The land preparation of 380 Hectares of Baharestan New Town
Baharestan-Iran1992
The land preparation plan that covers 380 hectares is subsequent to a previous plan of 200 hectares for the same town. This plan consists of 12 blocks and accommodates more than 66000 people. The residential units sum up to 12000 and are organized in three groups: Single-family units, multiple family units and the apartment compounds.

The apartments are devise in two categories: 7 story apartments that are located on the edge of the city blocks and 4 story apartments situated in the core of toe city blocks. The facilities of each block are organized around the core and lead to regional focal points. This preparation plan provides educational facilities up to the level of high schools and technical schools. 40% of the land area is allocate d to residential facilities, 35% to communicational facilities, 15% to general facilities, 35% to communication facilities and the rest is allocated to green space.
In this project, we have attempted to deploy and progressively promote the principles of Iranian traditional urban design methods.