Projects
Tabriz Carpet Museum Extension
A largely underground extension to a carpet museum that doubles its galleries without altering the view of the historic garden.
The museum occupies an old mansion in a small garden, and its galleries were too small for large carpets. Adding a new volume in the garden would have destroyed its character.
Beneath the garden
The new gallery was built below the garden, and its only visible sign is a narrow rooflight slot running along the main garden path. This slot washes the carpet wall with indirect light. A seven-metre ceiling allows large carpets to hang vertically and be seen up close.
The gallery roof was replanted with soil and shallow-rooted trees, and the garden today is greener than before.
