Villa

Explore 12 award-winning designs tagged Villa on Architecture Magazine.

Brand: Yaser and Yasin Rashid Shomali Project Type: Villa Tag: Architecture

Jaqalan

Jaqalan, translating to friends in Turkish, comprises two architecturally unified villas in the verdant landscape of Zekeriyakoy, Istanbul. Characterized by striking sloped roofs that descend to the ground, the design addresses the region's heavy rainfall while creating a bold visual identity. Expansive terraces and floor to ceiling windows foster a strong indoor outdoor connection. With solar panels and energy efficient materials, Jaqalan exemplifies sustainable living, redefining contemporary residential architecture through minimalism and contextual harmony.

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Brand: Dilek Karaman Project Type: Villa Tag: Architecture

Terraced Horizon

Terraced Horizon Villa is a contemporary hillside residence conceived as a continuation of its forested slope. Layered horizontal terraces step with the terrain, embedding lower floors while projecting upper volumes through deep cantilevers. Panoramic low e glazing and pronounced horizontal shadow lines draw daylight deep inside and extend views, reinforcing a continuous relationship between interior life and landscape. The steep topography is reconfigured into a calm sequence of inhabitable platforms and outdoor horizons, where shaded edges and terraces support comfort across seasons.

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Brand: Junichiro Kawazoe Project Type: Villa Tag: Architecture

River Sea

River Sea is a villa located on Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. The site lies near the mouth of a river, and the axis of the plan runs from north to south toward the water. The building is divided into three parts: an entrance building, a guest building and a main building. Two courtyards separate the three parts, and a path connects them. Along the path, the boundary between inside and outside becomes soft. The walls are covered with border tiles made from local Awaji roof tiles. The single storey limits the effect on the surroundings.

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Brand: Davood Salavati Project Type: Villa Tag: Architecture

Gilak

Gilak is a villa designed for the humid climate of Gilan in northern Iran. The main mass of the building is formed around a central void, which is open on all floors from four directions and allows airflow and moisture to leave the interior. A corridor surrounds the building and prevents air confinement. Extended gables control direct sunlight in hot seasons. Sloping roofs on all four sides collect rainwater for reuse and offer a continuous surface for photovoltaic panels. The plan follows a nine-square geometry drawn from traditional Iranian architecture.

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Brand: Katsufumi Kubota Project Type: Villa Tag: Architecture

K

K is a villa located in Nasu, Tochigi, Japan. The floors, walls and roofs are treated as thin separate planes rather than joined volumes. Slender columns of 90 millimetres in diameter support the reinforced concrete slabs, so the structure appears light. The underside of each tapered slab is finished with a stainless steel mirror, which reflects the surrounding landscape. Internal partitions are reduced to a minimum, so the rooms flow into one another. The design aims to connect daily life with the nature around the house.

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Brand: Hossein Hassani Project Type: Villa Tag: Architecture

Two Arches

Two Arches is a villa located in a calm setting in Damavand, Iran. The design reflects the origins of Iranian architecture from a modern point of view. Traditional principles and spatial hierarchy guide the plan to provide privacy and comfort for the inhabitants. Inspired by Iranian gardens, a waterway forms the main axis of the site. A white plane between two arches divides the public and private spaces. On the first floor, a bridge connects these areas as a corridor. The building covers 200 square meters and combines concrete and metal with brick cladding.

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Brand: LIN, CHU-SHIUAN Project Type: Villa Tag: Architecture

The Wisdom Domain

The Wisdom Domain is a guest house villa in Kenting, in southern Taiwan. The building covers 1650 square meters. Two symmetrical buildings form a square floor plan, surrounded by circular trails paved with gravel. The layout reflects the traditional idea of circular heaven and square earth. An ecological pond marks the entrance, and the garden holds flowers and trees. Large fair-faced concrete walls, slanted roofs, iron-gray metal grilles and an oval entrance recall the five elements of fengshui. Sixteen rooms differ in lighting, color, scent, music and surface materials.

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Brand: Nima Keivani Project Type: Villa Tag: Architecture

Kabootar Khaneh

A pure cube to minimize the impact on their surroundings that a sloping roof is installed hidden behind the walls, a part of interior space was dedicated for birds, inspired by historical dovecotes. The interior spaces is formed around the patio where the birds live, created cross-sectional play and level differences in the spaces, as well as design of the stairs inside it. Even the windows of the building were arranged according to the interior section game. Also inside the building, wood material has been used to create a sense of nature.

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Brand: Fahad Alhumaidi Project Type: Villa Tag: Architecture

W Horse Stud

W Horse Stud is a vacation house designed for a 10000 square metre site in the Wafra agricultural area of Kuwait. The house is raised 140 centimetres above the ground to open views over the surrounding horse paddocks. The plan is divided into two axes. One axis holds the horse stable. The other holds the bedrooms, dining area and large living area facing the swimming pool. A 40 metre terrace is shaded by a 3 metre cantilevered roof for protection from the sun and sand. Construction uses insulated lightweight blocks, glass, a concrete structure and a lightweight steel roof.

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Brand: Nima Keivani Project Type: Villa Tag: Architecture

Chahar Gah

Chahar Gah in Iran, is situated in a territory on the western coast of the Caspian sea, a town called Anzali. A dwelling space wherein tries to invite surrounding environment neatly to inside and communicate eloquently. This building has tried to solve the visual boundaries between inside and outside and communicate with the changing seasons and adapt to it and use the natural process of air circulation for ventilation. At the same time its residents have a new experience of transparency and a free plan with have privacy and cozy places in the same time for better feeling change of seasons.

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Brand: Tarek Ibrahim Project Type: Villa Tag: Architecture

Identity

Identity Villa is set on a small plot with lots of constrains,it is an experiment for modern extensions,to express the spirit and characteristics of the old building with modern language. The concept is to strongly and obviously separate yet link the extension from the existing structure. The imperfection of craftsmanship and the way people circulate and interact with the old house should be echoed in the new addition,answering the modern lifestyle needs. The resulting villa holds the identity of the past with modern language. It holds new approaches and different perspectives for extensions.

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Brand: AHMED SAMY ELMESALLAMY Project Type: Villa Tag: Architecture

Islamic

The design concept was based on two elements. The client's passion for Islamic architecture that shows on most of the investment projects he has accomplished. The project location is in the second holiest city in the Islamic culture which is Al Madinah al Monawara, Saudi Arabia. What was unique about this project is to preserve the culture and traditions of the ancient city, merging the project with the surrounding environment and highlighting the cultural identity. The project is located in a high-temperature climate region so the designer used materials suitable for the climate.

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