Biography and Projects of Sanaz Ghaemmaghami

Sanaz Ghaemmaghami is one of the founding architects of the Modam Design Group and has completed numerous projects in collaboration with this team. Born in 1970, she showed an early passion for architecture, influenced by her father’s profession. Years later, she pursued her interest more seriously by enrolling in the continuous master’s program in Architecture Engineering at the School of Fine Arts, University of Tehran.
Her professional career began in 1995 through collaboration with the consulting engineers “Ghaemmaghami and Partners.” She later established her independent practice in 2009 by founding the “Modam Design Group” alongside Mojtaba Mohammad Zaheri. Since then, she has been active in the fields of architecture, interior design, and urban planning.

Awards and Achievements of Sanaz Ghaemmaghami

• Second place in the Industrial Category of the Architecture Award for the Green Trilogy project at Pardis Technology Park, 2015
• Second place in the Commercial Category of the 8th Iran Interior Design Award for the This Is Not a Café project, 2016
• Second place in the Interior Architecture Category of the 2A Asia Architecture Award for the This Is Not a Café project, 2016
• Second place in the Commercial Category of the 12th Iran Interior Design Awards for the Administrative Building and Production Site of Sinagen Pharmaceutical Company, 2019
• Second place in the Mizan Award for the Administrative Building and Production Site of Sinagen Pharmaceutical Company, 2021
• Finalist in the International Women in Architecture and Construction Excellence Award, Near East, 2020

Projects by Sanaz Ghaemmaghami

Riverside Villa

Administrative Building of Sinagen Pharmaceutical Company
Riverside Villa
The project site is a narrow strip of land running parallel to the river, and the villa’s form was shaped directly in response to the site’s layout. The surrounding mountains are covered with stone, and the river is bordered by lush green trees. Everything in the environment already existed; the designers only needed to harmonize their intervention with what was naturally there.
A major design challenge was to orient the villa towards the surrounding landscape while preserving privacy — a key consideration based on the lifestyle of its residents. This balance played a defining role in shaping the final design.

• Location: Oshan, Tehran
• Area: 2,000 m²
• Architects: Sanaz Ghaemmaghami, Mojtaba Mohammad Zaheri
• Design Team: Sanaz Ghaemmaghami, Mojtaba Mohammad Zaheri, Farzaneh Norouzi, Parto Hedayati, Niloufar Moradi, Hamidreza Givipour
• Project Execution: Roozbeh Seyed Eftekhari
• Photographer: Aidin Shahi
• Function: Villa

Administrative Building of Sinagen Pharmaceutical Company

This dual-complex development is interconnected through a series of pedestrian bridges, uniting different sections of the site. The main design challenge was to create a factory complex composed of diverse and overlapping functions, including production spaces, storage areas, technical facilities, office spaces, and laboratories.
One volume was dedicated to production spaces, support functions, and warehouses, designed with future expansion in mind. This mass was later developed into a large, white cubic form with a semi-transparent skin, giving it a distinct architectural identity.

• Location: Simindasht, Karaj, Iran
• Area: 20,177 m²
• Architects: Sanaz Ghaemmaghami, Mojtaba Mohammad Zaheri
• Design Team: Neda Shahjouei, Mahyar Javidan, Farzaneh Norouzi, Niloufar Moradi, Parto Hedayati, Araz Esmaeili, Kamyar Salavati
• Project Manager: Arash Lahouti
• Photographer: Aidin Shahi