The plan for the Conservation an‎d Reorganization of Eram Street with an emphasis on the restoration an‎d revival of Shams houses in Qom

10/20/2026 12:00:00 AM

Today, due to the extensive changes in the life patterns of people, especially in the city of Qom, an‎d the increasing population, the need for new constructions to meet this need has become the main challenge of large cities. Unfortunately, to meet this need, city officials have resorted to destroying valuable structures an‎d houses under the name of dilapidated structures an‎d buildings, causing the loss of valuable treasures of the city. The street is known as the main factor in the destruction of historical structures. The city of Qom is no exception to this rule, an‎d the Eram pedestrian street is known as the first street built in the city, whose destructive effects on the historical structure are evident. Therefore, the protection of the remaining valuable seeds is of great importance. For this reason, in this study, by examining the unregistered an‎d valuable houses of the city, we introduce the Shams houses as an example. A case has been made for preservation an‎d restoration. The Shams houses date back to the Qajar period an‎d had exquisite decorations such as water tanks an‎d windbreaks, which have unfortunately been destroyed. They are located in one of the old neighborhoods of Qom called Haram, which unfortunately was partly destroyed by the construction of Eram Street an‎d partly by the Haram development plan, an‎d only a few houses in this old neighborhood remain. Due to the multifaceted nature of the research, a mixed research method has been used. In the recognition section, interviews, field research, historical document research, an‎d field impressions of buildings an‎d neighborhoods an‎d interpretation of aerial images from the past to the present have been used for research, an‎d in other sections, the results of information obtained through data interpretation an‎d the production of architectural an‎d urban maps based on the documents read have been used. In this research, in addition to examining the history of Eram Street using historical documents, identifying the owners an‎d paying them compensation as a result of property destruction, an‎d identifying the architectural an‎d urban planning system prevailing at that time an‎d its effects on the cityʹs developments, an attempt has been made to identify an‎d present a restoration plan an‎d assign appropriate use to the selec‎ted buildings, while also restoring life to them, an‎d to introduce the authentic house of Qom.

حفاظت و احيا , خانه هاي قاجاري قم , خيابان ارم , محله تاريخي كوچه حرمي , خانه شمس

Conservation an‎d Revitalization , Qajar houses of Qom , Eram St , Harami Alley , Shams house

Fateme Noorafkan

Dr. Sajad Moazen_ Hosein Raei