VILLA KUMO - UNIQUE FOUR BEDROOM VILLA IN EL HERROJO

Set within the exclusive enclave of El Herrojo in La Quinta, Villa Kumo offers a unique design: exposed dark timber cathedral ceilings, warm natural stone and floor-to-ceiling glazing. Natural light does not supplement the interior, it encompasses it. The result is a sequence of spaces that feel simultaneously monumental and effortlessly liveable.

The principal, ground floor, living area flows seamlessly into a double-aspect dining room which in turn leads to a marble kitchen island of considerable scale. The kitchen has not been designed for show, it is designed for use, with the kind of permanence that makes it the gravitational centre of a household. The ground floor also features a lounge/bar, cinema room, guest cloakroom and two bedroom suites.

On the lower ground floor, the programme shifts register entirely. A dedicated wellness floor: sauna, plunge pool, gym and a treatment area accessed through bronze-tinted pivot glass. Adjoining it: a temperature-controlled wine cellar and a car gallery with a backlit ceiling grid that transforms whatever you park beneath it into an exhibit. The practical and the indulgent rarely share a floor plan this gracefully.

The master suite occupies its own category on the top floor. A pitched timber ceiling rises above the sleeping area; twin oval mirrors hover above a freestanding vanity; the walk-in wardrobe is lit as a boutique. The en suite bathroom faces the sea. A freestanding marble bath, carved from a single block, sits in front of full-width glazing overlooking cypress trees and the Mediterranean beyond.

Outside, a terrace of considered restraint: an infinity pool edged in stone, striped loungers, avine-covered pergola for dining, mature palms, and a bougainvillea-lined perimeter.