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Rost Villa

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Kilan, Iran

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Rost Villa

Kilan, Iran

Firm

Cedrus Studio

Type

Residential › Private House

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2025

SIZE

5000 sqft - 10,000 sqft

In a city like Tehran, with a population of over 14 million, we live within the density of a megacity while simultaneously longing for an intimate, secluded place called “home.” The experience of silence and privacy in typical Tehran residences is so limited that many are drawn to creating dwellings in the natural landscapes surrounding the city.
The project site lies on the foothills of the Alborz Mountains, with Mount Damavand nearby. Yet, due to its specific position and adjacencies, the site offers little effective view toward the surrounding mountain scenery. In this context, the sky emerged as the first, purest, and most unique natural element directly visible to any observer—an ever-present, singular element that inspired the core idea of the project: framing the sky and guiding light deep into the house.
The form and spatial organization were shaped with an inward focus, aiming to create a home that balances inside and outside, openness and seclusion, and the interplay of light and shadow. The house rests on the ground with minimal self-assertion while opening generously toward the sky—like a plant growing from the earth, rooted in its context and reaching upward toward light. For this reason, it was named “Rost,” a metaphor for growth, emergence, and the bond between architecture and the ground.
To reinforce this sense of growth, vital channels were carved into the project through a strong central void—pathways that invite sky, light, and fresh air inward, keeping the architecture alive from within. The spatial organization allows light, air, and life to flow continuously through the house, as if the building breathes, brightens, and undergoes subtle transformations of light and space throughout the day.
The outer lines of the building were shaped in response to the site’s geometry, orientation, and climatic factors. Rost Villa is organized around two courtyards, two terraces, and a central void—elements that connect the kitchen, private living areas, reception hall, master bedrooms, pool, jacuzzi, and supporting spaces, thereby maintaining a constant relationship between the interior and exterior.
In the design of this project, the value of space and light was prioritized over material diversity. The façade is finished in an earthy-toned cement with a simple grooved texture, allowing the architectural language to remain calm, neutral, and in harmony with its context, while light and shadow take on the leading role. Rost is a place that invites its occupants to discover unexpected and intimate spaces—where the brightness of the sky and the intimacy of a quiet corner are experienced side by side.

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