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While the two homes are located on adjacent independent properties, the two friends requested no partitioning wall. The houses sit like two individual bricks that just happened to find each other. They are overall similarly designed, and proportional to the very material used to construct them; brick. The two 10 x 20 x 6 meter brick forms arose out of the design, a reflection of its smaller parts.

the relationship between the building’s facade and the public street as well as the connections generated by common space. It challenges local building habits by effectively compensating for regulations which normally hinder natural lighting and restrict open, shared space.

By eliminating the wall separating the two properties, a distance of six meters opened up between the two homes. The free space invites the two friends to connect between a shared courtyard. As a conscious response to climate conditions and Iranian culture, the courtyard opens into individual iwan's at the southern face of each home, where a spine of columns usher toward the joint garden and swimming pool.

The relationship between the northern facade and the street is defined by the buffer zone separating the exterior wall and each of the houses. This extra space compensates for loss of light and lack of air circulation by providing breathing room all around the house. As a result, in the traditions of Persian design, each home is able to capture balanced light from all four sides.

With this new configuration, windows on the street side have been designed especially to address the matter of privacy and avoid the permanent use of blinds. This is achieved by setting the windows back into a small, shared court linking two upper-floor bedrooms. The angularity of the walls and depth of space obscure the public view into the house, creating a nook of privacy and leaving the residents free to enjoy the natural light.