Avishan

This hillside villa complex is nestled within a mountainous landscape, where architecture exists not in contrast with nature, but as a quiet extension of it. The total built area is around 32,000 square meters, yet from the valley below, what you see first is not the architecture—it’s the mountain. That was the starting point of the design: to ensure that the view remains about nature, not buildings.

The overall form of the project follows the natural topography. A series of villas and pathways are designed to settle gently into the slope, preserving the landscape and views. Generous, active terraces—drawing inspiration from the stepped layout of Masuleh—are arranged in a cascading manner, creating vibrant, livable spaces that feel embedded in the terrain. These terraces become places to sit, to observe, and simply to be.

This project is an attempt to strike a balance between living and seeing, between building and restraint. It offers an experience of life at elevation—surrounded by the quiet of the mountains and the sound of the wind—without ever losing connection to the nature it inhabits.