GROUP–SINC.

Urban Design · Iran · Early 1980s

Early Works — Iran

A series of urban plans, housing studies and civic complexes developed during a period of profound social change.

Mian Abb master plan organized by public axes, collective courts and residential fabric

A lifetime of thinking about the city

Conceived in the years following the Iranian Revolution and during the Iran–Iraq War, these projects investigate architecture as a continuous urban system. The work moves from the room and private courtyard to collective housing, public axes, neighborhood centers and the larger city.

Rather than treating buildings as isolated objects, each study searches for a lasting framework capable of supporting movement, encounter, change and everyday life. Repetition creates identity; courtyards establish hierarchy; and public space becomes the connective structure of the city.

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Continuity

Dwelling, courtyard, neighborhood and city are understood as connected spatial scales.

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Collective life

Axes, nodes, gardens and shared courts organize movement and civic encounter.

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Adaptable framework

Repeated systems establish order while allowing architecture and life to change over time.

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Mian Abb — Space as Continuity · Karaj · 400-Acre Master Plan

Mian Abb neighborhood clusters organized around collective centers
Mian Abb residential fabric and public spine
Courtyard clusters and neighborhood spaces at Mian Abb
Housing plan and elevation study
Housing courtyard plan and street elevation
Physical model of a courtyard housing cluster
Physical model showing interconnected housing volumes
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Collective Housing + Courtyard Typologies

Collective housing site plan arranged around a planted court
Collective housing plans and section
Collective housing plan and courtyard section
Housing elevations expressing repeated courts and roof forms
Physical model of clustered courtyard housing
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Urban Planning Frameworks

Study of movement, neighborhood centers and historic urban structure
Urban master plan with civic spine and neighborhood districts
Residential district framework structured by streets and green spaces
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Civic + Cultural Complexes

Civic complex plan organized around a central garden and public hall
Upper-level plan of the civic complex
Civic complex north and south elevations
Civic complex east and west elevations
Site plan of a formal civic complex and gardens

Early Works — Iran

The city is not a collection of objects. It is a continuous structure joining private life, collective space, movement and time.
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