Cherry Orchard Villa

The project site is a 1000-square-meter parcel of a large garden, featuring 28 trees, predominantly cherry trees. The dense and scattered mass of trees creates a lush greenery on the land, making it challenging to find a suitable spot for construction. The preservation of the site›s trees became a priority in the design and layout. The goal of designing this villa was to create a space for the permanent residence of a three-member family, incorporating Iranian architecture, preserving the site›s trees, and emphasizing the interaction between outdoor and indoor spaces.

Four volumes, capable of integration among the trees, were identified as the four main spaces on the ground floor. The guest room, living room, and kitchen were designated as everyday living spaces, while the hall served as a guest space, and a smaller area with functions such as a library, fireplace, or study shaped the main spaces on the ground floor. The connection of these four spaces with three glass corridors passing through the garden was facilitated, with one of these corridors serving as the building's entrance.

The project assumed that the overall mass would be a box-like structure with a pitched roof, echoing the repetitive pattern of Tehran›s Pahlavi-era architecture. This box would be placed on the land, and the spaces intersecting with the trees would transform into empty spaces. After clearing the tree spaces, the extension of uniform brick volumes and roofs would create a cohesive and reflective large brick box with a pitched roof.On the first floor, in two southern volumes with the potential for two stories and, consequently, a larger area, three master bedrooms were arranged.