Shapouri House

🕰️When was it built?

The mansion was built between 1931 and 1936 by Abolqasem Mohandesi for its owner, Abdolsaheb Shapouri, a merchant from Kazerun. The house stayed with the Shapouri family for years, then stood empty for some time, and in 1999 the cultural heritage office of Fars bought it.

🏛️What was it built for?

The building was designed around the Shapouri family's daily life, with a separate use planned for each room. This is unlike older houses, where one room served several purposes at different times of day and in different seasons. The baharkhab, an open sleeping terrace, was the place to rest in summer.

👀What you will see

• Fourteen columns stand symmetrically around the balcony, and the columns and their decoration define the main facade.
• Once inside, the staircase sits in the middle of the building; its position sets this house apart from many buildings of the same period.
• The baharkhab also has a balcony and columns like the main balcony, and was meant for resting in the hot season.
• The garden is laid out symmetrically along its main axis, but the kinds of trees and where they are planted differ on the two sides.

💡Something interesting

The entrance is not on the main axis of the garden; you come in from the north side with a ninety-degree turn. Together with the balcony and the central staircase, this choice is one of the ways the mansion differs from the usual house plan of its time.

🎒Good to know before you go