Villa as a Laboratory of Architecture

December 6, 2025

The upcoming issue of Villa Magazine is a monograph dedicated to Alireza Taghaboni, featuring Next Office`s villa projects and experimental housing. The unveiling of this issue has been postponed to next season due to ongoing conflict in Iran.

This edition of Villa Magazine serves as a monograph on Taghaboni’s villa projects with NextOffice, featuring built, unbuilt, and conceptual typologies classified as urban, semi-urban, suburban, and prototype. Featured projects include: Amir Villa, Kouhsar Villa, Sharifi-Ha Villa, Villa for an Actor, Villa for Younger Brother, Shenasi Villa, Safadasht Villa, Dehkadeh Villa, Villa for Older Brother, Tirgar Villa, Guyim Vault House, Astalak Villa, Chartaqi Villa, Nefaar Villa, Shahrak Villa, Tashmir Villa, The Gable Villa, Inter-Pier Villa, Villa Baneh, Kushk Villa, Villa Iranzamin, The Courtyard Villa and Villa Dourana.
The publication also includes an in-depth conversation, “Villa as the Laboratory of Architecture”, between Alireza Taghaboni, Amir Abbas Aboutalebi and Professor Ercan Ağırbaş (GUtech University, Oman), along with commentary by Dr. Phil. Negar Hakim. This collection highlights Taghaboni’s dual role as a visionary practitioner and influential educator shaping contemporary Iranian architecture.