Bekhradi hotel, Morteza Bekhradi

Project Name: Bekhradi’s Historical House / Function: Residential / Office: Engineer Bekhradi’s Office / Lead Architects: Morteza Bekhradi, Hamid Mehrali/ Design Team: Hamid Reza Bekhradi, Alborz Bekhradi / Interior Design: Morteza Bekhradi / Client: Engineer Morteza Bekhradi / Executive Engineer: Mohsen Pishro / Lighting: Mr.Kianpour / Mechanical Installations Engineer: Majid Naderzadeh / Mechanical Structure: Water heater and split / Structure: Clay and Mud / Location: No.56, Darvazeh No Sq., Sonbolestan St., Abdorazagh Ave. / Total Land Area: 700m2 / Area of Construction: 500m2 / Date: 2000 to 2005 / Photographer: Farid Khodarahmi
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Four hundred year-old Bekhradi Hotel
In the traditional context of Isfahan, there are many houses belong to the Safavid, Qajar and, Pahlavi I eras. The four-hundred-year-old Bekhradi house remains from Safavid dynasty and has been restored and converted to a residential-tourist space. The construction of the Bakhradi house began in the 11th century AH and in later periods additions were created for it. This house that was formerly called Jamshidifar, was purchased and renovated by the private sector in 2000 and was renamed as Bakhradi House. In 2003, the Bakhradi House was registered in the list of national monuments under the number 9088.
Bakhredi house has a main entrance on the north side and a secondary entrance on the south. The secondary entry is in fact the staff or service entry which doesn’t have the formal design of the main entrance. During the restoration a vestibule had been created in this space that served as a space divider. In the main plan, after the vestibule space, there was a corridor towards the courtyard, which after restoration, was allocated to the kitchen. The main courtyard of the house is a rectangle and has a basin in the middle, which is similar to the Safavid basins in the shape of a rectangle, but during the Qajar period it transformed into the current shape. The main hall of this house is a rectangular on the north, which was originally built for reception and after renovation is used for the same purpose. The two rooms on the first floor have two covered porches and their ceilings have arches for providing natural light and better views. The doors of the upper suites, which are the main doors of this house, were restored with sycamore wood. The only space of the house that remains intact is the basement, which was originally used as a reception and living room, although recently has been converted into a large room with separate bathrooms. The building as a whole is very simple and pure without many decorative elements and its simplicity and purity have been preserved during the restoration. The renovation and restoration of Bakhredi House had a positive effect on the neighborhood and its traditional context.
In addition to this house, the neighborhood and the surrounding environs were somewhat revived. The revitalization of the house was so well received that the lack of space for tourists became apparent very soon; therefore a plan was made to expand the building. In the implementation of the new plan, the two houses adjacent to the main building which belong to the Qajar period and had been completely destroyed, were revived and joined the existing historical site. Although the Bakhradi House was built during the Safavid dynasty, today it was renovated and reused as a result of Morteza Bakhradi and Isfahan’s traditional architects efforts.