VILLA ROTONDA

BY ARCHITECTS OF INVENTION · PLOT C1

The architect

Nikoloz Japaridze, founder and director of Architects of Invention (London / Tbilisi), was born in Tbilisi in 1974. He studied architecture at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, graduated from the Moscow Architectural Institute in 1997 and continued his studies in Delft and Paris before opening his first studio, AMC, in 2002. In 2006 he moved to London, working with KPF and EPR Architects, and later became a Senior Architect at OMA in Rotterdam. Recent projects include the Prosecutor’s Office, Lazika Town Hall, the National Olympic Committee House, the House of Justice, 12 Hay Hill Club and Nine Elms Bridge.

Studio website · architectsofinvention.com

The villa

A round pavilion above Lisi Lake: one roof, one circle, open to the view on every side. A concrete drum set into the hillside holds the private rooms, and above it a glazed living pavilion sits beneath a wide disc whose planted top continues the landscape.

The drum and the disc

The concrete drum anchors the house in the slope, and its curved walls open with full-height glazing to a round pool on the lower terrace. The disc roof reaches well past the glass line, shading the upper terrace that wraps the living pavilion.

Two levels, one circle

Level ±0.00, at the road, holds the parking, the entrance lobby, an office and the open living, dining and kitchen space, wrapped by a 131 m² terrace under the roof. Level −3.50, set into the slope, holds four bedroom suites around a curved corridor, a gym, a service room and an outdoor lounge. A spiral stair links the two levels.

Concrete, glass and a planted roof

The concept pairs a monolithic concrete drum with a light glazed pavilion and a thin disc roof finished with planting. Warm stone and textured plaster, dark timber, bronze-toned metal for doors and screens, and perforated panels complete the palette.

Villa Rotonda

The architect’s own vision

Villa Rotonda is Nikoloz Japaridze’s own vision on his own plot at The Lake: an exclusive house shaped entirely by an independent design approach.

At a glance

Architect: Architects of Invention · Nikoloz Japaridze
Location: The Lake, Lisi Lake, Tbilisi
Land plot: C1 · 1,102 m²
Total area: 649 m²
Indoor area: 437.8 m²
Terrace: 131.4 m²
Parking: 49.4 m²
Bedrooms: 4 bedroom suites
Levels: 2

Features

Circular plan
Planted disc roof
Round pool
Four bedroom suites
Spiral stair
Outdoor lounge

On the masterplan ↓ · Plans & areas ↓

On the masterplan

Villa Rotonda sits on plot C1, the corner plot at the end of the lower block, closest to the entrance of The Lake.

This villa
The villa collection
Lake House by Snøhetta

Plans & areas

Room areas in m², as given on the architects’ concept drawings. All figures are indicative at concept stage.

Entrance level±0.00
Dining & living	111.0 m²
Kitchen	21.1 m²
Office	21.1 m²
Lobby	16.9 m²
Technical / storage	2 × 14.5 m²
Toilet / lobby wardrobe	2 × 5.3 m²
Terrace	131.4 m²
Parking	49.4 m²

Bedroom level−3.50
Master bedroom suite I	2 × 42.0 m²
Bedroom suite II	2 × 29.5 m²
Circulation / corridor	42.1 m²
Gym	21.5 m²
Storage / technical	21.5 m²
Outdoor lounge	30.4 m²