Four hours north of Tehran, Iran, in a village outside the city of Nur, the Wicker House by Shaygan Gostar Architectural Group combines vernacular architecture with contemporary design in an A-frame that's also a model for future housing. In the face of climate change and growing development, the area has seen a shift in its local housing design—the Wicker House, with its familiar aesthetics and future-forward technologies, provides an example of one way forward.
That path includes a combination of local materials and modern building techniques in a structure that simultaneously conforms to local architecture while resetting its traditional boundaries.