Sharifi-ha House
Sharifa-ha House (2013) is a modular home in Tehran, Iran. The structure has three wooden boxes which are rooms, and the boxes can be rotated laterally. The resulting 90 degree rotation extends the living space creates a terrace.
Background
The home was built on a narrow lot which measures 11 x 33 meters. The facade faces South and it is the only part of the house which can get natural light.[1] The home was created with three wood clad rotating boxes which can be positioned to take advantage of the natural light.[2] In the winter months the boxes can remain closed and in the summer they can be rotated independently and extended 3 metres (9.8 ft) out of the facade.[1]
Design
The home was designed by Alireza Taghaboni.[2] The concrete structure has seven floors and is 14,000 square meters.[1]
The rotating boxes are steel frames which are clad with planks of wood. Each box has french doors which are at right angles so that each box can be accessed when the facade is closed or opened. The boxes can be rotated 90 degrees, and itt takes 20 seconds to rotate each box using an electric turntable.[1] When in the open position a terrace is created because the boxes are rectangles with a single pivot point.[2]
Reception
CNN's Matthew Ponsford and Layla Maghribi compared the home to a Rubik's Cube and they called it the Transformer House.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Schumacher, Michael (2019). New MOVE : Architecture in Motion - New Dynamic Components and Elements. Basel: Birkhäuser. pp. 110–111. ISBN 978-3035613605. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d Ponsford, Matthew; Maghribi, Layla (3 December 2015). "Take a look inside Tehran's transformer house". CNN. Retrieved 20 March 2022.