Khazartireh Villa

Iran

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Khazartireh Villa

Iran

Firm

Peyman Gordan

Type

Residential › Private House

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2025

SIZE

0 sqft - 1000 sqft

BUDGET

$100K - 500K

Khazartireh Villa is located on a sloping site at the foothills of the Alborz Mountains, on the edge of the forests of Vanush in Mazandaran, northern Iran. The project emerged from the particular qualities of this setting, where the forest, mountain landscape, and distant views toward the Caspian Sea form a continuous natural environment. The main design challenge was to establish an uninterrupted relationship between everyday domestic life and nature, allowing the architecture to become a medium through which the landscape could be experienced rather than a barrier separating the inhabitants from it.

This approach shaped both the spatial organization and the architectural character of the villa. An open-plan configuration, floor-to-ceiling glazing, and generous projecting terraces extend the living spaces toward the surrounding landscape. Instead of defining interior and exterior as two separate conditions, the project introduces a sequence of transitional spaces where domestic activities can gradually move outward. The terraces become extensions of the interior, providing spaces for gathering, resting, and observing the changing landscape throughout the day.

The perimeter swimming pool reinforces this continuity. Positioned in direct relation to the main living areas and terraces, the water creates an additional threshold between the building and its surroundings. Views toward the forest, mountains, and distant sea are maintained from different parts of the house, making the experience of the landscape an integral part of movement through the villa.

The sloping terrain was an important factor in the development of the project. Located on the mountainside, the villa was designed to respond to the existing topography while minimizing unnecessary intervention in the site. A reinforced-concrete structural system provides the framework for the projecting terraces and open interior spaces, allowing the architecture to extend horizontally toward the landscape while maintaining a sense of openness and visual continuity.

The material palette was deliberately kept limited and closely connected to the character of the site. Local stone sourced from the surrounding mountains is combined with white cement, concrete, glass, and water. The use of local stone introduces the texture and material identity of the landscape into the architecture, while the lighter surfaces and extensive glazing reduce the visual weight of the building and reinforce its relationship with the surrounding vegetation.

Ultimately, Khazartireh Villa is conceived as a framework for experiencing nature through everyday life. Walking through the forest, resting beside the nearby stream, observing changes in light and vegetation, or looking toward the forest and sea become extensions of domestic experience. Rather than positioning architecture against nature, the project seeks to create a continuous spatial relationship between dwelling, topography, and landscape.

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