Regional and rustic · Gilan, Iran · enduring Caspian lowland tradition
Gilaki rural house
Gilaki rural house interiors use an elevated timber frame, broad wraparound gallery, and steep roof to manage intense Caspian rain and humidity.
- Archive
- 125
- Mood
- Regional and rustic

02 Field note
How the room is composed
- layout
- Compact enclosed rooms open to a broad upper gallery used for circulation, work, meals, and sleep above a ventilated service level.
- materials
- Timber posts and boards, clay tile, rice-straw thatch, plaster, woven reed, cotton, and ceramic create a breathable wet-climate house.
- furniture
- Floor cushions, low tables, chests, mats, baskets, and storage vessels shift easily between interior rooms and the gallery.
- lighting
- Deep roof overhangs filter rain-bright garden light while open gallery edges admit air and views across wet rice fields.
- decoration
- Painted shutters, woven mats, striped cloth, ceramic vessels, and timber cadence animate the shaded domestic threshold.



