Interior Design · Residential Tower · Tehran
Kitchen design for east and west-facing apartment types within a residential tower — developed as two distinct layouts sharing the same material palette, adapted to each unit's orientation and spatial logic.
01 — Project Overview
A residential tower in Tehran required kitchen designs for two different apartment types: east-facing units (Type A) and west-facing units (Type B). Each type has a different floor plan geometry and a different relationship to natural light — the east-facing units receive morning light and have a different counter configuration; the west-facing units catch afternoon warmth and open differently toward the living zone.
The design brief required both types to feel like variants of the same design language — not two unrelated kitchens — so that the building reads as a coherent whole rather than a collection of one-off interiors. A shared material palette was established first, and the two layouts were developed within it.
"The challenge was to make two kitchens feel like they belong together — same hand, same palette — while genuinely responding to the different geometry and light quality of each apartment type."
02 — Shared Material Palette
Both kitchen types are built from the same four-material palette: dark walnut veneer for lower cabinetry and island faces, light maple or birch veneer for structural framing and counter surrounds, warm beige wall tiles as backsplash, and red upholstered bar stools as the single saturated accent. This consistency means a resident moving between a Type A and Type B unit would immediately recognise the design family — the difference lies in layout and proportion, not in the materials themselves.
03 — Type A · East-Facing Unit
The Type A kitchen serves the east-facing apartment. The layout features a U-shaped perimeter counter that wraps the three walls of the kitchen zone, with a large rectangular island positioned centrally and connected to the kitchen by the counter return. The island has open shelving compartments on both short ends — providing accessible storage and visual lightness at the base.
The kitchen opens directly to the living and dining space through a wide opening. The striped wallpaper treatment above the opening soffit (alternating golden yellow, warm beige, and cool grey vertical bands) was designed to extend the kitchen's warm palette outward into the living zone, creating continuity across the open-plan threshold without adding cabinetry beyond the kitchen boundary.
Type A — wide view from living zone, island and full perimeter counter
Type A — counter run: washing machine, sink, hob, dishwasher zone
Type A — refrigerator zone and open shelving column
Type A — floor plan and dimension drawing (to be added)
Type A — built kitchen site photography (images to be added)
04 — Type B · West-Facing Unit
The Type B kitchen serves the west-facing apartment. The layout is adapted to a different plan geometry: the counter run is longer and straighter along the back wall, while the island is positioned closer to the opening threshold and functions more clearly as a room divider between kitchen and living space. The side wall features a traditional-inspired wooden lattice screen panel, which softens the boundary between kitchen and an adjacent utility or storage space.
The west orientation brings warm afternoon light into this unit, which the golden wall colour above the kitchen zone amplifies. The overall atmosphere is warmer and more enclosed than Type A — a deliberate response to the different quality of light and the more intimate proportions of the west-facing plan.
Type B — wide view from living zone, island and lattice screen panel
Type B — cooking zone: refrigerator, hob, upper cabinet run
Type B — counter run: sink, dishwasher, washing machine, island edge
Type B — floor plan and dimension drawing (to be added)
Type B — built kitchen site photography (images to be added)
05 — Type A vs Type B
The comparison below maps the key design differences between the two types — demonstrating how a shared material language can produce two distinct spatial experiences when applied to different plan geometries and lighting conditions.
06 — Role & Process
Both kitchen types were designed from floor plan analysis through to full 3D visualisation. Each apartment type was modelled separately from a surveyed or provided floor plan, with the material system applied consistently across both models to test the visual coherence of the shared palette.
Three render views were produced per type — each camera positioned to test a different spatial reading: the wide entry view, the counter detail view, and the appliance zone view. The renders were produced in V-Ray and used for client approval before construction documentation was issued.
Tools: 3ds Max · V-Ray · AutoCAD