The Capital Hill Residence rests in the Barvikha Forest outside of Moscow, leaning in with the gentle slope of the area but also towering atop of it in a striking evocation of a spaceship. Reportedly worth $140 million, the home sprawls on some 36,000 square feet, owned by international real estate developer Vladislav Doronin, whom Hadid called the “Russian James Bond.”

The project sprang up from a serendipitous meeting between Doronin and Hadid in London over 10 years ago, Doronin said in a video about the house. Bonded over their mutual appreciation for art and design, they spent hours talking – a time in which Doronin decided to trust the British-Iraqi architect with the conception and creation of his home.

The result, finally revealed earlier this month, astounds. Just like Hadid's commercial masterpieces, the Capital Hill Residence evokes a sense of movement and fluidity that commands the whole area. The upper floor, which accommodates the master suite, rises above the tree tops to reveal mesmerizing vistas through floor-to-ceiling windows and a couple of balconies.

A column, hiding a glass-walled elevator and a stairway, races to the lower stories, where luxurious living spaces, including guest bedrooms and a library, unfold. Leisure facilities such as a swimming pool, a gym and a space complete the extraordinary house, which reached its completion some two years after the death of the first female Pritzker Award recipient.

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If that seems like a hefty price tag, it's worth noting that these properties come with a fairly significant signing bonus; the mansions which sit on the estates. The custom-built homes boast some 19,375 square feet each, and were developed as part of a private residential development. Each residence has its own large master suite, spacious living rooms with fireplaces, sauna and spa area. One of the estates includes an indoor swimming pool, gym, a conservatory, a boardroom and billiards room. The second estate features a grand library, a dressing room, and an elevator.

The estates come with access to a sports center with stables, tennis courts, shops, restaurants and a mini club.

Source and photos courtesy Homes of the Rich.

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Russia's federal government announced earlier this year that it would double the territory of its capital city, Moscow, with aim of enabling the city to grow into a competitive 21st century world capital. Government officials launched an international competition for urban designers to plan the most efficient use of this new territory in the development of the city. The competition's winning bid came from Capital Cities Planning Group (CCPG), a conglomerate comprised of London-based group of landscape architects Gillespies, Edinburgh-based urban designers John Thompson & Partners and international engineering consultants Buro Happold. Their winning designs for the future of Moscow will see the group the opportunity to design and plan the new Federal District.

Capital Cities Planning Group's proposal, called "City in the Forest," beat out ten other international proposals. The plan includes a proposal to house 1.7 million people and create 800,000 jobs in the government, education and business sectors. As the name of the project, "City in the Forest", would imply, the group plan to remake the notoriously bleak landscape of Soviet-era concrete buildings for which Moscow is infamous. In a press release, John Thompson, chair of  John Thompson & Partners, said: “We are delighted that our team has won the competition for the design of the new Federal District, bringing together international best practice to create a model for the further expansion of Moscow through the creation of a properly serviced, zero-carbon, transit orientated urban hierarchy set within a forest and lakeside landscape.”

The proposal for expansion, shown above, envisions growth out from the south-west corner of the city, with 155 square kilometers earmarked for a new integrated district connected to the city's core by a mass transit-orientated movement system. The new district will be configured around a series of lakes, enhancing the value of home developments in the area. The international jury also awarded Parisian architectural firm Antoine Grumbach & Jean-Michel Wilmotte responsibility for the building-by-building architectural realization of the Capital Cities Planning Group's overall plans.

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