Under-construction contemporary villa on a 3,719 m² hillside plot with panoramic sea and mountain views above Marbella
Villa Navarra is a four-bedroom contemporary villa currently under construction on a 3,719 m² private plot in a protected hillside enclave set 400 metres above Marbella on the Costa del Sol. Designed by Málaga architect Carlos Matas Grima, the villa combines a refined modern language with east-facing orientation that frames views directly across the Mediterranean to the African coast on clear days.
The building occupies two above-ground floors totalling 553 m² of built space, with an additional 175 m² of covered and open terraces and a 300 m² roof solarium that functions as an autonomous outdoor living level. The architectural approach uses exposed raw concrete and natural stone in counterpoint to white rendered volumes, a deliberate choice that roots the building to the landscape rather than treating it as an object placed upon it. Full-height glazed walls dissolve the boundary between interior and exterior on both floors, with the lower level opening directly to the pool terrace and surrounding mature garden.
This hillside urbanisation sits within the protected Sierra de las Nieves foothills above Marbella, a landscape that by its own planning rules limits density and building height - the villas around it cannot be built taller, and the open green hillside above the plot is permanently protected. The result is a combination of seclusion and view corridor that is structurally irreproducible at lower altitudes in the same area.
This is not simply a villa under construction. It is a positioned asset at the convergence of architectural authorship, panoramic scarcity, and the last meaningful land parcels in one of the Costa del Sol's most consistently in-demand private residential enclaves.
At Villa Navarra, the quality of daily life is determined less by the specification list and more by the elevation. At over 400 metres above sea level, the atmosphere is measurably different - cooler in summer, clearer in winter - and the views operate on a scale that changes with every hour of light. In the morning, the mountains behind Marbella catch the first sun; by evening, the Mediterranean horizon glows from Fuengirola to Gibraltar.
Carlos Matas Grima designed the interior volumes to respond to that setting rather than compete with it. The ground floor is principally one continuous space - living, dining, and kitchen run in an open sequence beneath full-height glazed walls that slide fully open to the pool terrace. The ceiling heights step with the topography: the double-volume entrance hall anchors the arrival sequence and introduces a scale that the lower ceilings of the sleeping wing deliberately do not repeat, giving the social areas a presence the private floors do not have. Natural stone and raw concrete appear internally as much as externally, maintaining a material consistency that reads as discipline rather than decoration.
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The result is a house designed for people who want to live in their landscape, not simply look out at it.
Villa Navarra occupies a positioning gap that is structurally difficult to reproduce. First, elevation and orientation: at over 400 m above sea level with an unobstructed east-facing view corridor, the property achieves a combination of panoramic reach and climate quality that hillside plots at lower elevations on the same coastline cannot match. Second, plot scale: a 3,719 m² private holding in a low-density urbanisation with protective planning restrictions is not available at this altitude anywhere else in this hillside enclave without an existing structure to demolish. Third, construction status: off-plan within a settled urbanisation means the buyer absorbs construction risk but in exchange secures the ability to influence specification and finishes - a category of flexibility unavailable in completed product at equivalent locations.
This is not simply a villa under construction above Marbella. It is the last land of consequence in a settled enclave, designed by its own architect on one of the few remaining large-format plots at this elevation.
The structural investment case for Villa Navarra rests on supply, not projection. This is a built-out hillside urbanisation above Marbella: the road infrastructure exists, the neighbouring villas exist, the planning framework is established. New plots of this scale at this elevation are not being created - they are being consumed, one at a time, by owners who understand that hillside land above Marbella at this altitude represents a finite and non-renewable category of real estate.
The Costa del Sol residential market has shown consistent demand from northern European and international buyers across multiple economic cycles, with upper-end villa supply in established enclaves demonstrably outpaced by buyer interest. Branded-resort and high-density product can be replicated; architect-commissioned hillside villas on 3,700+ m² plots in protected low-density zones cannot. The delivery risk associated with under-construction status is offset by the specification influence it affords and by the gap between off-plan acquisition pricing and comparable completed-villa values in the immediate area.
No specific return projections are implied.
Detailed floor plans, site surveys, construction timeline documentation, specification schedules, and current pricing are available upon request.
This hillside urbanisation is a private residential community set in the Sierra de las Nieves foothills at elevations between 350 and 500 metres above sea level, in the hills above Marbella on the eastern Costa del Sol. It is one of the few areas in the Marbella orbit where low-density planning restrictions, mature woodland, and genuinely panoramic sea views coexist within a 15-minute drive of the town centre - a combination that has sustained consistent buyer interest from northern European, British, and international buyers for more than three decades.
The character of this hillside community is defined by what surrounds it as much as what is in it: protected hillside above, the Río Real valley and golf corridor below, and a 270-degree view arc that takes in the Mediterranean, the surrounding Sierra de las Nieves peaks, and on clear days the Atlas range across the Strait. The urbanisation moves at a different pace than Marbella itself - there is no through traffic, no commercial density, and the scale of the plots means neighbours are rarely visible from within a property. For buyers choosing between access to the coast and separation from it, this hillside community does not ask them to choose.
Villa Navarra is currently under construction with foundations and structural elements in progress as of April 2025.
The villa has 553 m² of built area across two above-ground floors, plus 175 m² of terraces and a 300 m² roof solarium. The total private plot is 3,719 m².
As an off-plan under-construction property, there may be scope to customise finishes, kitchen specification, and bathroom fittings depending on construction stage at the time of purchase. This is to be confirmed directly with the selling team during the enquiry process.
The villa has an east-facing orientation at over 400 metres above sea level. Views from the main living floors and roof solarium include the Mediterranean Sea, the Sierra de las Nieves mountain range, the Marbella valley and golf corridors, and on clear days the coastline from Fuengirola to Gibraltar.
Spain's Golden Visa programme has undergone regulatory review and buyers should seek current legal advice on eligibility for real estate investments. At €2,950,000, the purchase price exceeds the previous investment threshold. Consult a qualified Spanish immigration lawyer for up-to-date guidance.
As is standard for under-construction property on the Costa del Sol, buyers can expect a private reservation deposit followed by staged payments tied to construction milestones, with the balance due at completion and title transfer before a Spanish notary. Exact terms, stage percentages, and any bank guarantees should be confirmed directly with the selling agent and a qualified Spanish property lawyer before signing a reservation contract.
Yes - in-person site visits can be arranged to view the plot, elevation, and current construction progress. Detailed floor plans, specification schedules, and current pricing are available on request through Brightwill Luxury.
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