Architecture

Ibiza Villa

  • Sa Calma sits on a 3 600m2 plot at the water’s edge in the gated luxury residential community of Vista Alegre. South-facing and with private access to the sea, the villa unfolds over three levels. The ground level boasts a double-volume living space, kitchen, various terraces and porches, as well as a spectacular 50m-long swimming pool. The home was designed for maximum comfort and an easy-going, relaxed holiday experience.
    Sa Calma sits on a 3 600m2 plot at the water’s edge in the gated luxury residential community of Vista Alegre. South-facing and with private access to the sea, the villa unfolds over three levels. The ground level boasts a double-volume living space, kitchen, various terraces and porches, as well as a spectacular 50m-long swimming pool. The home was designed for maximum comfort and an easy-going, relaxed holiday experience.|
  • A large circular fireplace, designed by Fernando De Castro Tornero, is the focal point of the living space. A wooden coffee table by Gunni & Trentino is flanked by twin Eames lounge chairs, while the armchairs in the background are from the Repos collection by Antonio Citterio for Vitra.
    A large circular fireplace, designed by Fernando De Castro Tornero, is the focal point of the living space. A wooden coffee table by Gunni & Trentino is flanked by twin Eames lounge chairs, while the armchairs in the background are from the Repos collection by Antonio Citterio for Vitra. |
  • The Soft Modular Place sofa in the lounge was designed by Jasper Morrison for Vitra.
    The Soft Modular Place sofa in the lounge was designed by Jasper Morrison for Vitra.|
  • An Asian sculpture echoes the wooden cladding on the way to the staircase that leads to the upper level. The floor throughout the residence is made of microcement, mixed in a tone that was designed exclusively for the villa.
    An Asian sculpture echoes the wooden cladding on the way to the staircase that leads to the upper level. The floor throughout the residence is made of microcement, mixed in a tone that was designed exclusively for the villa.|
  • Sa Calma sits on a 3 600m2 plot at the water’s edge in the gated luxury residential community of Vista Alegre. South-facing and with private access to the sea, the villa unfolds over three levels. The ground level boasts a double-volume living space, kitchen, various terraces and porches, as well as a spectacular 50m-long swimming pool. The home was designed for maximum comfort and an easy-going, relaxed holiday experience.
    Sa Calma sits on a 3 600m2 plot at the water’s edge in the gated luxury residential community of Vista Alegre. South-facing and with private access to the sea, the villa unfolds over three levels. The ground level boasts a double-volume living space, kitchen, various terraces and porches, as well as a spectacular 50m-long swimming pool. The home was designed for maximum comfort and an easy-going, relaxed holiday experience.|
  • Sa Calma sits on a 3 600m2 plot at the water’s edge in the gated luxury residential community of Vista Alegre. South-facing and with private access to the sea, the villa unfolds over three levels. The ground level boasts a double-volume living space, kitchen, various terraces and porches, as well as a spectacular 50m-long swimming pool. The home was designed for maximum comfort and an easy-going, relaxed holiday experience.
    Sa Calma sits on a 3 600m2 plot at the water’s edge in the gated luxury residential community of Vista Alegre. South-facing and with private access to the sea, the villa unfolds over three levels. The ground level boasts a double-volume living space, kitchen, various terraces and porches, as well as a spectacular 50m-long swimming pool. The home was designed for maximum comfort and an easy-going, relaxed holiday experience.|
  • Sa Calma sits on a 3 600m2 plot at the water’s edge in the gated luxury residential community of Vista Alegre. South-facing and with private access to the sea, the villa unfolds over three levels. The ground level boasts a double-volume living space, kitchen, various terraces and porches, as well as a spectacular 50m-long swimming pool. The home was designed for maximum comfort and an easy-going, relaxed holiday experience.
    Sa Calma sits on a 3 600m2 plot at the water’s edge in the gated luxury residential community of Vista Alegre. South-facing and with private access to the sea, the villa unfolds over three levels. The ground level boasts a double-volume living space, kitchen, various terraces and porches, as well as a spectacular 50m-long swimming pool. The home was designed for maximum comfort and an easy-going, relaxed holiday experience.|
  • Sa Calma sits on a 3 600m2 plot at the water’s edge in the gated luxury residential community of Vista Alegre. South-facing and with private access to the sea, the villa unfolds over three levels. The ground level boasts a double-volume living space, kitchen, various terraces and porches, as well as a spectacular 50m-long swimming pool. The home was designed for maximum comfort and an easy-going, relaxed holiday experience.
    Sa Calma sits on a 3 600m2 plot at the water’s edge in the gated luxury residential community of Vista Alegre. South-facing and with private access to the sea, the villa unfolds over three levels. The ground level boasts a double-volume living space, kitchen, various terraces and porches, as well as a spectacular 50m-long swimming pool. The home was designed for maximum comfort and an easy-going, relaxed holiday experience.|
  • Sa Calma sits on a 3 600m2 plot at the water’s edge in the gated luxury residential community of Vista Alegre. South-facing and with private access to the sea, the villa unfolds over three levels. The ground level boasts a double-volume living space, kitchen, various terraces and porches, as well as a spectacular 50m-long swimming pool. The home was designed for maximum comfort and an easy-going, relaxed holiday experience.
    Sa Calma sits on a 3 600m2 plot at the water’s edge in the gated luxury residential community of Vista Alegre. South-facing and with private access to the sea, the villa unfolds over three levels. The ground level boasts a double-volume living space, kitchen, various terraces and porches, as well as a spectacular 50m-long swimming pool. The home was designed for maximum comfort and an easy-going, relaxed holiday experience.|
  • Sa Calma sits on a 3 600m2 plot at the water’s edge in the gated luxury residential community of Vista Alegre. South-facing and with private access to the sea, the villa unfolds over three levels. The ground level boasts a double-volume living space, kitchen, various terraces and porches, as well as a spectacular 50m-long swimming pool. The home was designed for maximum comfort and an easy-going, relaxed holiday experience.
    Sa Calma sits on a 3 600m2 plot at the water’s edge in the gated luxury residential community of Vista Alegre. South-facing and with private access to the sea, the villa unfolds over three levels. The ground level boasts a double-volume living space, kitchen, various terraces and porches, as well as a spectacular 50m-long swimming pool. The home was designed for maximum comfort and an easy-going, relaxed holiday experience.|
  • Sa Calma sits on a 3 600m2 plot at the water’s edge in the gated luxury residential community of Vista Alegre. South-facing and with private access to the sea, the villa unfolds over three levels. The ground level boasts a double-volume living space, kitchen, various terraces and porches, as well as a spectacular 50m-long swimming pool. The home was designed for maximum comfort and an easy-going, relaxed holiday experience.
    Sa Calma sits on a 3 600m2 plot at the water’s edge in the gated luxury residential community of Vista Alegre. South-facing and with private access to the sea, the villa unfolds over three levels. The ground level boasts a double-volume living space, kitchen, various terraces and porches, as well as a spectacular 50m-long swimming pool. The home was designed for maximum comfort and an easy-going, relaxed holiday experience.|
  • The huge terrace is anchored by elegant wood columns and beams often seen in Ibizan architecture, which wrap around the villa like a warm, textural embrace.
    The huge terrace is anchored by elegant wood columns and beams often seen in Ibizan architecture, which wrap around the villa like a warm, textural embrace.|
  • The bathroom, which is entirely treated with resin, features an extra-large Spoon bathtub from Agape and stools by Gunni & Trentino.
    The bathroom, which is entirely treated with resin, features an extra-large Spoon bathtub from Agape and stools by Gunni & Trentino.|
  • Looking over the lounge from the upstairs mezzanine.
    Looking over the lounge from the upstairs mezzanine.|
  • Even the passages have views at Sa Calma.
    Even the passages have views at Sa Calma.|
  • The kitchen was custom-designed by architect Fernando Corominas.
    The kitchen was custom-designed by architect Fernando Corominas.|
  • In the dining area, a raw-wood table is surrounded by Fauteuil Direction chairs from Vitra, originally designed by Jean Prouvé in 1951.
    In the dining area, a raw-wood table is surrounded by Fauteuil Direction chairs from Vitra, originally designed by Jean Prouvé in 1951.|
  • An outdoor chill space features Bitta lounge furniture from Kettal.
    An outdoor chill space features Bitta lounge furniture from Kettal.|
  • The upstairs bedrooms, including the master suite, boast mesmerising views of the Mediterranean that can be enjoyed right from the Poliform beds. The CH07 Shell chair by Hans J Wegner is from Carl Hansen & Søn, and the iconic Wiggle chair by Frank Gehry is from Vitra.
    The upstairs bedrooms, including the master suite, boast mesmerising views of the Mediterranean that can be enjoyed right from the Poliform beds. The CH07 Shell chair by Hans J Wegner is from Carl Hansen & Søn, and the iconic Wiggle chair by Frank Gehry is from Vitra.|
  • The upstairs bedrooms, including the master suite, boast mesmerising views of the Mediterranean that can be enjoyed right from the Poliform beds. The CH07 Shell chair by Hans J Wegner is from Carl Hansen & Søn, and the iconic Wiggle chair by Frank Gehry is from Vitra.
    The upstairs bedrooms, including the master suite, boast mesmerising views of the Mediterranean that can be enjoyed right from the Poliform beds. The CH07 Shell chair by Hans J Wegner is from Carl Hansen & Søn, and the iconic Wiggle chair by Frank Gehry is from Vitra.|

WORDS Luca Selvi PHOTOS Francesco Bolis / Photodepartments

A beautiful cliffside villa has been designed to best take advantage of its prime position overlooking a private Mediterranean cove. 

Overlooking a natural Mediterranean port made up of lovely private coves bathed by the crystalline sea, Sa Calma villa is part of Vista Alegre, a luxury community on the west coast of the legendary Spanish island of Ibiza. 

South-facing, the villa sits on a 3 600m2 plot of land at the water’s edge, a short drive from the island’s famous south-coast beaches Cala Jondal and Es Cubells, and unfolds over three levels. Entry is through a gate of curved oxidised steel, which reveals a driveway that’s laid haphazardly with weathered railway sleepers separated by a soft covering of verdant moss. Like the gate, the recycled-wood front door was designed by architect Fernando Corominas of the IFC Group and, as it swings open, it appears to create an aperture expanding across the width of the entranceway. 

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It echoes the shape of the vehicle access gate, and its warm wood tones complement the villa’s natural, earthy colour palette.

Sa Calma: Cliffside Villa on Ibiza's West Coast
Sa Calma sits on a 3 600m2 plot at the water’s edge in the gated luxury residential community of Vista Alegre. South-facing and with private access to the sea, the villa unfolds over three levels. The ground level boasts a double-volume living space, kitchen, various terraces and porches, as well as a spectacular 50m-long swimming pool. The home was designed for maximum comfort and an easy-going, relaxed holiday experience.

The ground level boasts a grand double-volume living and dining space that blends into the outdoor panoramas of sea and sky courtesy of enormous glass sliding doors. These open up onto a vast terrace with an Olympic-length infinity pool that seems to float over the sea. Solid wood beams provide pergola-like shade for the various outdoor chill-out and dining areas, while one end of the pool is fitted with spa-grade massage jets. “We wanted to be able to observe the sea from the dining area so that it almost became part of the space,” says Fernando. On this level, there’s also a fully equipped chef’s kitchen, which can easily service both the indoor and outdoor dining lounges. 

The master bedroom and two guest suites take over the top floor, with all other bedroom suites located at garden level. There’s also a luxurious private gym hidden under a terrace that’s cantilevered over the cliff and the coastal path that leads to the beach. 

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“In order to integrate the home with its natural surroundings as much as possible, we built it over three levels, but also into the landscape,” says Fernando. And integration is the theme that runs through Sa Calma, and through the language he uses to describe the villa. It’s a premise enabled by the large, made-to-measure glass panels that replace perimeter walls in all of the suites, allowing guests to enjoy sea views from every room. 

It also translates directly into the interiors and garden design. At first glance, there are no interior doors – they are seamlessly built into the walls, without external handles. Running from floor to ceiling, they open with a slight push. The exterior then presents itself with a vast alfresco dining space, areas for lounging and relaxing, and surrounding lawns, palm trees and aromatic plants. 

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