Cliffside Retreat, Menorca, Spain
Cliffside Retreat, Menorca, Spain

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Residential Project

Cliffside Retreat

Cliffside Retreat

Cliffside Retreat

Cliffside Retreat

Stone and oak frames as the main material.

Menorca, Spain

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2024

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Project details

LOCATION

Menorca, Spain

AREA

420 m²

DURATION

10 months

MATERIALS

Oak · Walnut · Stone · Linen

PHOTOGRAPHY

KYO DESIGN

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AREA

420 m²

LOCATION

Menorca, Spain

COMPLETED

2024

DURATION

10 months

PHOTOGRAPHY

KYO DESIGN

MATERIALS

Oak · Walnut · Stone · Linen

Perched above the Mediterranean, this retreat uses timber and glass to blur the line between shelter and landscape. Oak and walnut frame the interior in warm contrast to the raw stone that anchors the building into the cliffside. Expansive glazing keeps the horizon present from nearly every room, while linen textiles soften the drama of the view into something livable. Every material was chosen to weather gracefully in the salt air of Menorca.

01Interiors
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Interior spacesin natural balance

Warm textures, natural light and open spaces create a quiet and intentional way of living.

Cliffside Retreat: interior view 2

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The space

Floor Plan Sections

A lounge enclosed by sliding paper screens that filter coastal light. Open them, and the room becomes the cliff.

A single cedar table under a low ceiling, oriented toward the ocean. Built for long meals and quiet conversation.

A calm room of plaster and wool with one framed view of the sea. Nothing competes with the horizon.

A bath carved from local stone, lit by a slot window at water level. Warm water, cold air, open sky.

Cliffside Retreat: floor plan
Cliffside Retreat: floor plan
Cliffside Retreat: interior view 1

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Discovery

Reading the site meant reading the cliff first — where the horizon should enter each room.

Cliffside Retreat: interior view 1

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Discovery

Reading the site meant reading the cliff first — where the horizon should enter each room.

Cliffside Retreat: interior view 2

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Concept

The plan grew around glazing, treating the Mediterranean as the home’s main material rather than its backdrop.

Cliffside Retreat: interior view 2

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Concept

The plan grew around glazing, treating the Mediterranean as the home’s main material rather than its backdrop.

Cliffside Retreat: interior view 3

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Material Selection

Oak, walnut and raw stone were chosen for how they’d weather in salt air, not just how they’d look on day one.

Cliffside Retreat: interior view 3

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Material Selection

Oak, walnut and raw stone were chosen for how they’d weather in salt air, not just how they’d look on day one.

Cliffside Retreat: interior view 4

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Construction

Timber and glass were set against the stone anchor point by point, letting the structure root into the cliffside.

Cliffside Retreat: interior view 4

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Construction

Timber and glass were set against the stone anchor point by point, letting the structure root into the cliffside.

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BEFORE & AFTER

Cliffside Retreat: after the renovation
Cliffside Retreat: before the renovation
Exterior Renovation
Cliffside Retreat: after the renovation
Cliffside Retreat: before the renovation
Exterior Renovation

Marcus Whitfield

Private Residence, Big Sur

We wanted the house to disappear into the cliff, not compete with it. They delivered exactly that, down to the last piece of timber.

We wanted the house to disappear into the cliff, not compete with it. They delivered exactly that, down to the last piece of timber.

Sunlit plaster wall with a stone vase, olive branches and a still pool

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Sunlit plaster wall with a stone vase, olive branches and a still pool

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