Villa GENEVE by ARK Architects
Villa GENEVE sits in Benahavís, Spain, within La Zagaleta’s guarded hills, conceived by ARK Architects as a modern house tuned to landscape and light. The villa draws the eye outward to the Mediterranean and mountains while dialing up comfort indoors, from double-height living to a hushed spa. Generous glazing, layered stone, and tailored furniture point to a calm, contemporary temperament.
Morning slides across pale stone and glass before settling on low sofas and a textured ottoman. A tall chimney mass anchors the living room as curtains lift with the breeze.
This is a house in Benahavís by ARK Architects, set within La Zagaleta and oriented to sea and mountain views. The project pursues comfort through material clarity and careful furnishing, reading as modern without noise.
Layer Stone And Light
Stone leads the interior narrative, from the board-like cladding around the hearth to large-format floors with a soft matte sheen. Light pours through floor-to-ceiling glazing and washes the textured surfaces, sharpening edges by day and mellowing them at dusk. Sheer drapery tempers glare while keeping the horizon line in play. Outside, a louvered terrace deepens shade and extends the room into the landscape.
Live Large And Low
In the double-height salon, deep sofas run long and low, wrapped in pale upholstery with warm leather arms for tactility and utility. Cube tables in veined stone gather at the center, their heft offset by a delicate geometric chandelier. The arrangement promotes easy conversation and clear views to the terrace, with circulation slipping around the chimney wall to dining. Calm holds.
Kitchen In Tones
The kitchen keeps the palette disciplined: ribbed stone at the island, a monolithic gray backsplash, and tall wood cabinetry that hides clutter behind flush fronts. Slender pendants drop an even pool of light across the counter, making the island a daily anchor for cooking and gatherings. Hardware recedes, surfaces read clean, and the room connects directly to outdoor seating for breezy meals.
Spa In Quiet
Below, the indoor pool and spa shift the register from sun to shade, using banded stone walling and linear LEDs to draw a gentle horizon around the water. Loungers in muted textiles sit on a raised deck, close enough to the pool for conversation yet away from splash and echo. The restraint of color and pattern steadies the mood, inviting a slow pace between swims and sauna.
Details With Purpose
Screens of vertical slats filter corridors and soften transitions while maintaining privacy from adjacent rooms. The terrace pergola sharpens the threshold between interior and exterior, shading large openings and preserving that unbroken view. Throughout, finishes stay consistent, letting the furniture carry warmth and the landscape add movement.
From dawn to evening, the house rides on measured contrasts: rough to smooth, bright to dim, open to enclosed. Stone holds the line while furnishings tune the mood, and the Mediterranean horizon finishes the room.
Photography courtesy of ARK Architects
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