Zaha Hadid's only house finally completes in Russian forest

New photographs and a movie reveal Zaha Hadid's only completed private residence - a house in the Barvikha Forest near Moscow, for a man she called the "Russian James Bond".
The late Iraqi-British architect designed Capital Hill Residence for businessman and philanthropist Vladislav Doronin, who runs property companies Capital Group and OKO Group, and is also the owner of luxury hotel and resort brand Aman.
The house's defining feature is a master suite set atop a slender concrete stalk that raises it high above the tree canopy.
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[@alchemistlogic9421]

Hats off to the engineers. They are never spoken about.

[@silmen92]

Jerome Owen so fcking trueee man...zaha can only dream about it if the engineers cannot get the works done. Hats off to the engineers!

[@alchemistlogic9421]

silmen92 The construction marketing Industry is fake. These Architects don't no anything these days. A scrible on a piece of paper then they pass it to the Engineers to do the unthinkable.

[@ProjectSkrillexNL]

@@alchemistlogic9421 idk in what country you're living but thats not exactly true.

[@KLKLKLDUF]

Engineers are as good but the architect is everything. Without the architect this would be a bunch of cubes. Zaha Hadid made history and her legacy will live on as she inspired every Architect in the world with her amazing, impossible and futuristic designs.

[@johnnycade7792]

@@alchemistlogic9421 Funny thing that's the hard part, creativity is what makes most people famous or wealthy.

[@jsprechs7847]

"An architects dream is an engineers nightmare."

[@gabekafka-gibbons4772]

Justin Sprecher nah man

[@Sammy-yu5mf]

Wow! Powerful

[@Sammy-yu5mf]

I admire engineers more than any profession on earth. They are marvelous

[@Sammy-yu5mf]

@Yusuf patel There is a saying which goes like this; 'It is easier said than done'.

[@Dev1nci]

Actually that isn't true, just as architects seek architectural challenges engineers do too. It's difficult for them but good engineers enjoy the challenge and associated achievement :)

[@MajesticFerret]

It would be nice to see the interiors. Seeing only the exterior only gives me half of the picture.

[@michelbesedin7081]

it would be great, but russians oligarchs dont want to show how much money they stole from people.

[@michelbesedin7081]

comon, all know about their money already when just them fk dogs travels by private jet. they just dont give a sht about it.

[@TsarOfRuss]

@@michelbesedin7081 Just like US Capitalists run off to private Islands after looting your money through WallStreet????

[@ErronKebabb]

Hey yeah just after saying how livable I was eagerly looking for interior shot, out from the fade to black ! But there was shot of the front of the yacht, all white inside, with those HUGE windows looking out into the area, seems it'd warm the heart in the cold morning :)

[@user-cu7wm5zk4n]

Its a graphics, bullshit

[@gibbethoskins8621]

Wow, looks like something out of a futuristic sci-fi movie. Wish they showed some of the interior.

[@Spazik86]

Yea, too bad they have not shown basicly nothing from the house, only part of the outside view... :-/ Mostly some general marketing bullshit...

[@JediKnight207]

All her designs look futuristic.

[@bjarne2940]

it looks a bit like these star destroyers in the starwars prequels

[@kayem3824]

Looks like an over-sized plastic toy.

[@barbarajohnson1442]

Exactly, how one moves inside, walls, stairways. Wonder why they omitted that?

[@kylejnicholson]

so she designed him an airport flight control tower... on top of a yacht.

[@user-js7yg1ru2l]

kyle nicholson spot-on!)))

[@jameshumphrey9939]

are u fuking out of your mind

[@jameshumphrey9939]

yes

[@Joskemom]

Can this house actually fly because it is aerodynamic?

[@kotonizna]

HAHAHAHAH

[@amirjavad_ca]

To all the geniuses who left negative comments: one of the virtues of a great architect is an ability to hear the client, see the depths of the client's persona, and at the same time being able to solve his design problems in the most sophisticated way. This is what the client wanted - a castle in the sky. The house is in the forest, but Doronin wished to see the clouds. She gave it to him in the most amazing manner. So, instead of showing your mediocrity, study and analyze the great artists and engineers. You are not criticizing a new Off-White hoodie - this is f**ing ZAHA HADID architecture.

[@Boces1988]

Doesn't mean it's not ugly af

[@michaelaswartz9844]

Yah but where's the fucking need for this

[@thomasherzig174]

Doronin probably does not care about the environmental impact and about ordinary peoples life. He just wants a fancy design. Hadid focussed on clients where the budget and the efficiency did not matter. There is a social housing by Hadid in Vienna /Austria, which is a walking sculpture like all of Hadids work. Nobody wants to live and pay rent there, because the apartments are inefficient. I am fine with the idea of having the home above the trees, but the form and constellation of the pillars does not make sense in way of an efficient structure. And look how much space is wasted around the building, which had to be robbed from the nature. When it comes to a building in the mid of a forest I would more opt for an efficient lightweight structure made of natural sustainable material, not cladding of hyper expensive double curved aluminium panels. It is always preferable to choose a form that easily goes with the features of a material, not one that makes it difficult. For a building type like this I better get inspired by Calatrava, Buckminster Fuller, Frei Otto, or Shigeru Ban instead of the formalist Hadid. She is a great sculpturer, but it is permitted to criticize her

[@amirjavad_ca]

Thomas Herzig it is permitted to criticize anyone if you know what you are talking about. In your case you are rooting for sustainability and functionality which is a firm philosophical standpoint in design. From technical point of view I will have to agree with you. Although, artistically I would say that the world of architecture would be a worse place without Zaha.

[@ricardoferreira9301]

I would love to see It inside!

[@pope400]

That'll make a nice abandoned building for a KZbinr to walk through in 15 years.

[@garystat]

And what is it that makes your opinion worthy of my time?

[@eddorvil586]

@Sam K Actually, thought it was pretty funny. See, that's the thing about jokes; they're SUBJECTIVE.

[@Heeroyui752]

@@eddorvil586 See the thing about assholes is they don't think they're assholes. You're an asshole.

[@MrMaxStalsky]

Why not. Just take a look at not so old Soviet abandoned buildings. Thousands of them are abandoned and forgotten. If the “Buran”’s hangar in Kazakhstan is abandoned too, what we can speak about... (Buran - Russian space shuttle analog). And it costed i don’t know many millions of dollars and was way more meaningful than that weird billionaire house. If the next Russian leader will be like Gorbachev or Elcin that can become true easy.

[@trippenspence2841]

@@garystat the fact that you took the time to read it, think about it, and then reply....

[@Eftakharchangezi]

Another spectacular masterpiece of Zaha Hadid 🙏 RIP

[@user-ym7kq8bd8k]

When your own house was projected by one of most influential architect of century.

[@cliffwoodbury5319]

That is one of the most beautiful buildings I've ever seen. She was a visionary to say the least and must have been one of the best architects on this planet, because that is a work of art. If you bought a spaceship it would'nt be out of place nearby.

[@shamusson]

Exactly! I don't know how people can call it ugly.

[@diegololpez1096]

It's a Stormtrooper dream house

[@arasharfa]

She was sarcastic with the design as well...

[@somethingporridge3106]

How??

[@irony8908]

@@somethingporridge3106 It looks like shit.

[@stavrosgeorgios5577]

It's Tom Cruise's house in Oblivion.

[@ElyesBoudhina]

you read my mind

[@sneedfeed3179]

Bruh

[@Ishakbar14]

Its Naomi Campbel's bro

[@Wanda_Jannette]

About Zaha. She was indeed an engineer, and more specifically an architectural engineer. Hence her millions and The Pritzker Architecture Prize is probably the most prestigious prize awarded in the field of architecture. Math is something she played with since she was a little girl - drawing and sketching was part of her early life. Her parent's kept her pretty busy hence the successful career. The woman had a mathematical mindset. So with her $89Million worth which actually ran over $100Million after her passing speaks volumes of this amazing woman. May she rip and her legacy and foundation continues to help Arab women looking to build themselves in this field.

[@mudassardesignspace]

Such a nice clip..beautifully made

[@graceantonio3573]

Looks so futuristic! Spectacular specialy at night with the lights.

[@krishan5205]

So much respect for her

[@heathcliff4914]

Thunderbirds Are Go... it's fantastic, perfect for a bond villain.

[@Nextman916]

Whole thing reads like a sales pitch, 100% he’s trying to sell this place.

[@umertahir4547]

Hahaha will be used for movies

[@dapdizzy]

Nextman916 it’s really beautiful, I think there would be no problem selling it if he decides to do it one day.

[@thatdutchguy2882]

He doesn't need to. It's a Zaha Hadid m8, that sell's itself.

[@damysticalone87]

Lol, that is funny, I can tell you, that building has been stupid done, is looking shit and is by architecture and structure as fail as many fail buildings. You stupid idiots, only I know the perfect building for mankind. Pay me money and I will tell you the perfect building (there are 1 to 4).

[@TsarOfRuss]

He just sold it! it cost $140 million to build, and he build it for his then girlfriend (Naomi Campbell) now its sold, i don't know for how much

[@freddymello3227]

The people worked with Zaha are the most luckiest to live in this world. "How does it look to live next to the icon ,a genius one!!" R.I.P zaha the queen of curves.

[@hekikoka5792]

I cringe at your grovelling!

[@kayem3824]

That's what we need more of to solve the world's problems, curves.

[@TataTrue]

It's so sad that she's dead, she was quite the designer

[@paulrouhan7288]

True Zezuru Aka Architect!

[@sammyflorczak8800]

She had the ugliest website ever back in 2007... the whole thing was impossible to navigate.

[@husseinoskovjino9398]

And Iraqi

[@tarabroun]

I love that this credited the whole team at the end because the whole time i was thinking, gee they must have an excellent detail team.

[@Studio39DesignStudio]

I was really interested in seeing the interior solutions, but oh well

[@luzvelez2423]

It is beautiful, i used my imagination on how it could have been decorated and also i imagine the kind of music i would be hearing while just looking that forrest.🙂🙂

[@sittingbull7580]

I feel that looks like spaceship.Design concept is magnificent

[@bookshawscriven]

"No architect would refuse such a commission."

[@Thankful_n_Grateful]

Thank You So Very Much for Sharing... Terrible she had to leave us so soon... 😥 Visionary Architects push engineers past their limits to experience what was previously unknown or imagined...

[@anthonylemkendorf3114]

A fantastic piece of space junk .A wonderful view (looking out) .An imposition on the visual environment and anyone having to see it.

[@ancientsnox5093]

I love it! Almost perfect!

[@adolftherednosed9033]

Yeah , a yatch and a watch tower , just that when Rich people with , a strong vocabulary describe a thing , it just appears to be magnificent and flawless , their description of the work is like modern art , you have to listen 5 to 10 minutes of lecturing and explanation to go wow .

[@junbug1love]

Wow.....Well Done

[@Zeljia]

this is my absolute dream house. HOWWW. Guess I’ll have to design it myself.

[@AA-nf2pl]

I always found that the definition of amazing architecture is one that is so clever that can be created within a reasonable budget but evokes positive emotions from its occupant. A building can be a box but when it brings in natural light at the right moment, when it captures the right views and when it adapts to its surroundings, that's great architecture. This has to be one of my least favourite buildings of Zaha Hadid. I don't dislike her style but I always feel some of her buildings are overdone and over dressed costing millions of dollars.

[@TheFreshSpam]

Why does everything have to be done on a reasonable budget to make it look good or be beautiful? Why do people have issues with some people letting designers and architects go wild with their imagination and build what they like with no limits? Are you saying that good creativity has to have boundaries and limits? Does having the opinion that expensive design is bad make it bad? What if the same look was achieved really cheap? Does it make it good again? To me that opinion and view you have is really wobbly and unfounded. Anything can be expensive no matter what it looks like or is made of, value does not change design no matter how much it cost to make.

[@AA-nf2pl]

@@TheFreshSpam before you question my views and opinions I think you should look at yours first and dwell deeper into what I said. My point is that architecture must have a purpose, it must belong and it must be practical. Architecture should not merely be ornamental nor should it be so disclosed from its context as this example from Zaha Hadid. I'm not saying that Zaha Hadid is not a great architect because she is one of my favourite architects and nor am I saying that expensive is often bad. However, I'm of the belief that architecture does not need to cost millions of dollars to be great and this example from Zaha is so disjointed from its context and does not convey a great sense of belongingness to its surroundings. A better design would have taken advantage of the surroundings and not be so enclosed and imposing.

[@bofaboy9271]

I was waiting till the house blast off into space

[@knowinthatrowan]

why don't we get to see the interior?

[@Spazik86]

I guess he wants to keep privacy, but it would be awesome to see more of this house, they have shown basicly nothing in this video.

[@gropiusBar]

the russian interior style is primitive. He has definitely carpets on the wall. that's why he does not show it

[@mynameisdrpat]

during the day it looks ok. at night, it looks like a place for lectures.

[@angelinimartini]

Because Russians are really secretive about everything.

[@samiahsultan1002]

Amazing building by Zaha Hadid and the engineering crew

[@2bitrasputin793]

Wow. So beautiful!. We have a Zaha Hadid art museum in East Lansing, Michigan. It's a beautiful faceted jewelbox. Such a treasure to be able to go at any time (with challenging art). Eli & Edythe Broad Museum. Zaha also has done such a wonderful apartment building on the Highline in Manhattan, it lifts the Highlights to a new level. This house is a real masterpiece. I wonder who gets to Marry that dude!!!

[@user-vj4gd7ll7q]

Корабельная надстройка среди леса? Романтичненько.

[@jiriq8853]

Just imagine how many amazing buildings could she design if she was still alive 😢 there will be no one like for a long time

[@CitiesoftheFuture]

no interiors?

[@mauriciobermudez5545]

so true

[@kutter_ttl6786]

It's not designed for the masses

[@marcob6314]

Cities of the Future and why a funeral music?

[@lukasmurmann625]

She and her firm has designed some truly unique and stunning buildings. This is not one of them..

[@moinbashirmx._.7403]

Need a suggestion about basic and perfect architectural design app.software etc

[@inderpartapsingh4445]

Great job

[@PieterBreda]

I love it. Futuristic. Great project.

[@pietroscarpa2384]

I was waiting for the interior.

[@pdtrv]

looks cozy

[@_chade]

I think it looks absolutely beautiful.

[@rozware1295]

Would of loved a tour!

[@khaledbenaida3532]

RIP Legend

[@VincentBuret]

THIS LOOKS SO AMAZING, for the first 2hours spent in that house

[@theguardian1140]

It’s a cross between star trek and a submarine. Very cool. Love the height above the trees

[@RJGuitz]

Basically a James Bond villain's strong hold.

[@raulvz]

Love all Zaha Hadid stuff, god bless her, RIP.

[@roman2011]

wow. truly the modern day guidi Zaha. so good.

[@franzgrabe1]

would love to see the inside interior!

[@rr7firefly]

The vertical "neck" is the building's weakest element visually. Why the need for the seamless connection as it meets the top house? An articulated piece would have done the trick just as well, if not better. // The aerial view of the space cruiser is nice however, (2:11) looking aerodynamic.

[@ymyone]

Someone did hit the nail on the head when they reminded us that this is a winter country, it may be covered in snow 10 months of the year, at that time it will look fantastic and blend into it's environment.

[@Aroncare]

Hey, nice spaceship!!

[@darkone6666]

A beautiful artwork

[@MicaRayan]

Incredible! I went to many incredible houses since architecture school .... I'll try to hv house like this, one day...it seems fun! Greets from Malaysia

[@camo1276]

Wish Zaha was still here. To see a collab between her and Elon musk would be so cool RIP 🙏

[@johnwignall5413]

It looks like something they built in Scotland in the 1970s! Awful!

[@marinaw3344]

White dreamboat in the green russian forest... Beautiful!

[@megaotstoy]

this man must be a "Star Wars" fan

[@kennethakin6322]

It looks super futuristic.

[@santoshsabharwal9029]

A wonder ful 💭 a creative artist 👩‍🎨 thanks 🙏

[@jbenitetas]

Thank you for using Soft, Warm, Ambient, Gentle, Inviting lighting throughout this home. As opposed to harsh, cold, sterile, glaring and eye-straining super bright white light as is en vogue right now. The softer lighting is more in harmony with the environment and is better for human health and well-being. A very beautifully designed home by the late and great Zaha Hadid. I can't wait untill they complete 1000 Museum here in Miami ...,

[@holeeshietpyro4072]

oblivion was my first thought, beautiful

[@spaceodie]

I would love to hike toward this house, just to feel how Magical this home in the middle of nowhere..

[@duaal1864]

She’s one of a kind it was a true loss when she died 😔

[@linuszimmermann6120]

Thank you, Zaha Hadid!

[@user-kr6wy2rx1r]

Iraq is zaha Hadid

[@kendrawatkins8290]

Love the lines that it has, so comforting. The inside must be as beautiful as the outside feels.

[@agungsusila1]

All of her design conected with unlimited budget.

[@actanonverba91]

Please come to Tasmania and see what you can do...

[@KeithMetoyer]

It's looks like the tower on General Grevious ship where they had to rescue Palpatine from.

[@jozejuccva4727]

Depressing!

[@RheyF]

How i wish i could have the same house....place was almost same so it suits here where i am right now

[@brianmcmanus4286]

Wow.

[@kantoorhandook6595]

Its going to be a feature in architecture book sooner or later

[@daniguinness7849]

Weren't these things done in the 50s-60s with Ferro Concrete?

[@naughtiasteffano9885]

Would b nice if we can see the interior!!

[@eddiezorro1]

Absolutely Fantastic.

[@maksatbekduisheev6199]

SUPER PROJECT!

[@nickidaisydandelion4044]

Stunningly gorgeous home. Zaha is the Greatest architect in history.

[@user-vk6nx5un4w]

These oligarchs stole many and now show of as is the had earner their labor shame for such people .

[@pumpkineater_69557]

iT VERY NICE BECAUSE OF THE MUSIC..

[@treffle17]

1:00 Vladislav: I don't want to see anything but blue sky Zaha : do you realize you have to be above the threes ? Vladislav: Yes Zaha : Sketches on a napkin Vladislav: I like it That sounds like something out of a movie .😏

[@SWSimpson]

Many beautiful things about it but the outward design already looks dated.

[@nacok9681]

Awesome

[@omidsafi6114]

wonderful

[@stevenvonhofsten331]

Breathtaking

[@dumyjobby]

why no interior photos, i want to see the interior, in the end that is what matters in a house

[@mickeypang]

All of the technology, fantastic parametric tools used to develop this sequence of spaces and the only thing 5min of edited video has to show for is that this is a clever sculpture. Corbusier didn't speak of the cinematic progression/sequence of spaces in order to just sound and pose avant garde. So please explain beyond cliche "architect vision," more than just a pretty facade.

[@TheElleiver]

No house tour?

[@stephanieco5707]

This reminds me of the Jetsons... super futuristic

[@Cheeseatingjunglista]

Superb building, I can see Frank Lloyd Right and Le Corbusier in it. Magical architect, tragic loss, ideal megalomaniacal client, perfect in his forest eyrie.....

[@kayem3824]

Wright and Le Corbusier would laugh at it.

[@aplsharusha]

You need some good glasses!

[@ab8jeh]

Frank Lloyd Wright is laughing in his grave.

[@Emilthehun]

Looks like a space ship. But looks natural at same time. Beautiful

[@alicastro3777]

RIP Zaha Hadid - a legend

[@PlaceboPictures]

A couple of sycophants blinded by their devotion, unable to see the reality of the building...which is that it’s hideous and doesn’t belong in that forest. As for the interior being livable, how would we know? You didn’t show us a single room.

[@juliusmaingi7575]

It's beautiful to my eyes. It has an otherworldly presence and the fact.

[@misspika9851]

It looms lime survival bunker for sectorum cchurch