Large openings frame views of the swimming pool and surrounding landscape from the living spaces and terraces of this holiday home on the island of Mallorca, designed by local studio Isla Architects.
Isla Architects was asked to adapt and improve a house already under construction to create a property that would stand out in the local real estate market as an appealing holiday home.
The Lover's House is located near the town of Santa Maria in the Balearic island's Pla de Mallorca region. The site is surrounded by vineyards and sheltered by pine trees planted by the client over several years. Above: Lover's House features large windows and openings. Top image: it is arranged from north to south along the site
The spine of the house runs north to south, forming an axis from which other rooms extend out into the landscaped grounds.
A curved path leads through an informal garden toward the house's entrance, which is incorporated into a largely closed facade influenced by the local Arab architecture.
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