Capital Hill Residence

Coordinates: 55°43′22″N 37°15′26″E / 55.7227°N 37.2573°E / 55.7227; 37.2573
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Capital Hill Residence is a villa located on the north-face hillside of Barvikha, a town west of Moscow.[1]

History[edit]

It was designed by Iraqi / British architect Zaha Hadid[2] and Patrik Schumacher of Zaha Hadid Architects for property developer Vladislav Doronin.[3] Construction on the project began in 2006 and it is the only private house that Hadid built during her lifetime.[4] The house was completed in a futuristic style[5] with an area of 2,650 square meters[6] with four floors.[7][8] Estimated to have cost $140 million, it is one of the most expensive, luxurious and unusual residences in the world.[9]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hadid creates hillside residence". World Architecture News. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Capital Hill Residence by Zaha Hadid". Metalocus. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. ^ Mafi, Nick. "Zaha Hadid's Only Private Residential Home Is Now Completed". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  4. ^ Hobson, Ben. "Norman Foster discusses Zaha Hadid's "extraordinary" Capital Hill Residence". Dezeen. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Private residential house "CAPITAL HILL RESIDENCE"". Antteq. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  6. ^ Hoover, Kristin. "Capital Hill Residence". Arch20. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Capital Hill Residence – Moscow, Russia". CBS News. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Zaha Hadid Architects". Architectural. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  9. ^ Heathcote, Edwin. "How Zaha Hadid's spaceship house landed in a Russian forest". Financial Times. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

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55°43′22″N 37°15′26″E / 55.7227°N 37.2573°E / 55.7227; 37.2573