On the coast of Turkey’s MuÄŸla province, 30 minutes from Bodrum by boat, a sloping plot of rugged, sun-baked land, alive with greenery and bordered by beaches, runs down to the Aegean Sea. Approaching from the northern, land side, it takes a moment to spot the building that has recently been completed here, so artfully does it complement the landscape.
Built between 2015 and 2019, SZ Villa is the work of Foster + Partners. The studio’s projects are typically large-scale and high-profile, making this holiday home, luxurious as it is, all the more intriguing (the firm’s last published private residence was Leedon Park House in Singapore, completed in 2006).
When you arrive, a fragrant Mediterranean-styled garden, carefully cultivated with plants, herbs and olive trees, leads to what at first glance appears to be a single-storey building topped with a simple straight roof, almost hidden among the foliage. Crossing the main threshold reveals the structure’s true dimensions – two levels, not one – which follow the natural contours of the sloped terrain. While the west side contains areas for living and dining, the east is dedicated to family quarters. A spiralling central staircase connects the two aspects, in addition to an open bridge towards the back of the building. To the south lies the sea.
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Guiding Light - Designer Joe Armitage follows his grandfather's footsteps in India, reissuing his elegant midcentury lamp and creating a new chandelier for Nilufar Gallery
For some of us, family inheritances I tend to be burdensome, taking up space, emotionally and physically, in both our minds and attics. For the London-based designer and architect Joe Armitage, however, a family heirloom has taken him somewhere lighter and brighter, across generations and continents, and into the path of Le Corbusier. This is the story of a lamp designed by Edward Armitage in India 72 years ago, which has today been expanded into a collection of lights by his grandson Joe.
POLE POSITION
A compact Melbourne house with a small footprint is big on efficiency and experimentation
URBAN OASIS
At an art-filled Mexico City residence, New York designer Giancarlo Valle has put his own spin on the country's traditional craft heritage
WARM FRONT
Designer Clive Lonstein elevates his carefully curated Manhattan home with rich textures and fabrics
BALCONY SCENE
A Brazilian island hotel offers a unique approach to the alfresco experience
ENSEMBLE CAST
How architect Anne Holtrop is leaving his mark on the Middle East
Survival mode
A new show looks at preparing for a post-apocalyptic landscape (and other catastrophes)
FLASK FORCE
A limited-edition perfume collaboration between two Spanish craft masters says it with flowers
BLOOM SERVICE
A flower-shaped brutalist beauty in Geneva gets a refresh
SECOND NATURE
A remodelled museum in Lisbon, by Kengo Kuma & Associates, meshes Japanese and Portuguese influences to create a space that sits in harmony with its surroundings
