Project overview

Mother Mountain Villa is an ONDO residential architecture concept for a family in the mountainous landscape of Anbaran, Mashhad. Surrounded by poplar trees, the proposal explores how a home can support both family connection and individual independence.

Project details

Location: Anbaran, Mashhad, Iran

Client: Private client

Status: Design completed

Design date / year: 1401 SH (2022-2023)

Site area: 2,400 m²

Floor area: 1,280 m²

Belonging and independence

The brief called for shared spaces for family gatherings alongside independent areas for recreation and retreat. The design translates this relationship into two volumes: a fixed body and a movable part conceived to rotate by approximately 120 degrees. Their changing relationship creates different degrees of connection, separation, light and outlook.

Architecture and landscape

Large windows, generous living areas and varied ceiling heights frame the surrounding landscape. The proposal places the volumes on a concrete deck and studies a lightweight structure for the moving part. Its forms reference mountain slopes and poplar trees, connecting the architectural language to its setting. The design narrative, developed in autumn 2022, presents the rotating system as part of the architectural proposal.

Project credits

Managing Director: Mohsen Saraji

Concept and design team: Alireza Bakhshi

Art review: Metanat Mohebbi

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