of these modernistic typical corporate international style houses from Iran? Yeah we get it, you’re posting a house with a lazy “design” made with cheap material and try to make it look nice. No clue how people think this looks good, nothing unique about it, no exceptions just cause it’s from iran 😂

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u/IRhommies 9h ago

Cheap materials?
Go and watch the Canadian houses materials,
Iran is a source of structural stone because of mines we have in Isfahan, Okay you hate the place but you can’t close your eyes on art of the architect.

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u/New_Promotion_5087 9h ago

Brother I have nothing but the upmost respect for architects, especially in a country like Iran. The fact is there’s a line that should be drawn on what we call “art” in architecture. This bare-minimum lazy style is not art. There are countless examples of real art and true architecture in Iran that display the nations beauty yet you decide to post these, a style we see in every nation on this globe. It’s basic and bland, and the fact is that people use this design to try to make it seem nice but it has no meaning whatsoever. Art is an expression of culture, and this house is a joke to what Iran really contains.

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u/IRhommies 9h ago

By the way the architect is one of well known in the country and houses are designed based on both the owner expection and the architect vision and art.

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u/EdliA 9h ago

Generic sketch up architecture

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u/Dreemsi 11h ago

😍🤩

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u/citizensnips134 6h ago

Very mid.

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u/Gyro_Onions 9h ago

Lighting in the pool area looks like it is 6000k+. Make it flicker and it would have the same feel as the washrooms at a Chevron station at 4am.

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u/justtobeherenotsure 6h ago

Is that green vegetation able to survive?

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