Lasting Buildings is SARAAJ’s field of architectural and spatial design, developed with Ondo Architecture Office. We begin with people, place identity and the way a space will be used. Whether designing a new place or reimagining an existing one, we translate ideas into spatial organisation, sensory qualities and details that give a project character and purpose.
Our scope includes galleries, museums, cultural centres, auditoriums and exhibition spaces; leisure, tourism and experience-led environments; cafés, restaurants and food courts; shops and brand spaces; workplaces and learning environments; hospitality spaces, homes and villas; as well as landscapes, exhibition stands, pavilions, temporary structures and interactive spaces. A commission can range from an interior or a single spatial experience to a multifunctional destination.
We analyse the context, the client’s needs and the audience to develop a functional brief and project narrative. Concepts, layouts, spatial relationships, circulation, lighting, materials, interiors and bespoke elements grow from that foundation. Modelling and visual presentations support the evaluation of options, while detailing develops alongside construction requirements and coordination with technical disciplines. The scope of services is agreed around each project’s needs.
For us, architectural creativity takes shape in everyday use: in the relationship between space, the body, movement, pauses, interaction and memory. Collaboration with SARAAJ’s artistic disciplines allows artworks, furniture, wayfinding and environmental narratives to be considered from the beginning. When reimagining an existing place, we also examine its available potential, operating needs and opportunities for phased implementation.
To commission architectural design, interior design or the transformation of a creative space, tell us about the location, type of space and your needs through our contact form. The projects below illustrate aspects of our design approach.
These examples bring together Saraaj’s design studies and realised work. Each project page explains its approach, team roles and project status.
Art Center connects cultural architecture with artistic production, shared work and social life. A central gallery linked to a black box, coworking areas and collection spaces illustrates a multifunctional arts environment within SARAAJ and Ondo’s portfolio.
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The Be Tavane Shahr office redesign at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad explores workplace design for collaboration between a university and city management. Flexible layouts, colour and lighting connect the spatial identity with group work and conversation.
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The Mother mountain villa proposal in Anbaran, Mashhad, translates family belonging and independence into architectural organisation. Its fixed and moving components explore residential design around ways of living and the relationship between people and place.
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The Hondurabi beach resort proposal takes its architectural identity from turtle nesting and the coastal setting. This portfolio project introduces an experience-led hospitality approach and environmental design intentions within SARAAJ’s architectural work.
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The Farabazi coffee shop sits alongside bowling, considering rest and waiting time as parts of the guest journey. A bespoke counter and a figure linked to the central bowling-ball installation extend the venue’s narrative into a hospitality space.
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Farabazi’s fast-food restaurant extends the venue’s metaverse concept and aurora palette into dining. A bespoke mural and photo opportunities connect food and relaxation with the broader Farabazi brand experience.
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The Alo Haji booth at Mashhad’s Armitaj Food Court translates a food brand’s identity into a spatial experience. Its suspended telephone, playful forms and yellow-orange palette illustrate how retail and food-service design can make a brand narrative tangible.
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The Mashhad Environmental Innovation Center proposal organises architecture, landscape and interactive elements around the relationship between nature and technology. This SARAAJ portfolio project explores the identity of an innovation centre through spatial design, colour and environmental experience.
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The Kish Tourism Innovation Factory is Ondo’s architectural proposal connecting an innovation environment with the historic Elite Palace setting. A plaza and bridges link new and existing structures, supporting interaction among tourism innovators and industry participants.
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The Baran VIP enclosure and interactive facade connect a property brand with the city through sculptural expression and seasonal messaging. Designed for Baran Construction Holding, the project explores a construction boundary as environmental media and a point of audience contact.
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The Farabazi Facade expresses an entertainment venue’s identity at the first point of contact. Bowling elements and aurora-themed lighting make the entrance part of the visitor experience and the communication of the Farabazi brand.
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City Star’s themed food court connects an interstellar journey with dining and selected artworks. This SARAAJ portfolio project explores brand experience at food-court scale, bringing space, art and everyday use together through a shared concept.
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Galaxy Land explores the relationship between physical space, entertainment technology and storytelling in SARAAJ’s architectural portfolio. Its commercial and leisure environment is conceived around an immersive experience and the invitation to explore.
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Kish Food Hall draws on wave movement to connect dining architecture with its coastal context. Public, private and interactive areas illustrate the design of a hospitality destination shaped by a distinct sense of place.
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Ondo’s theatre and dining-hall proposal for Neyshabur Medical University connects Khayyam’s ideas of time with architectural flexibility. It illustrates the design of a university environment shaped by cultural identity and a defined functional programme.
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Ondo’s Diamond Kish shopping and entertainment proposal translates the sparkle and geometry of a diamond into architecture and leisure experience. It explores destination identity through the relationship between facade, lighting and multifunctional spaces.
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The Padideh Shandiz themed-food proposal places myth and legend at the centre of a dining experience. This architectural portfolio project illustrates SARAAJ’s approach to translating cultural narratives into the identity of a hospitality and entertainment destination.
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The Angel megaproject’s dynamic facade connects architectural envelope design with messaging, movement and the four natural elements. This portfolio proposal explores a facade as a medium for a multifunctional development’s character and narrative.
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Farabazi Indoor Theme Park connects a metaverse and parallel-worlds narrative with lighting, games and spatial design. This SARAAJ project illustrates how a shared concept can bring varied sports and leisure activities into a connected experience.
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The Kish resort and amusement-park proposal develops a pirate concept in relation to the island’s local identity. Parallel narratives for younger and adult audiences and an interdisciplinary process connect destination planning with storytelling and spatial experience.
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Golbahar Gallery connects exhibition-space design with public use and surrounding amenities. Its entrance, lighting and visitor circulation make this SARAAJ case an example of cultural architecture linking artists with the community.
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The amphitheatre and dining-hall proposal for Neyshabur Medical University reinterprets the geometry and details of Khayyam’s tomb through contemporary architecture. This case explores educational and cultural space design rooted in place identity.
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The Imam Hassan Mojtaba Mosque design connects a concept of peace with cultural references and architectural geometry. This SARAAJ portfolio project presents the design of a religious setting through identity, colour and the experience of place.
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Explore projects in this specialty or Saraaj’s complete portfolio for more work and details of the design and delivery process. Discover further architecture and spatial projects at ONDO Architecture Office.