Villa Amaya

Eleven thousand three hundred square metres of private woodland in central Ibiza, with olive and orange groves inside it. Set among the trees, one house drawn in curves.

Villa Amaya stands on eleven thousand three hundred square metres of private woodland, just outside Santa Gertrudis. Olive trees and orange groves grow across the plot, and walking paths cross the land between them. Forest surrounds the house, and the property stays still and private. Nothing about the plot prepares you for the house itself, which is the real surprise.

Architects Jaime Serra and Bruno Reymond took a different route from most Ibiza villas. The walls curve, the main volumes rise to double height, and floor-to-ceiling glass brings the woodland into the house. The main living area is one continuous volume, so the height and the curves read together. Light arrives from every direction and falls across polished concrete floors. The finish stays clean-lined, so the shape of the building does the work.

The living area has a mezzanine lounge and sliding doors to the terrace. The kitchen and dining spaces keep the same scale. The kitchen is Italian-designed, with streamlined cabinetry, Gaggenau appliances and direct terrace access. The house has seven bedroom suites. Five are in the main villa, led by a principal suite with its own terrace and distant sea views, and one bedroom has a private heated pool with swim jets. Two guest suites have independent entrances and sit apart across the grounds.

Outside, oversized sliding doors turn the living area and terrace into one space. The terrace is expansive, with a twenty-two metre saltwater pool alongside it and a pergola over the outdoor dining area. Elsewhere in the grounds there is a full-size tennis court, and the property has its own well. Underfloor heating and air conditioning are fitted. The village square is a short drive away, yet the woodland closes in around all of it.