The thatched roof catches the first thing the eye sees, but it is the movement of light beneath it that defines the house. White plaster runs up to the first floor, then gives way to vertical timber slats, while large windows cut into the mass with dark frames. The result is a modern thatched roof villa with a layered profile and a clearly readable mix of materials. From the outside, the building already hints at how much openness waits inside.

White plaster, timber slats and a roofline that settles the volume

The main volume is built from a basement, ground floor, first floor and attic level, with a garden room, terrace, garage and storage space, a poolhouse with outdoor kitchen, a swimming pool and a large garden. The thatch softens the roof edge, while the white stucco keeps the lower part of the house calm and bright. Above that, the timber cladding changes the tone and adds rhythm through its vertical lines. A black outbuilding sits alongside the main house and makes the lighter surfaces read even more clearly. The garage front keeps its wooden truss structure visible, and the recessed solar panels sit quietly on the roof plane.

Open-plan living with room to close off

Inside, the ground floor is arranged as a transparent sequence of connected rooms. Sightlines run across the plan, and the garden stays present from almost every position. Instead of sealing the house into one open hall, bronze pivot doors allow the spaces to be closed separately when needed. That shift matters in daily use: the rooms can open into one another for long views and social movement, then work as more private zones when the doors turn shut. It keeps the modern thatched roof villa open without making it exposed.

The living room sits in a bay windowed volume and has a generous lounge and TV area. A fireplace forms the centre of that room, finished with a timber slat wall and a substantial heated marble block. The materials do not compete for attention; they register as clear planes and edges. Dark frames, pale wall surfaces and the sheen of stone give the room a controlled contrast. The furniture zones stay low, so the eye keeps moving toward the windows and the greenery outside.

A kitchen island turned toward the garden

The kitchen and dining area are placed closer to the garden side, with a kitchen island positioned in the middle as the working core. It is a direct room, not a decorative one. The island holds the cooking and water functions, and the plan around it opens toward the garden room and terrace. That arrangement gives the ground floor its strongest indoor outdoor living moment: the route from food preparation to dining to the terrace is short, and the rooms stay connected by light rather than by decoration.

A garden room that extends the terrace

At the end of the kitchen axis, the garden room sits beside the terrace and makes the connection outside much more tangible. When the aluminium folding doors are opened fully, the sheltered area reads as one broad covered terrace. The transition is visible in the flooring, the opening width and the clear shift from enclosed room to roofed exterior. It is a space for sitting with the garden in view, but also for keeping the table, the fire and the evening light under cover. For this project, the garden room and terrace are not an extra; they are part of the main living route.

The outdoor programme continues with a poolhouse, outdoor kitchen, swimming pool and a large garden. On the visuals, the pool edge, paved surfaces and canopy-like cover create a second living zone beyond the house. The outdoor kitchen belongs to that setting and gives the terrace a practical anchor. Rather than isolating the pool, the layout keeps it tied to the house and the garden room, so the exterior reads as a sequence of rooms under open sky. That makes the poolhouse and swimming pool part of the architecture, not a separate afterthought.

Upstairs rooms beneath the open ridge

From the dining area, a stair leads to a raised sitting area with a snug sofa and TV corner, and from there to the first floor. That level contains three bedrooms and a bathroom. The uppermost floor holds the main bedroom, a walk-in closet and a free-standing walk-in bathroom. The attic is left open all the way to the ridge, so the sloping roof does not feel compressed. Instead, the void above the room line adds volume where the roofline drops. It is a good reminder that a modern rural villa can use height and slope at the same time.

Because the roof structure remains legible, the top floor gains a clear sense of direction. The open ridge pulls the eye upward, while the angled walls guide the plan around the room edges. On the ground floor and in the upper zones, the house relies on simple routes and carefully placed openings rather than on dramatic gestures. That restraint lets the scale of the villa unfold gradually, from compact entrance moments to broader rooms with longer views. The project keeps returning to the same idea: space is most effective when it can be read in layers.

Material changes that hold the rooms together

What ties the house together is not repetition, but a consistent use of material shifts. White plaster, timber slats, bronze pivot doors, dark frames and the warm surface of stone each mark a different part of the plan. In the kitchen, darker cabinetry and a stone-like worktop create a stronger contrast; in the living room, the slat wall and marble block make the fireplace read as one composed element. The visual language stays restrained, but every surface has a clear role in the way the rooms are used and seen.

The same logic appears in the outside volumes. The black outbuilding acts as an accent against the main house, and the visible timber trusses on the garage front add a structural note that is easy to read. Recessed solar panels sit within the roof rather than on top of it, keeping the roofline intact. Around the villa, the large garden, terraces and water zone extend the plan outward. Together they show a modern thatched roof villa that relies on light, level changes and sharp material contrasts instead of on excess.

The overall impression is of a house built from clear connections: house to garden, kitchen to terrace, room to room, roof to ridge. Large windows bring daylight deep into the plan, while bronze pivot doors and folding glass allow the layout to shift when privacy is needed. That balance of openness and enclosure gives the villa its character as a family house with a strong architectural order, anchored by the thatch above and the layered material palette below.