The Poet's House / Next Office–Alireza Taghaboni

Miwa Negoro — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +0000

The Poet's House by Next Office is the restoration and adaptive reuse of the former home of Iranian poet and dissident Ahmad Shamlou into a cultural center in downtown Tehran. While preserving the original brick façade and structural shell, the project introduces a spatial intervention along a second-floor wall bearing a handwritten poem by Shamlou. This element was extended into a conceptual and semi-structural backbone—transformed into a three-dimensional promenade that opens the house toward the city. Through this approach, the formerly private courtyard becomes a public open space that invites visitors into the life, thoughts, and legacy of the poet.

Photographer: Mahdi_Kamboozia | ArchDaily

The Poet's House / Next Office–Alireza Taghaboni