Journal of Art and Civilization of the Orient

An Analytical Approach to the Architectural Arrays of Qajar Houses (Case Study: The Qajar House of Faiz Mahdavi in the City of Kermanshah)

https://doi.org/10.22034/jaco.2023.381420.1291
Volume 11, Issue 40
Summer 2023
Pages 35-54
Journal of Art and Civilization of the Orient

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Pegah Chaleshgar 1
Mojgan Khakpour 2
Ali Asgharzadeh 1

1 Department of Architecture, Chalous Branch, Islamic Azad University, Chalous, Iran.

2 Department of Architecture, Architecture& Art Branch, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.

Abstract
The evolution of architectural arrays in the Qajar houses of Kermanshah appeared due to the architectural changes under the influence of Western architectural patterns in Iran. The development of the architectural decorations of these houses was manifested by using the concepts of aesthetics, creativity, and thoughts of architect artists in accordance with the needs and facilities available in this period. In this research, how to use architectural arrays, especially in Faiz Mahdavi’s house in Kermanshah city as a valuable cultural-heritage collection in the historical context of the city and the analysis of the influence of architectural development patterns in the architectural arrays of Qajar houses have been raised as the basic research questions that have been raised so far Not evaluated. This research with the historical, interpretive, and comparative research method during the stages of “investigating the patterns of arrays and determining the influential components of traditional Iranian architecture and Western architecture in Qajar houses”; “Comparative analysis of how and the extent of influence of traditional Iranian architecture and Western architecture in the architectural arrays of Faiz Mahdavi’s house” and “explanation and evaluation of how and how much the architectural arrays are modeled on traditional Iranian architecture and Western architecture in Faiz Mahdavi’s house” were carried out. The analysis of the subject in this article was made possible based on the collection of data gathered through document analysis, library research, and field studies. Analyzing and summarizing the results obtained from the evaluation findings of this research comparatively shows that the evolutions and patterning of the architectural arrays of Faiz Mahdavi’s Qajar house, during two different stages, the outer and inner spaces of the house were initially influenced by the traditional Iranian architectural decorations in the form of simple decorations and then Combining the art of traditional decorations with luxurious western decorations.

Keywords

Arrays
Architecture
Qajar houses
Faiz Mahdavi’s house
Kermanshah

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