Emerging seamlessly from the undulating hills of Nashtarud Iran, this home by MRK Office and architect Mohammad Reza Kohzadi is less a structure and more a landform. It’s entitled House Under the Hill.

A modern house with a sleek, curved design, featuring large windows, surrounded by a grassy area, and a sparkling pool in the foreground. A car is parked nearby.

With its grassy roof blending into the terrain, it appears as if the earth itself has curled open to reveal a futuristic sanctuary. The result is an architectural gesture so subtle, it feels discovered rather than built.

Modern architectural design featuring a sleek, curved house beside a swimming pool, with a landscaped lawn and cloudy sky.

Beneath the sweeping concrete curves lies a space defined by fluidity.

Expansive glass walls dissolve boundaries between indoors and out, allowing the minimalist interior to drink in the surrounding hills and sky.

The architecture’s organic flow and soft contours evoke both natural erosion and spacecraft design.

A modern architectural house with a green roof, surrounded by a vast landscape, featuring a swimming pool and tall cypress trees, under a sunset sky.
Modern architectural design featuring a sleek, curved roof and large glass windows, with a black car parked in front of the house, surrounded by green grass and trees.
A modern, curved architectural design of a house featuring expansive glass windows, set in a green landscape with a swimming pool and a parked car.
Aerial view of a modern architectural design featuring a unique, flowing structure with a green roof and a swimming pool.

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Ben VanderVeen is the founder and editor of Moss & Fog, one of the web’s longest-running visual culture destinations. Since 2009, he’s been finding and framing the most beautiful, surprising, and thought-provoking work in art, architecture, design, and nature — reaching over 325,000 readers each month. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

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  1. butterfly9591

    But where is the driveway it is all grass

  2. butterfly9591

    I absolutely love this place wishes it was mine

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