La Hacienda Villa

A family vacation house in Ras Sedr, reworked so the family could spend real time together: shared meals, long evenings outside and rooms where everyone can still find some quiet.

We designed the whole house and built it in phases. The first phase delivered the garden, the outdoor room and the furniture. The wider interior is drawn and waiting for the next step.

The villa already had its own language: tile borders around the openings, arches, textured walls and a stone base. We read it closely before drawing anything, and the design works with it instead of covering it.

Two needs shaped every decision: room for the whole family to gather, and enough privacy for a long stay. The garden became the main room of the house and the pergola its roof. Inside, each family would have its own room and bathroom.

The first sketches were drawn straight over the plan.

Each version was shared and discussed, sometimes over a video call with the plans on screen. The house moved from a place for big gatherings to one with more privacy for each family, with storage built into the walls.

Every built piece was drawn before it was made: the outdoor sofa, the beds with lifting storage and the outdoor kitchen. Here each drawing sits next to what it became.

Site work started in June with Eng. Abdullah and his team. By late July the furniture was in, and in September we spent two days at the villa with the family, fixing the last details.