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Tehran: a Qajar building adapted for glass and ceramics
At Tehran’s Glass and Ceramics Museum, the design had to work around the limits of a retained Qajar-period building. Hans Hollein’s account connects floor reinforcement and independent showcases with climate equipment adapted to low parapets.
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Keeping the Qajar building
Display cases designed around thin floors
The original floors were very thin. In important rooms, the team reinforced them while keeping the display cases independent. For damaged or already altered areas, Hollein describes a secondary inner shell that could carry display fittings.[3]
Climate equipment adapted to low parapets
Structural limits ruled out climate control throughout the building. Hollein’s solution was to adapt fan-coil equipment to the Iranian house’s low parapets and tie the new units into the existing equipment; standard European models assumed taller parapets.[3]
Good to know
A few clear answers before you explore.
Why was the older building retained?
Hollein says the team saw public museum use as a way to preserve the Qajar-period building.[3]
How did the design account for thin floors?
Selected floors were reinforced and the cases kept independent; damaged or altered areas could receive a secondary display shell.[3]
Why were custom fan-coil units needed?
The standard units Hollein describes were designed for taller European parapets, so the project developed units suited to the low parapets and existing equipment.[3]
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