06/07/2026
Zaha Hadid Architecis
Interior Design
Capital Hill Residence
Moscow, Russia
2006 – 2018
Private Client
Built
2650m2
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.
Located on the north-facing hillside within the Barvikha Forest near Moscow, where pine and birch trees grow up to 20m high, the Capital Hill Residence is divided into two main components. The first merges with the sloping forested landscape, while a separate volume ‘floats’ 22 metres above the ground to benefit from the spectacular views of the forest over the trees.
The client explained to Zaha Hadid, “I want to wake up in the morning and just see blue sky.” Hadid replied, “You realise you have to be above the trees?”
The form of the residence is defined by its natural topography with fluid geometries emerging from the landscape and remaining partially embedded within the hillside.
Capital Hill Residence
2006 - 2018
Private Client
Built
2650m2
Moscow, Russia