Modern Villas designed this home for a luxury builder, who already built several of our designs in Turks & Caicos,and now wanted to realise her own dream house in the luxury enclave of Pinecrest – Miami, FL.
What made this project extra challenging was the requirement to exactly reuse the foundation plan of an existing (quite boring) home. The house features 4/6 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, a home cinema, gym and office… and of course, an amazing poolscape and a pickleball court.
The design is based on Modern Villas signature luxurious minimalism – with a little touch of Palm Springs modernist creativity.
Interesting, a client from Turks & Caicos liked the plan so much that he asked us to make a similar home – but with more traditional Caribbean architecture – in Providenciales – now under construction.
Renovation of Rental villas – former Prince´s house
For a U.S. private client, developing several high-end rental villas around the former Prince villa in Turks & Caicos, creating a truly private gated peninsula, Modern Villas recently designed this minimalist, understated renovation to bring a typical Caribbean architecture up to date for a demanding clientèle.
The low, baroque painted ceilings will be gutted and the original pool – a sculptural but unpractical feature spread over three levels – was streamlined to bring all essential pool entertainment on one level and create a pool worthy of such a luxurious house.
Several guest bungalows on the estate are being redeveloped as well and the property can be rented together with the adjacent villa, formerly belonging to Prince, which has be restored and redecorated respecting the original style created for the artist
Modern Villas Crafts a Bespoke Mansion for a European Football Icon
Renowned luxury architects Modern Villas have unveiled a breathtaking waterfront mansion tailored for a star player from one of Europe’s elite soccer clubs.
This architectural masterpiece seamlessly blends opulent living with cutting-edge design, creating a private sanctuary that rivals the grandeur of the game’s biggest stages.
The Pinnacle of Privacy: Master Suite Wing
Dominating the entire left wing of the upper floor, the master suite is a realm of unparalleled indulgence. The journey begins in a sprawling bedroom framed by panoramic waterfront vistas, flowing into a lavish bathroom equipped with dual vanities, a double walk-in shower, and a sculptural freestanding bathtub. A dedicated makeup station, complete with an integrated minibar and coffee nook, ensures every ritual is elevated to spa-like sophistication.
Concealed behind a private elevator lies a wardrobe rivaling the world’s finest boutiques. Expansive closed and glass-fronted cabinetry accommodates couture collections, while specialized zones showcase sunglasses, timepieces, footwear, and accessories in museum-quality display.
Completing this intimate retreat is a secluded TV room, ideal for unwinding with a film in absolute seclusion.
Poolscapes and Outdoor Extravagance
The estate’s exterior is a symphony of water and leisure, visually anchoring the residence to its serene waterfront setting. A mesmerizing poolscape cascades from the main terrace, linking multiple lounge areas, fire pits, a bubbling jacuzzi, and an open-air cinema to a private quay for yacht mooring.Ascend to the rooftop for an elevated entertainment deck featuring a plunge pool for sun-drenched afternoons, expansive sunbathing platforms, and unobstructed vistas perfect for stargazing under the night sky. At the heart of the home, an interior “lagoon”-style pool serves as a refreshing oasis, encircled by the children’s suites and a full-service spa.
Entertainment on a Grand Scale
The ground floor unfolds as a hub of sophisticated socializing. A double-height lounge flows into a dedicated trophy display, a formal dining room paired with a gourmet kitchen, and discreet staff quarters with an industrial African-inspired prep area tucked behind. Adjacent spaces include a bar-integrated snooker room and a cozy enclosed family TV lounge.
A dramatic suspended bridge on the first floor connects to the owner’s executive office and a state-of-the-art designer home cinema, where immersive screenings rival any private theater.
Family and Wellness Sanctuaries
Seven bespoke suites for the children orbit the central lagoon pool, each a mini-retreat of comfort and style. A vibrant playroom ensures young residents—or their guests—can revel in independence without intruding on adult realms.
Wellness is paramount, with a professional-grade gym complemented by an exquisite spa boasting oversized saunas, jacuzzis, and tranquil chill-out zones for post-workout recovery.
Discreet Grandeur at the Threshold
Even the arrival experience is meticulously orchestrated: a prestigious gated entrance conceals a five-car garage and self-contained guest apartments, ensuring seamless hospitality from the moment visitors cross the threshold.
Modern Villas has not merely designed a home but engineered a lifestyle of effortless luxury, where every detail—from yacht-ready quays to trophy-lit lounges—celebrates the triumphs of its illustrious owner.
When we started, modern architecture in Spain was virtually unknown, so we set out creating a dozen of basic designs – some of which have been copied thousands of times around the world.
Here´s a selection of the most popular modern villa designs!
Note – these are now 10+ years old, so the renderings aren´t as good as today – but the designs have proven successful around the world.
The Crescendo House
With an L-shaped floor plan and protruding design, this house looks impressive and offers great panoramic views, with the guest rooms out of the way in the back.
The first renders of our Eagles House, back in 2014
The Eagles House
The Eagles House design by Modern Villas – resembling an Eagle about to spread its wings
This triumphant design looks like an eagle spreading its wings – offering an extra-tall entrance and lounge in the middle. Kitchen/dining and master suite are usually in one wing, guest rooms in the other one.
The Soccer House – an opulent, African version of the Eagles HouseThe Ribbon House – first renders dating from 2015. A simple body with a “ribbon” framing the façade
The Ribbon House
A recent version of the Ribbon House – The “O Lifestyle” design for resorts in Greece, 2021
With the “ribbon” framing the house, a very easy to build home (the body itself is a symmetric block) can look spectacular and the overhangs provide lots of solar protection
The sliding house
The top volumes seems to slide to one side – a clever effet that makes the house look larger than it is, while creating a covered terrace on the side.
This image exemplifies warm minimalist architecture through a deliberate balance of restraint, natural materials, and emotional resonance. Here’s why it succeeds:
1. Restrained Geometry & Spatial Clarity
Straight, simple lines dominate: the low, horizontal profile of the furniture, the uninterrupted ceiling beams, and the clean edges of the travertine plinths create a quiet order.
The wide-angle view emphasizes volume over clutter, allowing the eye to rest on negative space rather than ornament.
2. Warmth Through Materiality
Untreated travertine slabs on walls and floors introduce organic texture and subtle veining—cool in tone but warm in tactility.
Walnut wall panels and exposed timber structure bathe the space in rich, honeyed wood tones that glow under natural light, countering minimalism’s tendency toward coldness.
The wooden ceiling with its rhythmic beams adds a crafted, almost tactile warmth overhead, like a protective canopy.
3. Light as Emotional Anchor
Golden-hour sunlight floods the interior, reflecting off the infinity pool and casting soft shadows that animate the travertine and wood.
The seamless indoor-outdoor transition (floor-to-ceiling glass, flush thresholds) dissolves boundaries, letting the tropical landscape become part of the interior palette.
4. Subtle High-Tech Integration
Hidden linear LED coves behind the walnut feature wall provide ambient glow without visual noise.
The recessed TV and minimalist fixtures suggest luxury tech that serves the architecture, not the other way around.
5. Tropical Contextual Sensitivity
The infinity pool edge aligns perfectly with the sea horizon, creating a meditative continuity between built and natural.
Lush vegetation frames the view without encroaching, softening the architecture’s rigor with living texture.
6. Human-Scale Comfort
Oversized, low-slung linen sofas invite lounging; their neutral upholstery keeps the palette serene.
A single monstera plant and ceramic vessels add just enough life to feel inhabited, not decorated.
In essence, this is minimalism with soul—luxurious yet understated, high-tech yet hand-crafted, expansive yet intimate. It’s Modern Villas tropical modernist language distilled: where every line serves the view, every texture serves warmth, and every void serves peace.
Nestled on the pristine shores of Jubail Island in Abu Dhabi, this ultra-luxury villa by Modern Villas spans an impressive 9,000 m² of meticulously crafted interior space, designed exclusively for a distinguished Middle Eastern dignitary.
Inspired by timeless Arab calligraphy and Moorish traditions, the residence unfolds around a grand central courtyard—a serene Arabic patio graced with reflective water features that evoke cooling oases and invite gentle indoor strolls.
Four elegant volumes radiate from this geometric heart, blending contemporary lines with cultural motifs to create a palatial retreat that’s both expansive and intimately connected.
The oceanfront pavilion houses a formal majlis for dignified gatherings and a lavish dining room, with seamless pocket doors opening to waterfront terraces that capture breathtaking Gulf sunsets.
Adjacent private lounges and studies flow effortlessly into the courtyard, where shaded colonnades frame views of manicured gardens and the endless azure horizon.
Upstairs, the owner’s family wing offers bespoke en-suite bedrooms with private balconies, each overlooking the sea or the tranquil inner garden for ultimate privacy and serenity.
Guest accommodations grace a dedicated wing, featuring luxurious suites with spa-inspired baths and direct access to al fresco lounging areas—perfect for extended stays in unparalleled comfort. Entertainmen
t spaces abound, from a state-of-the-art media room to versatile dining alcoves, all linked by the courtyard’s cooling breezes and subtle water symphony.
Premium finishes include hand-laid marble floors that echo the patio’s watery veins, custom teak millwork with geometric inlays, and smart-glass walls that modulate light and views at a touch.
Sustainability meets opulence with integrated solar shading, rainwater harvesting, and energy-efficient systems ensuring year-round comfort in the desert clime.
Perched on a terraced hillside above Cruz Bay, the St. John House offers 6,500 sq ft of refined modern living across two sleek teak-and-glass pavilions.
Full-height sliders seamlessly connect the great room—complete with linen sectionals and a kitchen with bar island —to a 60-ft infinity-edge pool that appears to spill directly into the Caribbean.
Italian silver travertine floors run uninterrupted from interior living areas to expansive shaded terraces, keeping spaces cool and elegant year-round.
The gourmet kitchen features Calacatta marble counters, Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances, and panoramic water views, perfect for entertaining.
The primary suite occupies the upper level, with a private terrace, outdoor rain shower, and spa bath overlooking Cruz Bay.
Three additional en-suite guest rooms open to covered verandas; a dedicated yoga studio and gym flow to an al-fresco deck.
A hydraulic elevator links all levels, including a rooftop lounge with fire pit and 360-degree island vistas.
Smart-home systems control lighting, climate, and sound; solar panels and cisterns ensure efficiency.
Offered turnkey with custom furnishings, this gated estate includes deeded beach access and two garage for up to 5-6 cars. Priced upon request—contact for private showing.
The villa unfolds along Campbell Beach’s limestone edge, its low roof hovering just above the trade winds.
A single travertine wall slices the plan, guiding the eye from arrival court to sea.
Living spaces open through pivoting glass walls that vanish, letting the Caribbean spill across polished concrete floors. Teak screens filter sunlight into shifting lattices, blurring boundaries between inside and out.
The infinity pool stretches toward the horizon, its surface level with the living terrace—so the ocean seems to begin at your feet. Morning light washes the master suite; evening breezes drift through without a switch flipped.
A sunken courtyard of black basalt brings the sky down between wings, cooling the air as it rises.
The kitchen island faces the water, every meal framed by reef and sky.
Lounges, daybeds, and dining flow outward under ipe beams and native vines. Rain channels into hidden cisterns; solar ribbons power silent comfort.
The villa breathes with the peninsula—open, shaded, salt-kissed. Every room is a veranda; every veranda, a room. Here, architecture simply steps aside and lets the Grenadines in.
