7/22/09
Nossi Taheri headed out of his Buckhead, custom built
Mediterranean-style home on a warm, Fall afternoon in
2007 just like he had so many times before. The recently
semi-retired inventor was heading into the heart of
Buckhead to pick up his wife, Hope, a fashion
consultant, from work so they could grab dinner at one
of their favorite Buckhead establishments. He had no
idea at the time that his dinner plans would be put on
hold for a few hours.
“As I was getting ready to pick up my wife, I saw the
large sidewalk billboard of what would become the
Sovereign building and I fell in love with it
instantly,” said Taheri.
The ground breaking of Sovereign building, a luxury
mixed-use tower on Peachtree Road had just begun. The
building, developed by Regent Partners and designed by
architects, Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart &
Associates is a 50 story, 635-foot tower that includes
more than one-half million square feet of Class A office
and retail space and is crowned by the 82 residences of
Sovereign.
“We came in the sales office and saw a few sets of plans
and details and we loved it,” said Taheri. “I had
written a check after a couple of hours.”
Taheri said that although his love of architecture sold
him on the luxury high rise, it was Regent Partner’s
flexibility to allow him to build his condominium from
scratch that ultimately sold him on the building.
“We wanted to build our own interior and they were
agreeable,” said Taheri. “I sketched out and noted my
ideas and I began working with my architect, Haitham
Haddad on the project.”
Once the transformation was complete, Taheri began what
was to be a yearlong process of completing his combined
3100 square foot home.
Known for his inventions, Taheri’s Buckhead condominium
is an invention all onto itself. Upon entering the
condominium, it is hard to pass the cave-like guest
bathroom without wanting to take a closer glance.
Taheri’s motivation for the bathroom derived from one of
his business trips he took to Thailand a few years
earlier.
“While I was there I went to a spa that looked like a
cave. I liked it and thought that someday I wanted to
build a similar place like this for myself,” he said.
His vision for the guest bathroom was later solidified
after taking the capsules of his daily vitamins apart
one day and seeing how the parts can be combined to form
the structure.
“My wife thought I was crazy, but I discussed the idea
of what I had seen and envisioned for the bathroom with
my architect. Then, the idea of the bathroom was born,”
said Taheri.
The bathroom, which is separated into three capsules, is
aqua in color. Taheri’s skillful General Contractor, Jay
Eskandari of Tuscany Corp hired a framer from Canada to
frame and build the bathroom’s structure. However,
because of the multiple curves, shapes and structure,
Taheri quickly learned that tiling the bathroom would
not work with standard square tiles of almost any size.
“The tiles wouldn’t bend the right way because of the
curves of the bathroom walls running from one space to
another,” says Taheri. “Instead of using tile, we
decided to use broken tempered glass instead.”
The glass was later imported from Italy and consisted of
over a million pieces. The project, which took close to
four months to complete, brings a grin to Taheri’s face
as he discusses its complexity.
As one exits the guest bathroom, you are drawn to the
kitchen, which is located in the center of the
condominium. After interviewing various kitchen design
and manufacturers, Taheri decided on Bulthaup, a German
company that is known as one of the leading kitchen
manufacturers worldwide. Taheri, who appreciates German
design and engineering decided to design and purchase
the Bulthaup kitchen and Gaggenau appliances including a
refrigerator, freezer, wine cooler and lift up oven.
While in the kitchen, one’s eye is drawn to a swirling
cloud like design with programmable lights that Taheri
envisioned and helped to design.
Other highlights of the condominium include furniture
designed by Italian designer Giogetti and French
furniture designer and maker Roche-Bobois. The master
bathroom features a vanity countertop with recycled
glass that Taheri purchased from Thinkglass, a Canadian
company known for recycled glass. The countertop was so
heavy, that it took eight individuals to lift it and
place it in the condo. Most of the flooring was made out
of imported limestone from Spain, but perhaps the most
unique feature is the moving glass wall that Taheri and
his architect designed and had built in Germany. The
wall that spans almost the entire condominium is used to
close off the living room when needed, but also provides
Taheri with a unique architectural design that he can
appreciate on a daily basis.
Taheri has now formed a custom Design-Built company by
the name of T-Domus,LLc.
A native of Iran, Taheri moved to the United States at
the age of 15. When he completed high school, the
youngster enrolled at Stanford University where he
studied Petrochemical Engineering. Upon completion, he
attended the prestigious Thunderbird School of Global
Management in Phoenix, Arizona for his graduate studies.
While working in corporate America for a few years, the
passionate Taheri decided to begin what was to become a
fruitful career of invention. Today, Taheri is widely
known for inventing the design of first device that
measures insulin for the blind. He also has many other
patents including many in plastics. After founding BagCo,
a company that made different products for various
applications in the 1980’s, Taheri moved the head office
of the company from Colorado to Atlanta, Ga. in 1990.
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Known for his inventions, Taheri’s Buckhead condominium
is an invention all onto itself. Upon entering the
condominium, it is hard to pass the cave-like guest
bathroom without wanting to take a closer glance.
Taheri’s motivation for the bathroom derived from one of
his business trips he took to Thailand a few years
earlier. 