Facade design sets the face of a building for many years. At Moein Tavasoli Architecture Studio, the facade is part of the whole design and is never drawn apart from the plan, the climate or the interior. This page gathers the studio’s work and writing on facades.
Facade design as part of the architecture
The studio is based in Tehran and works on architecture, villas, residential buildings, interior design and renovation. We design for clients across Iran, but we only build in Tehran and the north of the country.
In this work we usually look at:
- How the facade fits the massing and plan of the building
- Climate, sun direction and the need for shade
- Durable materials that are easy to maintain
- How the facade connects with the interior and the entrance
Related articles
Our articles are written in Persian. They can help you before you start a project:
- A facade that should still look good in twenty years
- Modern facades and the grammar of simplicity
- Ten items to ask about before a facade contract
- Facade cost when renovating an old building
- Avant-garde facades
Facades in our villa and residential projects
You can see the facades of the studio’s villas and residential buildings on the villa design and residential pages. In those projects, the facade was designed together with the whole building. For the link between facade and interior, also see the interior design page.
What you need to start a project
For an existing building, prepare photos of the current facade, any drawings you have and a short note on its problems. For a new building, we need the architectural drawings, or at least the plan and dimensions. The design fee depends on the size and complexity of the work and is given after we review this information.
For a general overview, see the Wikipedia entry on facades. To talk about facade design for your building, please use the contact section.