Contemporary mountainside vacation home in Spain

Casares, Spain is where you can find this beautiful vacation home. It’s located about 20 miles north of Gibraltar. The couple that owns this residence previously had another vacation in Sotogrande but decided to opt for something closer to nature so they chose southern Spain.

mountainside vacation home in Spain

The couple and their two children went to take a look at the site and they immediately fell in love with the views and the surroundings. From there you can see the classic Andalusian village of Gaucín, with its white-washed homes, perched on the crest of the Sierra del Hacho, and the jagged mountains of the Serranía de Ronda to the east. The couple finalized the plans to buy the plot in 2004 but they had to wait another year for the permit that would allow them to build there.

mountainside vacation home in Spain
mountainside
mountainside vacation home in Spain

The wooden French desk was picked up at an auction in London ($800).

mountainside vacation home in Spain
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mountainside vacation home in Spain

When they were finally able to build their new vacation home, they adapted a contemporary design and they worked with American architect John Onker. The result was a large and impressive house that seems to be rising out of the ground. The house features two separate wings.

Vacation home Andalusian village11
Vacation home Andalusian village11
Vacation home Andalusian village11

On one side there’s a terrarium surrounded by glass that holds palm trees while on the other side there’s a dining room with a custom solid oak table. Off the dining room there’s a metal staircase next to a kitchen/family room. Upstairs there’s the master bedroom and the children’s rooms. I think we can all agree that it was worth waiting just to be able to enjoy such a beautiful vacation home.{found on nytimes}