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Price: â‚Ź840.000
A charming villa located in the sought after B Zone area within the heart of Sotogrande Costa and within an easy drive of all areas within the Sotogrande Estate. Built over two levels, this property has a southerly orientation providing lots of natural light throughout. The open plan design offers comfortable living and entertaining areas both inside and out. The private, secure plot has been simply, but effectively landscaped. The villa is entered from the road onto a private, in/out driveway that leads to the main front door area. Open terraced areas, open stairwell to the upper floor, open plan modern kitchen/dining area with access to a summer dining terrace, utility area, three double bedrooms, one full bathroom servicing the bedrooms, garage with store. Private swimming pool with terraced surround, lawn and landscaped gardens, large, private covered and open terraces. Other features include: Radiator central heating, pre installation for alarm system.
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Bedrooms: 4
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Paul Bristow: + 34 609 544 818
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Tel: +34 956 793 200
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Price: â‚Ź2.750.000
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Bedrooms: 7
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Built:549 m 2
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Plot: 1.928 m 2
A beautiful, modern villa, with many elegant design features and free flowing spaces. Available for sale in a sought after location, within the exclusive residential estate of Sotogrande. Set in the Kings & Queens area of south (Costa) Sotogrande, the villa is within a short, leisurely walk to the Santa Maria Polo Complex and an easy walk to the beach. The villa benefits from an attractive, private, mature landscaped garden. Large areas of lawn and planted areas are overlooked by a wonderful covered terrace, which perfectly compliment the sunbathing/chill out areas that surround the heated swimming pool. There is also a covered poolside dining area plus a feature outdoor shower and toilet facilities. Other features include: Double car port, under-floor heating, air conditioning, Domotic lighting & sound system, large double glazed windows throughout, security alarm, water features.
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FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT IS WIDELY RECOGNISED AS THE ARCHITECT THAT CREATED A DISTINCTLY AMERICAN STYLE, PREDOMINANTLY IN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. SUCH IS HIS LEGACY THAT NO FEWER THAN 10 OF HIS BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN NOMINATED BY THE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT BUILDING CONSERVANCY ORGANISATION TO THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE FOUNDATION AS WORTHY OF BEING LISTED AS A HERITAGE SITES.
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The conservationists nominated the following 10 buildings by Wright because of their intrinsic architectural merits and because they want to elevate his status as an architect and encourage tourism to the areas where they are.
The buildings selected represent a cross-section of the architect’s work and if selected will represent a startling shift on the part of UNESCO, which typically favours more historical buildings. The conservationists nominated the following 10 buildings by Wright because of their intrinsic architectural merits and because they want to elevate his status as an architect and encourage tourism to the areas where they are located.
2. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum New York City 1956-1959 “I can see a tall building of a new type perfectly appropriate to our purpose, having monumental dignity and great beauty.� The building Wright envisioned, which opened in 1959, is now seen by many as his masterpiece.
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1. The Robie House, Chicago 1908 This is one of the first nominations representing 20th century architecture. Its merits are base don the fact that it shows the ways in which Wright redefined the nature of architecture.
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3. Herbert and Katherine Jacobs House, Madison, Wisconsin 1936 Usonia—a name derived from “United States of North America”—was the term Wright coined to describe his vision for a new affordable architecture that freed itself from European conventions and responded to the American landscape. Wright’s Usonian houses related directly to the earth, unimpeded by a foundation, front porch, protruding chimney, or distracting shrubbery. Glass curtain walls and natural materials like wood, stone and brick further tied the house to its environment. The Herbert Jacobs House became the prototype home for Wright’s dream vision for a utopian urban development, Broadacre City. The house’s open arrangement of living room, dining room and kitchen was also later adopted in the ranch style houses that populated post-war American suburbs, underscoring the building’s historical significance.
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The harmony of the building’s strikingly geometric architecture and decorative elements exemplifies Wright’s theory of organic design. 4. Unity Temple, Oak Park Illinois 1905 Unity Temple (1905-08) represents a defining moment in Frank Lloyd Wright’s early career. Designed in Wright’s Oak Park Studio for his own Unitarian congregation, it is one of the first public buildings in America to feature exposed concrete and is Wright’s greatest public building of his Prairie era. The harmony of the building’s strikingly geometric architecture and decorative elements exemplifies Wright’s theory of organic design. Unity Temple announced a new era of innovation in modern architecture.
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5 5. Fallingwater, Bear Run, Pennsylvania 1935 – 1937 An extraordinary house that redefined the relationship between man, architecture and nature. The waterfall had been the family’s retreat for fifteen years and when they commissioned Wright to design the house they envisioned one across from the waterfall, so that they could have it in their view. Instead, Wright integrated the design of the house with the waterfall itself, placing it right on top of it to make it a part of the Kaufmanns’ lives.
6. Taliesin, Spring Green Wisconsin 1911 The home and estate of Frank Lloyd Wright in Wisconsin is an epicentre for anyone interested in the architect’s work. Taliesin was not only a home to Wright, it was a place in which he could constantly experiment, both with the building and with the land and he made over 200 changes during his lifetime.
8. Price Tower, Bartlesville Oklahoma 1952-1956 This innovative tower changed the Oklahoma skyline and is now an arts centre. The tower was built for Harold C. Price as a corporate headquarters for his pipeline construction company.
7. Taliesin West, Scottsdale Arizona 1938 Wright’s beloved winter home and the bustling headquarters of the Taliesin Fellowship, was established in 1937 and diligently handcrafted over many years into a world unto itself. Deeply connected to the desert from which it was forged, Taliesin West possesses an almost prehistoric grandeur. It was built and maintained almost entirely by Wright and his apprentices, making it among the most personal of the architect’s creations.
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Mr. Price had originally thought of a rather modest rectangular building a few stories high, however Frank Lloyd Wright convinced him that it would be more economic and efficient to build up rather than out.
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9. Hollyhock House, Los Angeles 1919-1921 Hollyhock House is Frank Lloyd Wright’s first Los Angeles project. Built between 1919 and 1921, it represents his earliest efforts to develop a regionally appropriate style of architecture for Southern California. Wright himself referred to it as California Romanza, using a musical term meaning “freedom to make one’s own form”.Taking advantage of Los Angeles’ dry, temperate climate, Hollyhock House is a remarkable combination of house and gardens. In addition to the central garden court, each major interior space adjoins an equivalent exterior space, connected either by glass doors, a porch, pergola or colonnade. A series of rooftop terraces further extend the living space and provide magnificent views of the Los Angeles basin and the Hollywood Hills.
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10. Marin County Civic Center, San Rafael California 1957-1966 The Marin County Civic Center was Frank Lloyd Wright’s last commission and largest public project, including several civic functions that would serve Marin County and San Francisco, which after the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge became closer than ever. Wright was selected for the project in 1957, winning a vote out of hope he would be able to best represent a democratic government open to the people through the Civic Center. One of the most outstanding qualities of the project is that Wright didn’t stop at the architecture - he went on to design the door, the signs, furniture, and every last detail.
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A POSH CREATION BY EKATERINA LASHMANOVA. BOCA DO LOBO DESIGN INSPIRATION BEHIND-THE-SCENES.
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POSH, SHARP, GLAMOUROUS – THIS IS HOW WE COULD DESCRIBE THE STYLISH AND FRESH INTERIOR DESIGN CREATION BY EKATERINA LASHMANOVA FOR THIS RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT FOR A YOUNG FAMILY. UTOPIA - 17
Ekaterina had a free pass to open the doors of the place and spend some time bringing to life the most tasteful trends. She designed more than an apartment – she created an inspiring and iconic place to live in. From the high-ceiling to the details of the curtains, everything is custom made and conceived by artisans in a constant search for singularity and perfection. Behind the inspiration of the talented Russian interior designer is a profound admiration for Portuguese design, and Boca do Lobo played a main role as a leading pioneer of product design made to break aesthetic boundaries and bring handcrafted artistic pieces into people’s day-to-day life.
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The refined work of Ekaterina Lashmanova, through an attentive dedication to details, reaches its apogee within this contemporary project, creating an inspiring, bold apartment in the imposing city of Moscow, Russia. Ekaterina had a free pass to open the doors of the place and spend some time bringing to life the most tasteful trends. She designed more than an apartment – she created an inspiring and iconic place to live in. From the high-ceiling to the details of the curtains, everything is custom made and conceived by artisans in a constant search for singularity and perfection. UTOPIA - 20
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The living room has grand ceilings and large windows, which the designers used to their advantage. The classical accents, using a fresh colour palette, are highlighted by the Wave centre table, with its gold hammered finish and contemporary lines. Taking centre stage, the creation by Boca do Lobo brings sophistication and an unexpectedly contemporary vibe to the room. Blue hues and sensuous creams pair perfectly with the graphic flooring and the subtle gold accents in the lighting that extends throughout the apartment.
The bedroom’s pale touches and richness screams comfort and elegance in one of the apartment’s most important rooms. The glamorous bathroom has a funky style, with its bold pink panels and the art nouveau gold mirror. Black accents, like the big indoor frames, give a posh touch to keep the majestic apartment modern and luxurious.
She designed more than an apartment – she created an inspiring and iconic place to live in.
WAVE CENTRE TABLE by BOCA DO LOBO True classics never fail to make an impression and this is certainly the case for the Wave Table from Boca do Lobo. Nowadays, the traditional coffee table is no longer the only way to decorate the living room; recently coffee tables are taking original shapes and designs that give the living room a totally unique look through unusual forms and new materials. Wave is an original and a stylish coffee table for the modern living room and it is also an unconventional centre table for your sitting room. With
great style and elegance it creates an exclusive ambiance for the modern interiors. Developed by a Portuguese jewellery artisan, this piece is made of hand hammered gold brass with a black mirror top. bocadolobo.com
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GRASSify artificial grass is safe for children and for pets, plus it is hypoallergenic, so anyone with allergies, especially those that are sensitive to grass, can still enjoy sunny days in the garden without the concern of any nasty reactions. Also artificial grass requires no pesticides so you can rest assured you will not be exposed to nasty chemicals, making your garden a safe zone.
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No more brown patches! Artificial grass will remain lush and green 365 days per year. It is UV stabilised to minimise fading and constructed with drainage so it dries out quickly when exposed to rain or light watering. Your artificial lawn will appear immaculate all year round, for many years to come.
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Plus if you have pets artificial grass is easy to clean… When your dog needs to go, he needs to go… Artificial grass makes cleaning up any mess quick and easy. With no soil for waste to mix with, accidents simply sit on top of the lawn ready for you to clean up in one simple scoop. GRASSify customers in Marbella will realise the savings they make quite quickly as they will no longer have to water their lawns during the hot summer months and because they use UV stabilised artificial grass, their lawn will not fade, not even in the enduring Mediterranean sun therefore offering you beautiful, green grass all year round!
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GRASSify are also extremely experienced in commercial properties and sports pitches, with one of their most recent projects being the Star Sixes at London’s O2 this summer. In addition they have created many home putting greens and 5-aside pitches both in London and Spain. For further information or to have your home GRASSified contact +34 694 442 331 or email marbella@grassify.es www.GRASSify.es UTOPIA - 33
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Villa La Resina Golf An amazing four bedroom villa recently renovated in the highly desirable gated development of La Resina Golf Club. The accommodation is distributed on three levels, with the ground floor boasting a very large living area with fully equipped open plan kitchen, a small pantry, guest toilet and a large terrace with access to the south facing private garden.
The first floor offers the master bedroom with en suite bathroom (with bath and shower), dressing area and private terrace. Two more double bedrooms occupy this floor and share the second full bathroom. The lower ground floor consists of the fourth bedroom with shower room, a games room, laundry room and storage room.
T: +34 952 90 75 21 Edificio La Rotonda, Avd.Manolete Nueva AndalucĂa (opposite La Sala)
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The property is finished to a high standard throughout with a contemporary finish and viewing is recommended. The property benefits from two secure parking spaces and is positioned a stone’s throw from the community pool, while also being within walking distance to the club house of La Resina.
Ref: R3035507
Build Size: 273 m2
Bedrooms: 4
Garden/Plot: 400 m2
Bathrooms: 4
Price: 539.000â‚Ź
5 minutes driving from the beach and 10 minutes from Puerto Banus and the center of Estepona.
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FRONTLINE GOLF 4 BEDROOM VILLA SUPERB VIEWS TO SEA, GOLF AND MOUNTAINS Including La Concha, Gibraltar and Africa A light and spacious luxury villa located in one of the best managed golf and country club estates on the coast. 24 hour gate and roving security. Club house with golf, tennis and gym facilities.
T: +34 952 90 75 21 Edificio La Rotonda, Avd.Manolete Nueva AndalucÃa (opposite La Sala)
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Ref: R3045770
Build Size: 452 m2
Bedrooms: 4
Garden/Plot: 1.016 m2
Bathrooms: 4
Price: 1.950.000â‚Ź
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10 CANADIAN ARCHITECTS UNTIL RECENTLY CANADA HAS TENDED TO BE OVERLOOKED. YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED TO FIND THAT THIS ENORMOUS COUNTRY HAS PRODUCED A WEALTH OF ARCHITECTURAL TALENT, YET THE APPLAUSE ALWAYS SEEMS TO GO TO CANADA’S NEIGHBOUR, THE USA. WITHOUT DOUBT, CANADA’S PREMIER JUSTIN TRUDEAU HAS BROUGHT THE WORLD’S ATTENTION TO A COUNTRY THAT WAS SEEN BY MANY AS AN ‘ALSO RAN’ COMPARED TO THE UNITED STATES; NOW THE TIDE HAS TURNED AND CANADA IS LOOKING LIKE THE MUCH SMARTER OF THE TWO NORTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES. THERE WILL BE NAMES IN THIS LIST THAT WILL MAKE YOU EXCLAIM: “I ALWAYS THOUGHT HE WAS AMERICAN!” SO, WITH THE HELP OF BUZZBUZZNEWS, HERE ARE 10 LEGENDS OF CANADIAN ARCHITECTURE.
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Frank Gehry Yes, he is Canadian. We must stop calling him ‘American’. The confusion originate sin the fact that he opened his first studio in LA in 1962. But, the starchitect who has done as much for North American architecture as Frank Lloyd Wright is actually from Toronto. His Art Gallery of Ontario showcases his style, as does his Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao.
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Moshe Safdie Best known for Habitat 67, which he designed in 1967 and it is located in Montreal. Although it was the Canadian Pavilion for the World Exposition of 1967, Habitat 67 was originally intended as an experimental solution for high-quality housing in dense urban environments. Safdie explored the possibilities of prefabricated modular units to reduce housing costs and allow for a new housing typology that could integrate the qualities of a suburban home into an urban high-rise.
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Bing Thom This Chinese Canadian architect who grew up in Vancouver was best known for his public buildings. Although he died in 2016, his firm continues his work and specialises in urban planning and complex building types such as civic buildings, performing arts centres and public spaces. Typically projects are mixed-use, integrating commercial, residential and cultural uses to create a sustainable whole. One of his bestknown buildings is the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts in Vancouver.
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Bruce Kuwabara Bruce Kuwabara is an influential practitioner and advocate of architectural excellence with expertise creating and communicating compelling design visions that catalyze stakeholders and the wider community. His unwavering belief in the power of architecture to implement social and civic change and maximize cultural, environmental and economic potential has earned him an Officer of the Order of Canada, the RAIC Gold Medal and the Ontario Association of Architects Lifetime Achievement Award. Kuwabara was awarded Architecture Canada’s Gold Medal in 2006 – cementing his place as an architectural icon of Canada. The Hamilton native’s most notable works include Bell Lightbox and the Art Gallery of Hamilton.The Gardner Museum in Toronto is another of his exemplary works.
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Douglas Cardinal Douglas Cardinal was born in Calgary, Alberta in 1934. The son of a game warden, he studied architecture at the University of British Columbia and the University of Texas, from where he graduated with honours in 1963. He practiced in Edmonton for 18 years and then moved his practice to Ottawa in 1985. The renowned Aboriginal architect was awarded the Order of Canada for his contributions to Canada’s urban landscape,. Cardinal’s signature style consists of sensuous smooth-flowing curves. The man isn’t one for right angles, as the Canadian Museum of Civilisation in Gatineau, Quebec shows.
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Jack Diamond Canadian Jack Diamond is an internationally acclaimed architect known for his simple and artistic designs. He was born November 1932 in South Africa and immigrated to Canada in 1964. He has created many structures around the world including the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton; the Jerusalem City Hall in Israel; the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto; the Harman Centre for the Arts in Washington, D.C.; and the Southbrook Vineyards Winery in Niagara Falls. The Maison Symphonique de Montreal demonstrates his ‘humanitarian’ style.
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The Romanian-born Canadian architect died in 2017 but leaves a legacy in Montreal, where he is credited with changing the city’s urban landscape over a 40-year period. Some of the works his firm designed include the Marc-Favreau Library, the McGill University Law Library and the workshops of the Cirque du Soleil. Hanganu received numerous distinctions over the course of his life, including becoming an officer in the Order of Canada in 2010 and an officer in the Ordre national du Québec in 2005. The Monique Corriveau building in Quebec City illustrates his approach.
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Bruno Freschi The world-renowned designer is most noted for his time as chief architect for Expo 86 in Vancouver and its Science World is one of his notable creations. His work is credited with transforming Vancouver. He also designed a Jamatkhana and cultural centre for the Ismaili community in Canada, earning him congratulations from the His Highness the Aga Khan, world leader of the Ismailis. UTOPIA - 57
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Barton Myers One of his signature buildings is The Wolf House. Completed in 1974, The Wolf House has received multiple awards for its cutting edge design including the Prix du XXe siècle in 2007 from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. Barton was also the recipient of the first Toronto Arts Award for Architecture back in 1987. Although he was born in the USA, he spent several decades in Canada, which is why he is regarded as a CanadianAmerican architect. “It is impossible to reflect on Toronto architecture without thinking of Barton,” says Bruce Kuwabara, who has emerged as a dominant figure in the city. “No one was happy to see him leave, but he saw greater opportunities in the U.S.”
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Williamson Chong Last but not least, this architectural studio represents a new wave of Canadian architects. The young design team comprising Donald Chong and Betsy and Shane Williamson has already picked up 15 prestigious awards including the 2014 Emerging Voices Award from the Architectural League. In 2016 the team went their separate ways, but the House at Frogs Hollow in Grey Highlands, Ontario shows why they garnered so many prizes.
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MODERN Marbella -- PART II --
MARBELLA JUST KEEPS ON GROWING. DEMAND IS RISING FOR LUXURY RESIDENCES AND MARBELLA IS OBLIGING WITH YET MORE OUTSTANDING EXAMPLES OF ARCHITECTURE THAT WILL ACCOMMODATE THE MOST DISCERNING BUYER. Without doubt it is the high quality of the property in Marbella that also brings buyers flocking here alongside an infrastructure that offers some of Europe’s best medical care, as well as an array of leisure activities, including top golf courses, fabulous beaches, restaurants and luxury shopping. The assortment of properties available for sale in Marbella is always exciting and there is always something to fit everyone’s budget. There are millionaire mansions but there are also studios for singles, and in between there are contemporary villas, modern townhouses and apartments and penthouses in a range of styles and locations. Building keeps booming in the best areas of the coast, but now the focus is on boutique developments, small complexes that offer a greater sense of community and there is a decided fashion for contemporary architecture plus upmarket fittings and finishes, including domotic technology installations, that provide ‘smart homes’. This follow-up article to the on in the previous issue of Utopia illustrates the giant strides being taken on the coast over this last year in making it more modern looking.
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The Heights at La Resina Golf The Heights is a luxury development of 11 unique private villas in a secured gated golf and country club estate. Each villa has uninterrupted views of the Mediterranean and the coastline of Africa, whilst situated front line on the 4th, 5th and 9th holes of the La Resina Golf Course. Each villa has been meticulously designed to adapt to today’s lifestyle, combining the latest home domotics, a private lift as well as six exclusive entertainment areas and additional affordable packages available to achieve your dream home, including a gymnasium, home cinema and a full SPA. Each of the villas has specially designed entertainment areas to enjoy the uninterrupted views of the Mediterranean. The gardens have been skilfully arranged to optimise the tranquillity of the lake, golf course and the 220° stunning views. Enjoy the direct pool access from your bedroom and watch the sunrise from your private infinity pool. Or sit back and appreciate the most breathtaking sunsets from your stunning sunken fire pit and seating area.
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The Bay Collection 3 The Bay Collection 3 at the Reserva del Higuerón five-bedroom, six-bathroom villa is characterised by its organic shape and spectacular sea views. It’s a residence that spells ‘Difference, Luxurious, Magnificent and Distinctive. The main premise of this project has consisted of maximising the brightness in all the rooms by filling them with natural light. Dressed in white with touches of colour, Bay 3 comes together to create an evocative visual game of contrasts. The unusual shape makes this villa an exclusive and unique design, both in terms of the architecture and the exterior views: a garden of wavy, smooth and modern lines; an infinity pool that invites you to relax and there are many other places for your special moments.
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There is still time to reserve on of these luxury residences. Panorama This new development consists of 82 modern apartments with 2 and 3 bedrooms. They all have with extensive terraces and are situated on a natural elevation just a few metres from the Reserva del Higuerón and enjoy one of the best panoramic views of the Mediterranean and the Bay of Fuengirola. Hence the name of the development!
and only a few minutes walk from all the services provided by La Reserva del Higuerón. It is worth noting that the price of each apartment includes two parking spaces and one storage room. Construction has just started and it is anticipated that the developers will complete it around January 2020, so there is still time to reserve on of these luxury residences.
Features of the communal areas will be two salt water swimming pools (one is an infinity pool), gym, business centre, designed gardens, 24-hour security
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Med One Collection Also located at the Reserva del Higuerón, these luxury apartments are just 450 metres from the seaside, in a strategic location between Marbella and Málaga. The highlight of these 2 and 3 bedroom apartments is that they offer unbeatable sea views. Living here provides a great opportunity to enjoy the peace and harmony offered by the proximity to the sea, in a complex of homes built with dreamlike qualities, in a safe environment and surrounded by all the services that Reserva del Higuerón Resort offers: spa, sport club, indoor and outdoor pools, paddle courts and several restaurants, including SOLLO with its Michelin star and the recently opened ARARA, amongst others.
Aria by the Beach This modern development offers ‘Beach Living at its Best’. Located in the unbeatable location of Mijas Costa, which is very convenient for Málaga airport, this collection of apartments not only showcases modern architecture, it also provides spectacular sea views and direct access to the beach. Consisting of the three buildings, surrounded by lush, green, tropical gardens accessed through a curved entrance arch, the apartments’ layouts have been specifically designed to offer the owner a certain freedom to retain or remove walls – perhaps personalising a 3-bedroom property to become an immense two bedrooms with expansive central living area or impressive master bedroom suite. The master bedrooms have been intentionally positioned to enjoy the same vistas as the main living areas, which combine the kitchen, dining and lounge for a maximised sense of space. It’s the ultimate Mediterranean resort for the modern lifestyle.
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Please note that the Med One Collection also has a selection of fantastic penthouses. The penthouses will have generous spaces inside and terraces with their own Jacuzzis where you can enjoy the smell of the sea during the warm nights with the stars above you. They are distributed across three buildings, all of them facing south, and there are units of 2, 3 and 4 bedrooms.
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The Hill Collection This collection of villas give you the opportunity of having the villa that you have always dreamt about and the benefits of not having to worry about anything but enjoying the best of living in a villa at Reserva del Higueron Resort. The seven exclusive villas have an avant-garde design; it is the architecture combined with quality and magnificent views that make this project into a unique proposition for the housing market in Costa del Sol. International firms like Porcelanosa, Saloni, Daikin, Grohe or Zampieri offer a guarantee of top quality finishes and the high standard qualities that the buyer deserves. A private entrance into the residential complex, with a remote controlled gate, will give you the exclusivity and security that you are looking for. Each villa has its own lift to every floor, and has a completely private master bedroom with bathroom en suite plus an extended walk-in dressing area with spectacular views to the sea. A living area with a fantastic open plan kitchen are just some of the magnificent spaces where residents can relax with family and friends and have unforgettable dinners in front of the fire place.
will make all the difference because it will be an exterior extension of your living room where you will be able to spend the majority of your time having a fantastic time with your guests. Each villa has a playroom with a bar where you can install a cinema or a gymnasium, etc. At this same level there are three or four bedrooms with fitted wardrobes, some of them with bathroom en suite and there is also a window to the pool that will give an impressive and special light to the space. All these bedrooms provide direct garden access so you can step out into the sunlight or moonlight whenever you choose.
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Ground Floor Apartment Los Arqueros A beautifully presented three bedroom ground floor apartment with garden terrace and underground parking. Having been purchased by the seller when new in 2006 the property has never been sub-let and is presented is excellent condition throughout. The accommodation comprises entrance hall, living / dining room with doors onto the terrace, modern fully fitted kitchen with a full range of ‘Bosch’ appliances, three bedrooms (en-suite shower room to master) all benefiting from fitted wardrobes and an additional shower room. The living room, master bedroom and second bedroom all have double doors opening onto the terrace which is generous in size and enjoys a south facing aspect. The secure underground parking is well designed and can accommodate larger vehicles, while the property also benefits from a secure storage unit on site. The complex has two communal pools, with the larger of the two located in closer proximity to the apartment. The communal grounds are immaculately maintained and landscaped, offering genuinely impressive surroundings for the whole year.
T: +34 952 90 75 21 Edificio La Rotonda, Avd.Manolete Nueva Andalucía (opposite La Sala)
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Build Size: 109 m2
Bedrooms: 3
Terrace: 43 m2
Bathrooms: 2
Price: 235.000€
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Townhouse Guadalmina Alta
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Excellent duplex penthouse in the heart of Guadalmina, next to the golf course.
and two terraces, the main terrace gives access to a solarium on a higher floor.
It comprises an entrance hall, fully equipped kitchen, and laundry; large living room with fireplace and dining area with access to the terrace. On the first floor two double bedrooms with access to the terrace and complete bathroom.
The property includes an underground garage. The community has extensive gardens and swimming pools.
On the second floor, the master bedroom with dressing room and bathroom en suite, office or fourth bedroom
Near the commercial center of Guadalmina Alta, next to San Pedro de Alcantara where you can find all kinds of services such as schools, hospitals, restaurants, etc.
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Build Size: 180 m2
Bedrooms: 3
Terrace: 126 m2
Bathrooms: 2
Price: 309.000â‚Ź
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Apartment La Quinta Nicely located 2-bedroom apartment in La Quinta, Benahavis. South facing with great panoramic sea views. Living/dining room with direct access to the terrace, fully fitted kitchen with Siemens appliances, master bedroom en suite and one guest bedroom and one bathroom. Garage space and storage.
Community gardens and pool. Walking distance to the La Quinta hotel and golf club. Less then 10 minutes to Puerto Banus, Marbella and the beach.
T: +34 952 90 75 21 Edificio La Rotonda, Avd.Manolete Nueva AndalucĂa (opposite La Sala)
Ref: R3054415
Build Size: 112m2
Bedrooms: 2
Terrace : 23m2
Bathrooms: 2
Price: 325.000â‚Ź
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Apartment Río Real
A bright and spacious apartment offered in immaculate condition, located in the prestigious area of Rio Real Golf, Marbella. This first floor property is south facing with accommodation comprising of entrance hall, completely refurbished and fully fitted kitchen, generous living and dining area with sliding doors to a wonderful terrace overlooking the golf course. There are two double bedrooms (both have
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fitted wardrobes), with the master also benefitting from a en-suite bathroom. An additional bathroom completes the internal accommodation, while there is also an underground parking space and storage room. The apartment is located walking distance to Rio Real Golf club house and 10 minutes’ drive from Marbella centre.
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Build Size: 107 m2
Bedrooms: 2
Terrace : 42 m2
Bathrooms: 2
Price: 355.000€
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LA PERLA BLANCA, WHICH IS CURRENTLY FOR SALE, IS A SPECTACULAR 12-BEDROOM PROPERTY WITH OVER 2000M2 LIVING SPACE AND IS SITUATED ON THE FRONTLINE BEACH. Ambience Home Design came late into this project, but was not only commissioned to completely furnish this beauty, but to also improve and add some architectural features to the interiors, such as wooden wall cladding, designing a stunning roof top bar with an integrated vertical garden and
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recreating the main fireplace. This shows the level of commitment that Ambience expresses, and the team is always in the pursuit of innovation and providing attention to detail with each project. A combination of bespoke furniture, intelligently combined with top brands such as Baxter, Arketipo, Morosso, Galotti & Radice to name a few, were key factors in the outcome of this very special interior.
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Ambience’s team is always in the pursuit of innovation and providing attention to detail with each project. Ambience closes 2017 with completed projects in Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Germany and Morocco and has new upcoming projects in Hungary, Holland, Germany and Sweden that are currently being conceptualised and designed. Blvd. Principe Alfonso de Hohenlohe C.C. La Poveda, Local 6. Marbella, +34 952 858 699, ambiencehomedesign.com
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CITY
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SINCE PREHISTORY, MAN HAS BEEN PRODUCING OBJECTS, BUILDINGS, IMAGES. EACH CULTURE HAS ITS OWN RELATIONSHIP WITH THE OBJECTS, WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEPARATE ART AND DESIGN. FROM THIS PREMISE, BAT EYE ® HAS BEEN DRAWING AND SCULPTING PIECES THAT CAN BE SEEN AS ART AND DESIGN PIECES. THIS SYMBIOSIS CAN ONLY WORK WITH THE BEST ARTISANS, A FACT THAT CAN BE PERCEIVED IN THE PERFECTION AND BOLDNESS OF OUR COLLECTION. THE NOBLEST MATERIALS ARE PRESENT IN EACH PIECE, CAREFULLY SELECTED AND WORKED DOWN TO THE SMALLEST DETAIL. Bat eye ® has in its genesis a creative, Marco Sousa, who following his graduation and after years of dedication to architecture and passion for cities, felt the need to create furniture that caught in the elements of convergence between art and architecture, transcribing for furniture the forms, movements, gestures and colours that he kept with his eyes. Cities tell stories: we heard them and seize them; we interpret them and recreate that distinct and personal vision. The city conveys life in every corner, in every street that goes unnoticed, even in places where people least expect it.
The Porto Collection
Porto, the hometown of Marco Sousa, is the starting point of this collection.’ Also, it’s a port of departure, from those who see the city for a long time and now have decided to review it in these pieces and give it the deserved honor. There, we see the Douro river that reflects us, there we see the D.Luiz I bridge linking the two banks, there are colours, gestures and the light of those who know their city by heart.
There, we see the Douro river that reflects us, there we see the D.Luiz I bridge linking the two banks, there are colours, gestures and the light of those who know their city by heart.
‘Arc‘
Arc is a singular piecework crafted by the hand of the artisan, with an interior carefully designed and finished in satin wood; the metal joining the margins is now the support base. They leave aside the characteristic monochrome of the Porto collection to dress up the piece with hand painted tiles.
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Soul
THE
OF A CIVILISATION IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TALK ABOUT CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE WITHOUT DISCUSSING LE CORBUSIER OR FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT. THE LATTER WAS BORN IN WISCONSIN IN 1867 AND DIED IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA IN 1959 AND IS THE ORIGINATOR OF A UNIQUELY AMERICAN ARCHITECTURAL STYLE. DURING HIS LIFETIME HE DESIGNED SOME OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE TODAY WHO WOULD LOVE TO OWN AN ORIGINAL FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT HOUSE. Of course, like many other architects, he also created some corporate buildings, such as the Johnson Wax HQ in Wisconsin, who obviously decided using a local boy was the right thing to do. Others included the Price Tower in Oklahoma, the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo and The Rookery Building in Chicago’s financial district, which is classed as an historic landmark building. His catalogue of works show just how he changed the way we build and live. Designing 1,114 architectural works of all types — 532 of which were realised — he created some of the most innovative spaces in the United States. And with a career that spanned seven decades, Wright’s visionary work has unsurprisingly cemented his place as the American Institute of Architects’ “greatest American architect of all time.” EARLY LIFE Frank Lloyd Wright was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin on June 8, 1867, the son of William Carey Wright, a preacher and a musician, and Anna Lloyd Jones, a teacher whose large Welsh family had settled in the state. His early years were fairly nomadic as his father travelled extensively for his ministry before the family settled in Madison, Wis. His parents divorced in 1885 and 18-yearold Frank worked for the dean of the University of Wisconsin’s department of engineering while also studying at the university, in order to help with the family finances. However, he always wanted to be an architect, so he moved to Chicago where he was eventually hired by the prestigious firm of Adler and Sullivan. FIRST HOME DESIGNS He married Catherine Lee Tobin in 1889 when he was 22. He was very keen to build his own house and he negotiated a five-year contract with Louis Sullivan (of Adler & Sullivan) in exchange for a loan to build a home for him and his wife. He purchased a wooded corner plot in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park and built his first house, a modest residence reminiscent of the East Coast shingle style with its prominent roof gable. It reflected Wright’s ingenuity as he experimented with geometric shapes and volumes in the studio and playroom he later added for his six children.
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“The mother art is architecture. Without an architecture of our own we have no soul of our own civilization.” – Frank Lloyd Wright
He was known for his love of beautiful things, and for not always having the money to match his tastes. As a result he started taking private commissions for residential properties outside of his work with Adler & Sullivan. Unfortunately, his employer saw it as ‘moonlighting’ and fired him for breach of contract. In some ways this was a blessing for Wright, as it gave him the opportunity to strike out alone. ESTABLISHING THE PRAIRIE STYLE The William H. Winslow House was Wright’s first independent commission. Although it is conservative compared with later works it nonetheless attracted local attention. Wright was determined to create an indigenous American architecture and over the next sixteen years he set the standards for what became known as the Prairie Style. These houses reflected the long, low horizontal prairie on which they sat with lowpitched roofs, deep overhangs, no attics or basements, and generally long rows of casement windows that further emphasized the horizontal theme. Some of Wright’s most important residential works of the this era are the Darwin D. Martin House in Buffalo, New York (1903), the Avery Coonley House in Riverside, Illinois (1907), and the Frederick C. Robie House in Chicago (1908). Important public commissions included the Larkin Company Administration Building in Buffalo (1903, demolished 1950) and Unity Temple in Oak Park (1905).
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A EUROPEAN ADVENTURE In 1909, Wright decided to take a break and leaving his family behind, ventured across the Atlantic where he stayed with one of his clients, Mamah Borthwick., who he had been in love with for some time. During this European hiatus Wright worked on two publications of his work, published by Ernst Wasmuth in 1911. These publications brought international recognition to his work and greatly influenced other architects. Frank and Mamah returned to the USA the same year, and because they were shunned by Chicago’s social circles, Wright began work on Taliesin, a home for him and Mamah, in Spring Green Wisconsin, his Welsh mother’s hometown. He also resumed his architectural practice and over the next several years received two important public commissions: the first in 1913 for an entertainment centre called Midway Gardens in Chicago; the second, in 1916, for the new Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, Japan. TALIESIN Taliesin was the centre of Wright’s life, but tragedy struck in 1914 when Mamah and her two children plus some employees were killed in a brutal arson attack on the house and offices. Wright did eventually rebuild Taliesin in Mamah’s memory and it eventually became the base for Wright’s School of Architecture and his Taliesin Foundation.
In 1909, Wright decided to take a break and leaving his family behind, ventured across the Atlantic where he stayed with one of his clients, Mamah Borthwick., who he had been in love with for some time.
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MORE MONEY PROBLEMS The years between 1922 and 1934 were both architecturally creative and financially catastrophic. Wright established an office in Los Angeles, but following his return from a trip to Japan in 1922 commissions were scarce, with the exception of the four textile block houses of 1923–1924 (Millard, Storer, Freeman and Ennis). As a result he soon abandoned the West Coast and returned to Taliesin. While only a few projects went into construction, this decade was one of great design innovation for Wright.
He remarried in 1928 to Olga Lazovich, who turned out to be a stabilising influence and who got him to focus on his architecture again. He also wrote more and published An Autobiography and The Disappearing City in 1932. The first received widespread critical acclaim and would continue to inspire generations of young architects. The second introduced Wright’s scheme for Broadacre City, a utopian vision for decentralisation that moved the city into the country. Although it received little serious consideration at the time, it would influence community development in unforeseen ways in the decades to come. In this period, Wright and his wife started the architectural school at Taliesin, the “Taliesin Fellowship,” an apprenticeship programme to provide a total learning environment, integrating not only architecture and construction, but also farming, gardening, and cooking, and the study of nature, music, art and dance. In 1934, they moved everything to Arizona, partly because Wisconsin winters proved so uncomfortable. Some thought that Wright’s time as an architect was over, but he came back in 1936 with several important commissions including the S.C. Johnson and Son Company Administration Building in Racine, Wisconsin; Fallingwater, the country house for Edgar Kaufmann in rural Pennsylvania; and the Herbert Jacobs House (the first built “Usonian” house) in Madison. Wright also moved the Taliesin Fellowship to Scottsdale Arizona on a permanent basis for the winter months, It was a bold new concept for desert living where he tested design innovations, structural ideas, and building details that responded to the dramatic desert setting. Wright and the fellowship established migration patterns between Wisconsin and Arizona, which the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture continues to this day. THE WAR YEARS AND AFTER In 1940, MOMA staged an exhibition of Wright’s work and in 1943 he received on of his greatest commissions; an invitation to design a building for the Solomon R. Guggenheim collection. This project took him 16 years to complete. When the war ended in 1945 Wright found that work started flooding back to his studio again. Completed public projects over the next decade included the Research Tower for the SC Johnson Company, a Unitarian meeting house in Madison, a skyscraper in Oklahoma, and several buildings for Florida Southern College. Wright opened his last decade with work on a large exhibition, Frank Lloyd Wright: Sixty Years of Living Architecture, which was soon on an international tour traveling to Florence, Paris, Zurich, Munich, Rotterdam, and Mexico City, before returning to the United States. Most impressively, he was still actively working on the Guggenheim construction right up until his death in April 1959, just a few weeks before his ninety-second birthday. Of his residential architectural styles Frank Lloyd Wright will be remembered for the Prairie Style and for the Usonian.
PRAIRIE STYLE Wright’s work from 1899 to 1910 belongs to what became known as the “Prairie Style.” With the “Prairie house”— a long, low, open plan structure that eschewed the typical high, straight-sided box in order to emphasise the horizontal line of the prairie and domesticity— Wright established the first truly American architecture. In a Prairie house, “the essential nature of the box could be eliminated,” Wright explained. Interior walls were minimized to emphasise openness and community. “The relationship of inhabitants to the outside became more intimate; landscape and building became one, more harmonious; and instead of a separate thing set up independently of landscape and site, the building with landscape and site became inevitably one.”
USONIAN Responding to the financial crisis of 1929 and the ensuing Great Depression that gripped the United States and the rest of the world, Wright began working on affordable housing, which developed into the Usonian house. Wright’s Usonians were a simplified approach to residential construction that reflected both economic realities and changing social trends. In the Usonian houses, Wright offered a simplified, but beautiful environment that Americans could both afford and enjoy. Wright continued to design Usonian houses for the rest of his career, with variations reflecting the diverse client budgets.
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