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Yew Villa

A suspended concrete frame, redesigned by subtraction into a clear dialogue of solid volumes, glass and landscape.

Yew Villa, final design at dusk
Category
Architecture
Status
Under construction
Location
Tooskatok, Nowshahr, Mazandaran
Year
2025–2026
Role
Redesign & supervision
Execution
Mr Kahrabi

The project came to us at the start of masonry work, with an existing reinforced-concrete structure that had been suspended because of unresolved design problems.

Through conversations with the client and analysis of the previous design, a process of subtraction and simplification turned the existing structure into a coherent dialogue between solid volumes, transparency and landscape.

The suspended structure when the project was handed over
Yew Villa, final design at dusk
Left: the suspended structure as we found it. Right: the final design.

Design process

Nine steps from the previous design to the final house.

  1. 01

    Structural analysis

  2. 02

    Projection alignment

  3. 03

    Facade simplification

  4. 04

    Selective demolition

  5. 05

    Mass refinement

  6. 06

    Void carving

  7. 07

    Solid volume addition

  8. 08

    Spatial integration

  9. 09

    Entrance definition

Design process: from the previous design to the final volumes

Facade

The facade massing was simplified into distinct cubic volumes, making the overall form clearer and easier to read.

A recessed slit runs deep into the interior, alongside a linear recess by the terrace; the solid–void composition emphasises the weight of the primary cubes. The transparent bedroom facade projects forward to open 180° views to the landscape.

Rendered front facade
Axonometric of the bedroom pulled out for a 180° view
The bedroom pulled out of the volume for a 180° view.
Sectional perspective of the house
Sectional perspective.

Three floors around one void

Scroll to lift the floors apart and follow the void and the spiral stair through the house.

  1. 01 Ground floor
  2. 02 First floor
  3. 03 Second floor
  • Yew Villa ground floor plan 01 Ground floor
  • Yew Villa first floor plan 02 First floor
  • Yew Villa second floor plan 03 Second floor

Interiors

Rendered double-height living room
Living room with the sculptural stair
Kitchen and dining
Living room and full-height curtains

Drawings

  • Site plan with garden
    01 Site plan
  • Cut axonometric of the house
    02 Cut axonometric
  • Axonometric of the structure and volumes
    03 Structure and volumes
  • Wall section
    04 Wall section
  • Section through the house
    05 Section
  • Wall section detail
    06 Wall detail

Construction

  1. 01

    As we found it

    The suspended concrete frame before redesign
    The suspended structure when the project was handed over
    Existing concrete frame and masonry
  2. 02

    Structure and envelope

    The house in scaffolding
    Front facade during construction
    The projecting volume during construction
    Cantilevered slab during construction
    Steel frame of the entrance canopy
    Balcony under construction
  3. 03

    Inside

    Looking through the extended void
    Spiral stair in the void
    Double-height glazing installed
    Steel stair being installed
    The tall slit window, unfinished
    Spiral stair and glazing

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