SPACE IN PROGRESS

ABOUT

S I P STUDIOISPACE IN PROGRESS STUDIO is an architecture practice founded by Nima Nian and Rizvan Kashani in 2020.

The acronym SIP stands for "Space In Progress," echoing the structure of "Work In Progress," a noun referring to an unfinished project that is still being added to or developed.

S I P STUDIO is a spatial structure, a project continuously taking shape through its ongoing process. Operating specifically in architecture, it aims to create contemporary living spaces through an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approach, first for itself and then for others.

SPACE IN PROGRESS STUDIO believes that the socio-geographic context in which it operates demands a dynamic flow to achieve a contemporary situation.

S I P STUDIO embodies this concept of flow, demonstrating how "work in progress" is central to its identity and how architecture actively shapes a narrative space.

S I P STUDIO, recognizing architecture's presence as a character in the physical world, also explores the relationship between humans and the space of the mind. This involves creating spatial structures, achieving a spatial organization, and ultimately enabling architecture to exist within mental experience.

Current Projects and Departments:

S I P STUDIO operates across three departments, focusing on:

1. Practical architectural projects:

• Professional projects
• Professional projects
• Study-research-critical projects
• National and international architectural competitions
• Product design

2. Theoretical projects [study-research-critical]:

• Human-Space: Redefining the Relationship between Humans and Space - "Artitecture" reimagines the relationship between humans and space by blurring the lines between art and architecture and the roles of artist and architect.
• Geometric spatial structures: Exploring the Language of Form - Geometric rules, relationships between shapes, and the use of shape language, based on our familiar understanding, can communicate meaning, reveal personality, character, and identity, tell stories, and elicit emotional responses in the viewer—all without using a single word.
• Historical Architecture in Cultural Iran: Investigating the Space of Iranian Culture - Investigating the space related to this geography and society, and the use of its architectural structures, considering the properties and potential of space and the possibility of redefining them for contemporary configurations.
• Archetypes in world architecture: Uncovering Universal Spatial Patterns - provide a framework for understanding how humans and space have interacted throughout history, enabling a redefinition of traditional perceptions of space and facilitating simpler communication.

3. Educational Projects - as director: SPACE SHAPE ARCHITECTURE STUDIO, Contemporary Architects Association of Iran (CAAI), 2022-2023 and 2023-2024.

BIOGRAPHIES

NIMA NIAN

Nima Nian (January 15, 1988) is an architect-educator and painter, the founder of S I P STUDIOISPACE IN PROGRESS STUDIO.

Nima has worked from 2010 until now on nearly 50 architectural projects and Participated in about 20 national and international public and invitational architectural competitions; in 15 Competitions, he won the first, second, and third prizes and was Deserving of Honorable Mention, mention, and finalist.

Also, he is interested in education in architecture. As an instructor, Nima held his first studio at the Contemporary Architects Association of Iran (CAAI), called Drawings in Architecture, 2019. However, he took up another matter. It was a starting point for education in architecture.

In 2022, he defined an educational project in the Contemporary Architects Association of Iran, CAAI, called SPACE SHAPE ARCHITECTURE, held between 2022-2023 and 2023-2024.

Nima has taught architecture by Bahram Shirdel practically and pedagogically. He started his architectural practice by pursuing Shirdel’s pedagogy, notions, and works in January 2008. He worked as an architect at Shirdel And Associates Architects in Iran from 2014 to 2015.

In 2016, he observed the Architecture Without Perception Studio at the Contemporary Architects Association of Iran (CAAI). Alireza Taghabani, Mohammad Reza Qudousi, Rambad Ilkhani, and Nashid Nabian were studio directors. However, he quit almost immediately due to his interest in architecture competitions and other reasons. He also mentally quit the Energy Pavilion Studio to Hooman Balazade and Farshad Mehdizadeh directory in CAAI in the same year.

Since the beginning of his professional career, he has collaborated with progressive Iranian architects such as Behdad Heydari, Arash Nasiri from FEA Studio, and Arash Mozafari from EBA Office.

REZVAN KASHANI

Rezvan Kashani is an architect and the founder of S I P STUDIOISPACE IN PROGRESS STUDIO.

Rezvan graduated with a Master's degree in Architecture from the Central Tehran branch of Azad University in 2019.

Among her previous professional experiences, it is possible to mention the collaboration with Kamran Harati I Kanlan Studio in 2017 and FEA Studio.

Rezvan has worked on professional projects and participated in national and international public and invitational architectural competitions.

In 2019, as an assistant, Rezvan accompanied Nima Nian in Drawings in Architecture Studio at the Contemporary Architects Association of Iran (CAAI).

She has been one of the instructors of a Studio called SPACE SHAPE ARCHITECTURE in CAAI since 2022. Also, her interest in Art turned to painting when she was a child and learned the combination of paint with watercolor and oil professionally. Her first professional appearance was in Tehran in 2015, when she exhibited his works as a group.

STRATEGY

ARTITECTURE

SPATIAL STRUCTURE

TEACHING

SPACE SHAPE ARCHITECTUREI2022 I 09 I 10

In CAAIIContemporary Architects Association of Iran

InstructorsINima Nian, Rezvan Kashani, Shayan Adham

Guest SpeakersIAli Javid, Aryan Khalighy

DRAWING IN ARCHITECTUREI2019 I 03 I 02

In CAAIIContemporary Architects Association of Iran

InstructorsINima Nian, Saeed Hekmatnia

AssistantIRezvan Kashani

PUBLICATIONS

MEMARINO. 107

VILLAINO. 5

AfasiaI ArchDailyI DezeenI Designboom

EXHIBITIONS

OBJET-4I2022 I 01 I 25

The fourth exhibition of OBJET called “OBJECT-4” invited “S I P STUDIO” as the youngest design team to design a “Vanity unit.” The limitations adopted in the design were the use of stone slabs and MDF sheets as the finishing materials.

“OBJET as a design platform provides people opportunities to discover the relationship between space, object, and environment.”

LECTURES

ARTITECTUREI2021 I 12 I 16

Lecture by Nima Nian on ArchiRAWIVideo

AWARDS

COMPETITIONS

• 2022

  FinalistISea HouseIDubaiIUAE

  MentionIOne EyeITehranIIran

• 2021

  MentionIFrom Baghshahr To Bagh-e ShahrIIsfahanIIran

  First PrizeIGandhi PathwayITehranIIran

• 2020

  Third PrizeIHybrid Science MuseumITehranIIran

  Second PrizeIRey Cement FactoryIReyIIran

  First PrizeITajrish HospitalITehranIIran

• 2019

  Third PrizeIMeydanIHamedanIIran

• 2018

  Honorable MentionIIranian LandITehranIIran

  MentionIBaris Culcural CenterITehranIIran

• 2017

  First PrizeIDolce VitaISolo HouseIConceptIIran

  FinalistIHyde Park LibraryILondonIEngland

• 2016

  Honorable MentionIWhat’s Up ParisIParisIFrance

• 2015

  First PrizeIOxygen HomeIKrakowIPoland

  MentionIGlass Co. HeadquartersITehranIIran

COLLABORATORS

• Nima NianIFounding partner

• Rezvan KashaniIFounding partner

• PREVIOUS COLLABORATORS

• Behdad Heydari

• Mohammad Beiglari

• Ali Jahani

• FEA Studio

• Sadjad Kashani

• Ayoob Abootorabi

• Hooman Talebi

• Elias Nialiani

• Peno Visualization Studio

• Mohsen Marizad

• Setavandsaz

APLLICATIONS

S I P STUDIO is always looking for new collaborators and talented interns to support our team.

Please send your CV along with your portfolio to applications@sipstudio.ir. Please note that we do not return printed portfolios.