(“Text as submitted by architect”)
Mohammad Rahimizadeh (Principal Architect)
Practice Ideology
Kalbod emerged from hands-on experience in construction and execution; a journey that led us to recognize the vital need for independent, high-quality design.
Kalbod Studio was born in an era where architecture has shifted from an inherently value-creating process to a mere instant commodity. It is a response to a time where design quality and intellectual depth are reduced to figurative, shape-obsessed forms, and education is commodified for the market. Here, practice, design, and research are inextricably linked. Rather than offering repetitive, consumable solutions, we view architecture as an opportunity to question and redefine.
What sets us apart is our perspective on form: not as a tool for mere function or aesthetic repetition, but as a vessel for creating human experiences and provoking thought. In this view, the true form of architecture is space-shaped to manifest human sensation. To achieve this, we are fearless in our questioning and creativity.
