Multi-criteria decision making for adaptive reuse of Nima Yooshij’s house in Tehran

Based on the opinions of experts, "Nima Gallery Cafe", "Nima Book House" and "Nima House Museum" have been introduced as three proposed alternatives for reusing this house.Regarding a multi-criteria decisionmaking method based on cultural, architectural, social, economic, and environmental factors, the "Gallery-Cafe," the "Book House," and the "House Museum" scored 6.10, 6.66, and 7.38 of 10, respectively.As a result, among the proposed options, "Nima House Museum" is the most suitable use for this heritage house.According to the analysis of questionnaires regarding the cultural and architectural criteria, this new purpose will preserve its authenticity and is the most compatible option with Nima Yoshij's house with the least intervention measures.In addition, the use of the museum house is more suitable in terms of "social criteria" due to providing services to the community, helping to participate and raising awareness, and increasing the level of interaction between different segments of society compared to two other alternatives.However, the results show that the use of the museum house is less effective in terms of economic and environmental criteria.Eventually, based on the evaluations, this option will keep tangible and intangible heritage alive and indicate contemporary ideas and approaches to adaptive reuse.This house will narrate Nima's life in Tehran, his literary identity, and the socioartistic activities of his lovers from the past to the future.