Magnificent architect-designed house in Valtocado

Modern, south-west-facing architect-designed villa with sea and mountain views located in the luxurious urbanisation of Valtocado. This villa was built by a firm of architects that has won numerous architectural prizes in Spain and abroad, including the Rome Architecture Prize to name but one. The architecture features an interesting interplay of levels and double heights, with sloping ceilings that provide a warm living space and allow different amounts of natural light to enter from either side. The special feature of this villa is that it is made up of 2 houses, with a corridor linking the 2: the main living house and another house for the night-time area, which can also be used as a guest house, depending on your needs. On arrival, the automatic gate gives direct access to the courtyard of the house, where there is a garage with electric hook-up for 2 cars and an outside staircase leading to the entrance of the main house. The main house has two storeys above the garage, which is at street level. The front door opens onto a vast open-plan space with impressive ceiling heights, leading to a large living room with fireplace, a dining room, a fully-equipped kitchen with marble worktops and a study, all of which combine contemporary style with Mediterranean flair thanks to the use of natural raw materials such as Valtocado stone and wood. The living room is extended by a covered south-west-facing terrace overlooking the pool and garden with sea views. Returning to the entrance hall, you will find a staircase leading up to the first floor to a mezzanine with a wooden balustrade overlooking the living room and fireplace, to the left a door giving access to a north-east-facing balcony and to the right a spacious master suite with sea views. Descending to the ground floor, you can also access the hallway leading to the second house, comprising 2 bedrooms and a bathroom, which also provides direct access to the garden opposite the swimming pool. The roof is equipped with 7 solar panels for electricity and the house is air-conditioned using an aerothermal pump. In front of the development, there is a bus station M-222 that takes you to the coast in one direction via Mijas pueblo and in the other towards Alhaurín el Grande and its famous golf course, just 10 minutes away. There is also a restaurant close to the development, just 5 minutes away.