This is Rook.

Farzin Valizadeh, Sanam Tayebikhah, and Amir Daneshfar at the Rook Architects studio

01 / The founders

Three perspectives. One shared direction.

Farzin Valizadeh

Co-FounderChief Architect

Sanam Tayebikhah

Co-FounderChief Interior Designer

Amir Daneshfar

Co-FounderBIM Manager

The people behind the work

Our team.

Rook Architects · 2026

Parisa Hatami

Architectural Designer

Asma Saberi

Architectural Designer

Rahele Bagheri

BIM Specialist

Behjat Mousavi

BIM Specialist

Mahyar Akbari

Architectural Designer

The Rook philosophy

We design the feeling
before the object.

Listen first

Every project begins by understanding people, place and everyday rituals.

Design with purpose

Every decision should carry meaning, even when the result feels effortless.

Refine relentlessly

We work through light, material and proportion until nothing feels accidental.

Think beyond borders

We collaborate across locations, disciplines and cultures with one shared standard.

The beginning

Rook began with a shared ambition to make architecture more thoughtful, more personal and more closely connected to the people who inhabit it.

The evolution

The practice expanded from architectural design into interiors, visualization and international collaborations—without losing the careful attention of a small studio.

The studio today

Today, Rook combines architectural thinking, digital craft and emerging tools to create and communicate ideas with clarity—from the first question to the final detail.

Selected collaborations