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Folio by Cavoss
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Golf course villa
A driveway of pale gravel sweeps past sculpted hedges to a porte-cochère of slatted timber and steel. The entrance threshold is marked by a pivoting oak door, six meters high, its bronze handle cool to the touch. Inside, the double-volume hall opens upward, a skylight casting geometry of light across a basalt floor. To the left, a wall of water—a thin sheet cascading over dark stone—introduces the element of sound. The stair, cantilevered in glass and steel, ascends without weight. This arrival is not a passage but a composition, each element placed to slow the pace and announce: you have arrived somewhere considered.
The great room stretches nearly twenty meters, its ceiling plane rising to three heights. A gas fireplace, backlit in onyx, anchors one end; a bar clad in book-matched marble stands opposite. The seating arrangement—low, upholstered in Belgian linen—orients toward the terrace, where the fairway unfurls. Light filters through sheer curtains, shifting across the matte limestone floor. Adjacent, a library with walnut shelving and a leather club chair offers enclosure. A study, separated by a bronze and frosted glass screen, provides focus. Each space is defined not only by its function but by its relationship to the view, creating a continuous experience of interior and exterior.
The kitchen is a piece of joinery: a central island of Bianco Carrara marble, its edges chamfered to catch the light, is flanked by cabinetry in eucalyptus wood. Gaggenau appliances are integrated flush; the extractor is a discreet slot in the ceiling. A butler’s pantry, clad in smoked glass, supports formal entertaining. The dining area, set within a glass pavilion that slides open on three sides, seats twelve. A pendant of hand-blown glass spheres floats at varying heights, mimicking the dew on the fairway. The materiality is quiet—stone, wood, glass—so that the view of the greens remains the primary ornament.
The principal bedroom occupies the entire first floor wing, a private realm of 120 square meters. The sleeping area is oriented to the treetops and distant fairway; a chaise longue by the window invites reading. His and hers dressing rooms are lined in fluted glass and sycamore, with islands for display. The bathroom is a spa of Nero Marquina marble, the freestanding tub positioned before a frameless window. A rain shower with five body jets and a hammam bench is carved from a single block of stone. Every surface is continuous, every line pure. The suite is a retreat within a retreat, designed for unhurried mornings and restorative evenings.
The terrace extends forty feet, a limestone deck that ends in a vanishing-edge pool. The water reflects the sky and the green beyond, merging with the golf course horizon. A cabana of teak and sailcloth provides shade; an outdoor kitchen with a wood-fired oven and Le Grand grill is ready for al fresco dining. The landscape design by a leading firm uses native grasses and sculptural agave to frame the view without obstruction. A fire pit of seated stone invites evening gatherings. The lawn, irrigated by a hidden system, steps down to a putting green. Here, indoors and outdoors dissolve into one continuous, pastoral space.