Projects
Isfahan Boutique Hotel
The conversion of a Safavid-Qajar house into an 18-room hotel, each room defined by one of Isfahan’s traditional crafts.
The house stands in the Jolfa quarter and once had fine stucco and wall paintings that had disappeared under layers of paint over the years. Restoring them was a central part of the project.
One craft per room
Rooms were designed with Isfahani master craftsmen: one with a khatam marquetry ceiling, another with qalamkar printed curtains, a third with mosaic tilework. Simple contemporary furniture lets the hand-made elements speak. Modern services are concealed in raised floors and new lined walls.
The central courtyard, with its octagonal pool, has become the hotel’s restaurant and afternoon tea terrace.
