The seven acre site for this project is located 15 miles
west of Moscow. The project will include a 15,000 SF main residence, a 9,000SF
pool and guest quarters building and a 6,000 SF personnel and support
structure. The residence building
consists of three wings: a main wing with major spaces oriented across the
flood plain towards the views of the nearby Moscow river, a bedroom wing with
an east-west orientation, and a winter garden.The structures take advantage of the complex site topography
to create a dynamic and harmonious composition. The residence and pool
buildings are partially cut into the ground in order to reduce their visual
bulk. A footbridge leads to an
observation platform that hovers above the ground and provides a 360-degree
view of the beautiful Russian countryside and the buildings carefully
"hugging" the wooded slopes.