When a residential project in collaboration with Zaha Hadid did not receive approval by the local Moscow legislature, Vladislav Doronin was determined to work with Dame Hadid and subsequently commissioned her to design a residence for him. Over a lunch meeting they discussed the brief, ‘floating above the treetops, overlooking the forest’ and Zaha Hadid sketched her ideas onto a napkin. The result was the Capital Hill Residence, a fluid monument emerging from its surrounding landscape.

The Capital Hill Residence is the only private residence designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize winner, Zaha Hadid, that was built in her lifetime. Vladislav Doronin describes the process of designing and building his home with Zaha Hadid, whilst Patrik Schumacher explains how the Capital Hill Residence is a testament to Hadid.