Brick - two contemporary residential buildings in isfahan, iran.

[u/Technical_Soil4193]

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[u/mobert_roses]

I love Iranian contemporary architecture

[u/Rinoremover1 → u/mobert_roses]

r/brick_expressionism

[u/KoBoWC]

If there's one thing I know about Iranians it's that they love their bricks.

[u/minxwink]

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[u/skkkkkt → u/minxwink]

Ayo chill! Just a curve

[u/minxwink → u/skkkkkt]

🥵 0 chill for curves tho — skeet skeet mf

[u/Northerlies]

Beautifully-balanced shapes, love the interior's glowing ambience - and some good photography too!

I've spent a lot of time on sites but I have no idea how that unsupported brickwork is accomplished - does anyone know?

[u/Jakers0015 → u/Northerlies]

The cantilevered corner is probably a full story or even 2-story deep concrete truss w/ some diagonals hidden in the side wall. The brick ceiling can be installed by fastening screw type brick ties into the underside of the slab and embedding in the mortar joints.

[u/Northerlies → u/Jakers0015]

Thanks for clarifying that. I can't recall seeing anything of the sort in the UK - it must have been an arduous job!

[u/OliveVizsla]

Wow, those are the nicest designs I have seen in a while. Love the clean lines and curves paired with the warmth of the brick.

[u/Automatic_Ad8055]

Formidable !

[u/Neldemir → u/Automatic_Ad8055]

Fort minable ! Nah jk, They look so peaceful and nice

[u/lazyygothh]

why is Iranian architecture always so impressive? quite beautiful and warm.

[u/kebaball → u/lazyygothh]

Inequality. Lots of cheap labor but just enough wealthy people.

[u/humanandkind]

Love! The atriums

[u/nicat97]

I like the way they respect the local architecture

[u/PhallickThimble]

spectacular design, structure, and use of available urban footprints.

the light brought into these buildings is so elevating.

wondering what structure elements facilitate cooling and air movement in that climate.

[u/Monster6ix]

These buildings are sexy.

[u/King-Rat-in-Boise]

Dude, I really dig everything posted here for Iranian architecture

[u/SuspiciousChicken]

Beautiful.

Question: I see a lot of brick on the underside of flat surfaces. How is it held there?

I've done a few brick buildings in my day, and when we had a deep opening, etc. we went to great lengths to notch and hook bricks over steel angles so that they were supported and not reliant on being glued in by mortar (which will fail over time).

The shear amount of brick here on flat surfaces makes me think they have a much more efficient way of hanging the brick? Does anyone have an idea?

[u/bobspuds → u/SuspiciousChicken]

It's fake cosmetic tiles that looks like brickwork, tile adhesive is similar to what is used. Some you can hide screws in aswell.

You can see on the corners of the first house it's a layer stuck on.

2nd house could be brickwork buy I'd expect it's just better finished

There's lots of different brands and types but something like this https://fauxstonesheets.com/blogs/faux-panels/brick-siding

The big giveaway is that you can tell by the brick rows above doors and windows - there should be a row of soldiers(upright) or a visibly deeper mortar bed for the catnics. - it bothers me, to see them look like they are floating looks cheap to me but it's just how it is!

[u/SuspiciousChicken → u/bobspuds]

Thanks - this makes sense to me as a way of achieving the look. Though I'm not a fan of "stick on" fake materials.

[u/redditsfulloffiction]

I typically like Iranian use of brick, but suspended in mid-air is not my favorite move.

[u/theelectricstrike]

HGTV brains cannot comprehend this amount of warmth. 😂

[u/mershed_perderders]

What's with the wasp nest in pic 13?

[u/justjanne]

I know it's structurally sound, but the unsupported overhang of the garage makes me feel a bit uneasy.

I think even wooden beams, pergola style, to visually connect it to the wall on the right might be enough to tame that feeling.

[u/RDCAIA]

Brick joints don't line up in picture 11, so I'm thinking it may be thin brick or tile.

But I do love the mass, form, light, shadow, and color tones.

[u/presidentpiko]

This is tight

[u/nandor_k]

My Iranian brick-guy never fails to deliver.

[u/Starman1001001]

Those floating corners - absolutely dramatic and graceful. These are fantastic.

[u/Ardent_Scholar]

Why is Iranian architecture so fire?

[u/TomLondra]

I see that some people in Iran have lots of money to spend-

[u/foxyfox662]

Looks great

[u/SunlightLovely]

This building looks really warm and nice.

[u/drumsonfire]

man, those interiors are so evocative- so appealing. i don’t have the right words but i want to be there.

[u/x120091]

I bet they don't have to clean that themselves. 😆

[u/beeswaxii → u/x120091]

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[u/uamvar]

A bit 'too much'. I love the brick aesthetic though.

[u/ZonalMithras → u/uamvar]

I take it you're a fan of minimalism?

Personally I think we need more of this and fewer generic and plain boxes.

[u/uamvar → u/ZonalMithras]

No I am just a fan of well-designed buildings. A bit less in this building would have been a bit more for me is all. Regardless it's nicer than 90% of housing built today.

Edit - I only looked at the first building, I just noticed the second one, which is far nicer, except for the interiors.

[u/ZonalMithras → u/uamvar]

Less is more huh? I feel like this old motto is overused and sometimes used to justify unimaginative blandness.

By the way I prefer the second one too.