The Study of the Face and the Meaning of Modeling Patterns of Boroujerdi Historical House (Kashan)

The art of bedding is one of the Iranian arts that have been popular in Iranian architecture for a long time .Plaster molding patterns in the architecture of historical houses, at first glance, have a decorative aspect and express a visual beauty, but a deep look at these motifsreveals their inner and symbolic meanings. The variety used in the plaster molding of Boroujerdi House is very remarkable and expresses Islamic-Iranian values of its time in Kashan. The main objectives of this study are to identify and to determine the typology of plaster molding patterns of Boroujerdi House as well as to understand their inner symbolic meanings. Accordingly, the main questions of the research are: 1) what are the types of plaster molding designs in Boroujerdi House? 2) What are the symbolic meanings of the designs used in them? The results show that these patterns, which include plants, human figures, animals, and supernatural beings, sometimes imply mythical and sacred symbolic meanings. The research method is descriptive-analytical and involved field studies as well as library studies; hence, first the accurate and appropriate imaging of the beds was done, and then based on the library studies, each role was analyzed and examined semantically. In this route, through graphic software, the position of each role is specified on the house architectural plan map as well as on the images.