Pergola, Le Marche, Italy
Farmhouse chic MALATESTA MAISON
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62
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12 people
historical housing complex; magnificent renovation; hip interior design; beautiful swimming pool
the Italian region of Le Marche; the cultural cities of Urbino, Gubbio and Fabriano
malatesta-maison.com or welcomebeyond.com
Aeroporto delle Marche (AOI)
Pergola, Le Marche, Italy
Farmhouse chic MALATESTA MAISON
name
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62
$$
12 people
historical housing complex; magnificent renovation; hip interior design; beautiful swimming pool
the Italian region of Le Marche; the cultural cities of Urbino, Gubbio and Fabriano
malatesta-maison.com or welcomebeyond.com
Aeroporto delle Marche (AOI)
Malatesta Maison does not only acquaint its guests with the magnificent rolling landscape of Le Marche, but also with a touch of farmhouse chic. The Italian holiday home is the beautiful result of an accurate renovation that has integrally maintained the original building.
In the hills of Le Marche, between the mountains and the sea, lies Malatesta Maison, a unique collection of three houses. Owners Claudia and Carlo transformed a 600-year-old ruin into the perfect holiday home for lovers of tranquillity and nature. “Malatesta Maison dates back to 1485, when the Malatesta family from Rimini ruled over the territory. Referred to as Malatesta Village in old documents, the estate was built as a countryside holiday home on the top of a hill that is also still known as Malatesta. After a long time during which it was abandoned, Malatesta regained its original concept, becoming a rental villa.” Malatesta is a complex of three houses (450 m2): in the main house there is a big living room and a dining room for twelve people, a professional kitchen, and three bedrooms. The other two houses include three bedrooms and a spa. Outside you can find a wide garden with big oaks and a large terrace where you can relax or sunbathe. Natural items, such as wood and linen, have been used for the furniture, combining traditional and modern styles of decoration and design. The five double rooms have a queen-size bed, a private bathroom, TV, Wi-Fi and a beautiful view of the Cesano Valley. The annex features a very spacious and cosy suite. There’s also a wellness area for personal relaxation that houses a spa with sauna, hammam and Jacuzzi. Outside, the new pool offers a wonderful view of the hills. “A private chef is available to prepare delicious meals for our guests. We can arrange massages, cooking classes, airport transportation, guided tours, a personal driver, as well as tours to some excellent wineries in the region. We also offer wine and olive oil tastings at the house.” The holiday home is located in Montaiate, just seven kilometres from the village of Pergola and a stone’s throw away from the Adriatic Sea and the cultural cities of Cagli, Urbino, Gubbio and Fabriano. “Malatesta Maison is special because it’s in the wonderful Le Marche, a region that has yet to be discovered. A few miles away from us, you will find artistic cities such as Urbino, Fano, Pesaro and Sassoferrato. If you prefer nature’s majesty, the Frasassi caves, Furlo Pass, Mount San Bartolo, Mount Conero and the Sibylline Mountains will give you a complete picture of the Adriatic coast. In Pergola and San Lorenzo in Campo, you can find good food and wine. In Senigallia, half an hour away, you can find many excellent restaurants, two of which have Michelin Stars: Uliassi and Madonnina del Pescatore.
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Malatesta Maison does not only acquaint its guests with the magnificent rolling landscape of Le Marche, but also with a touch of farmhouse chic. The Italian holiday home is the beautiful result of an accurate renovation that has integrally maintained the original building.
In the hills of Le Marche, between the mountains and the sea, lies Malatesta Maison, a unique collection of three houses. Owners Claudia and Carlo transformed a 600-year-old ruin into the perfect holiday home for lovers of tranquillity and nature. “Malatesta Maison dates back to 1485, when the Malatesta family from Rimini ruled over the territory. Referred to as Malatesta Village in old documents, the estate was built as a countryside holiday home on the top of a hill that is also still known as Malatesta. After a long time during which it was abandoned, Malatesta regained its original concept, becoming a rental villa.” Malatesta is a complex of three houses (450 m2): in the main house there is a big living room and a dining room for twelve people, a professional kitchen, and three bedrooms. The other two houses include three bedrooms and a spa. Outside you can find a wide garden with big oaks and a large terrace where you can relax or sunbathe. Natural items, such as wood and linen, have been used for the furniture, combining traditional and modern styles of decoration and design. The five double rooms have a queen-size bed, a private bathroom, TV, Wi-Fi and a beautiful view of the Cesano Valley. The annex features a very spacious and cosy suite. There’s also a wellness area for personal relaxation that houses a spa with sauna, hammam and Jacuzzi. Outside, the new pool offers a wonderful view of the hills. “A private chef is available to prepare delicious meals for our guests. We can arrange massages, cooking classes, airport transportation, guided tours, a personal driver, as well as tours to some excellent wineries in the region. We also offer wine and olive oil tastings at the house.” The holiday home is located in Montaiate, just seven kilometres from the village of Pergola and a stone’s throw away from the Adriatic Sea and the cultural cities of Cagli, Urbino, Gubbio and Fabriano. “Malatesta Maison is special because it’s in the wonderful Le Marche, a region that has yet to be discovered. A few miles away from us, you will find artistic cities such as Urbino, Fano, Pesaro and Sassoferrato. If you prefer nature’s majesty, the Frasassi caves, Furlo Pass, Mount San Bartolo, Mount Conero and the Sibylline Mountains will give you a complete picture of the Adriatic coast. In Pergola and San Lorenzo in Campo, you can find good food and wine. In Senigallia, half an hour away, you can find many excellent restaurants, two of which have Michelin Stars: Uliassi and Madonnina del Pescatore.
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San Roque de Riomiera, Cantabria, Spain
The house in the valley VILLA SLOW
name
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green hilly environment; light and hip interior; energy efficient; vintage furniture
architect
70
$
6–8 people
Laura Alvarez Architecture
the region of Cantabria; Bilbao; Santander
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villaslow.com
Aeropuerto de Santander (SDR)
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San Roque de Riomiera, Cantabria, Spain
The house in the valley VILLA SLOW
name
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green hilly environment; light and hip interior; energy efficient; vintage furniture
architect
70
$
6–8 people
Laura Alvarez Architecture
the region of Cantabria; Bilbao; Santander
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villaslow.com
Aeropuerto de Santander (SDR)
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In 2014, architect Laura Alvarez bought a piece of land near her place of birth in the north of Spain. Nowadays, Villa Slow stands on that spot, a holiday home that slows down the pace of life. At the border between nature and architecture, she created perfect harmony between indoor and outdoor life.
Laura Alvarez runs her eponymous international architectural firm in Amsterdam. In search of a place to come home to in her region of birth, the young architect designed a holiday home in the middle of the hills and mountains of Valles Pasiegos Nature Park in Cantabria, near Santander and a two-hour drive from Bilbao. Villa Slow rose from the stone ruins that stood on the land. The holiday home was built from recycled and local building materials and was inspired by a traditional cabaña pasiega (peasant cabin), which is a combination of a house and a barn. It is a passive holiday house with a rough- stone façade and a warm, minimalist interior. Laura supplemented the white base, grey shades, and wooden accents with vintage furniture that she came by in the Netherlands. “I grew up in the north of Spain, not so far from Villa Slow. I have really good memories of me and my family enjoying nature. This region of Spain has many of the things I always look for when I go on holiday: mountains, sea, natural parks, hiking, tranquillity, culture, and rich gastronomy. But I always missed a nice place to stay. A place where you can be warm when it is cold outside and be fully connected to the outside when the sun shines. So I thought: if I can’t find it, there must be many people who can’t find it, either. So, let’s design and build a beautiful place and share it! Being an architect myself, I simply couldn’t let the opportunity pass me by.” “The scheme of the house is simple,” says Alvarez. “Two big panoramic windows in the living room facing opposite directions create a beautiful scenography of mountains, clouds, and trees. These two openings allow you to enjoy the impressive views towards the valley and mountains from the spacious living room in the centre of the house. Two bedrooms are situated next to the living area in the eastern wing, the more private side, both with their own bathroom and openings to the infinite landscape. They receive beautiful light in the morning. Thanks to their generous height, a mezzanine on top of the bathroom core allows for additional sleeping arrangements: a couple or a couple with children, friends, etc.” Villa Slow is designed and built with extreme mindfulness and care for detail. The house is very respectful of the environment, both aesthetically and technically. Villa Slow is a passive house thanks to an air-heat pump that provides the entire house with energy, a low-temperature heating system (floor heating), high-quality insulation, and high-performance glass windows for minimum heat loss. The high-performance glass warms up the interior in winter and the big wooden shutters protect against heat gain during summer. All materials to build Villa Slow are either reused from the old stone shed or come from the region of Cantabria.
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Villa Slow
San Roque de Riomiera, Cantabria, Spain
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In 2014, architect Laura Alvarez bought a piece of land near her place of birth in the north of Spain. Nowadays, Villa Slow stands on that spot, a holiday home that slows down the pace of life. At the border between nature and architecture, she created perfect harmony between indoor and outdoor life.
Laura Alvarez runs her eponymous international architectural firm in Amsterdam. In search of a place to come home to in her region of birth, the young architect designed a holiday home in the middle of the hills and mountains of Valles Pasiegos Nature Park in Cantabria, near Santander and a two-hour drive from Bilbao. Villa Slow rose from the stone ruins that stood on the land. The holiday home was built from recycled and local building materials and was inspired by a traditional cabaña pasiega (peasant cabin), which is a combination of a house and a barn. It is a passive holiday house with a rough- stone façade and a warm, minimalist interior. Laura supplemented the white base, grey shades, and wooden accents with vintage furniture that she came by in the Netherlands. “I grew up in the north of Spain, not so far from Villa Slow. I have really good memories of me and my family enjoying nature. This region of Spain has many of the things I always look for when I go on holiday: mountains, sea, natural parks, hiking, tranquillity, culture, and rich gastronomy. But I always missed a nice place to stay. A place where you can be warm when it is cold outside and be fully connected to the outside when the sun shines. So I thought: if I can’t find it, there must be many people who can’t find it, either. So, let’s design and build a beautiful place and share it! Being an architect myself, I simply couldn’t let the opportunity pass me by.” “The scheme of the house is simple,” says Alvarez. “Two big panoramic windows in the living room facing opposite directions create a beautiful scenography of mountains, clouds, and trees. These two openings allow you to enjoy the impressive views towards the valley and mountains from the spacious living room in the centre of the house. Two bedrooms are situated next to the living area in the eastern wing, the more private side, both with their own bathroom and openings to the infinite landscape. They receive beautiful light in the morning. Thanks to their generous height, a mezzanine on top of the bathroom core allows for additional sleeping arrangements: a couple or a couple with children, friends, etc.” Villa Slow is designed and built with extreme mindfulness and care for detail. The house is very respectful of the environment, both aesthetically and technically. Villa Slow is a passive house thanks to an air-heat pump that provides the entire house with energy, a low-temperature heating system (floor heating), high-quality insulation, and high-performance glass windows for minimum heat loss. The high-performance glass warms up the interior in winter and the big wooden shutters protect against heat gain during summer. All materials to build Villa Slow are either reused from the old stone shed or come from the region of Cantabria.
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Villa Slow
San Roque de Riomiera, Cantabria, Spain
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The architect created perfect harmony between indoor and outdoor life.
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The architect created perfect harmony between indoor and outdoor life.
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Santa Teresa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Brutalistarchitecture villa JUNGLA MODERNA
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sleek architectural lines; wild jungle landscape; elegant interior
boutique-homes.com
architect
76
$
6 people
Playa Hermosa, one of the most beautiful surfing beaches in Costa Rica; the Nicoya Peninsula
Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)
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Santa Teresa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Brutalistarchitecture villa JUNGLA MODERNA
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sleek architectural lines; wild jungle landscape; elegant interior
boutique-homes.com
architect
76
$
6 people
Playa Hermosa, one of the most beautiful surfing beaches in Costa Rica; the Nicoya Peninsula
Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)
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