French-born architect Savin Couelle left an indelible mark throughout the residential communities of Sardinia, Italy.
His organic designs integrating native stone, clay and wooden look like an outgrowth of the pure panorama. Inventive, rustic and honoring nature, his properties are inclined to merge with the land.
Villa Zahra, a five-bedroom house within the seaside resort city of Porto Cervo, bears lots of his architectural hallmarks. A winding staircase connects arched cave-like dwelling areas which are crammed with gentle. Vaulted plastered ceilings are adorned with native timber.
The outside of the house is a riot of stonework. Thick stone partitions anchor the construction to the sloping lot. Broad lintel beams delineate the door openings. Flat stones create the seemingly haphazard roof of the free-form residence.
The roof deck evokes a tower lookout. Stonework continues alongside the driveway and into the backyard.
An ever-widening staircase steps down from the entrance door to the center of the house: a large front room and eating space with stone seating areas, wall niches and a sculptural hearth. Strategically positioned home windows and up-lighting lend the lofty house an ethereal really feel. Uncovered boulders are utilized as structural, purposeful and ornamental parts.
There’s a main bed room with an en-suite toilet in addition to 4 different double bedrooms with en-suite loos.
Out of doors areas embrace a landscaped sea-view backyard, verandas and a barbecue space. Terraces prolong the out of doors lounging house across the irregular-shaped swimming pool.
Rarex founder Fernando Velez is the itemizing agent for the property. The asking worth is obtainable on request.
Set within the hills overlooking the Robert Trent Jones-designed course at Pevero Golf Membership, the house takes in views of the bay of Cala di Volpe – a preferred vacationer spot in luxurious hotel-filled Costa Smeralda.
The airport nearest Porto Cervo – wizth an abundance of eating places and outlets – is Olbia, about 26 kilometers or 16 miles away.
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