Sialk House, Vahid Nasimi

Project Name: Sialk House
Function: residential
Office: Nasim architecture office
Lead Architect: Vahid Nasimi
Design Team: Reza Nasimi, Zohreh Shahhosseini, Sara Soltanian
Interior Design: Vahid Nasimi
Client: Babak Haghpanah
Executive engineer: Vahid Nasimi, Saeed Hemmati
Mechanical Installations Engineer: Bahman Ghorani
Mechanical Structure: fan coil unit, chiller
Structural Engineer: Mostafa Shabkhan
Structure: concrete structure
Location: Amir Kabir St, Kashsn Total Land Area: 670 m2 / Area of Construction: 980 m2
Date: 2019- 2021
Photographer: Nafiseh Esmaeili, Ali Maghami
Email: v.nasimi@yahoo.com
Instagram: vahid__nasimi

Sialk House is located in Amir-Kabir axis road of Kashan, built on a 700 square meter land with a total built up area of 980 square meters. Due to the small width of the local passageways, the light-catching front on the alley side of the land has size limitation. The height of the windows had to comply with the municipal standards (O.K.B.), so the lighting should mostly be provided from the yard and only one front of the building.
The building has three levels (two floors on pilotis) and is designed as a duplex for a family of four.
On the ground floor, the lobby and the main entrance, parking and a living space, the latter with the ambience of a traditional Kashan howz-khaneh, have been designed and built in a completely modern way. “Howz-khaneh” originally was a large room in the basement of a traditional Iranian house with a small pond in the center.
The spaces of the first floor include drawing room, living room, kitchen and two bedrooms, and the second floor is comprised of three bedrooms, a small living room, a laundry room, and a terrace overlooking the yard.
The main living room is considered the most important part and the heart of the villa. The important points about this part of the building are the ceiling height creating a visual connection with the more private spaces on the upper floor and the kitchen on the first floor, as well as an exposed staircase, for vertical access.
The most significant point in the design is the accurate connection and correct placement of spaces for a comfortable life, achieved by considering and complying with the client’s wishes.
Two materials, stone and brick, are used in the façade, with brick as the dominant material. The brick was used in harmony with the climate of Kashan region and its white color accords to the client’s desire.