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Villa Aquila with Mediterranean rooflines and sunlit poolside terrace in La Cerquilla – Nueva Andalucía, Marbella

VILLA AQUILA

Classic forms embracing contemporary comfort

Project Facts

VILLA AQUILA is a Mediterranean-inspired residence in La Cerquilla – Nueva Andalucía, where classic rooflines, timeless materials and contemporary openness come together in a refined residential setting.
Designed for relaxed outdoor living, the project combines generous terraces, shaded social areas and fluid interior spaces to create a home defined by comfort, warmth and an effortless connection to garden and pool.

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Villa Aquila is set in La Cerquilla, one of the most established residential enclaves of Nueva Andalucía in Marbella, where privacy, mature landscaping and the quality of surrounding villas continue to define long-term residential value. The house interprets this context through a Mediterranean language that feels timeless rather than nostalgic, combining pitched rooflines, stone textures and deeply liveable outdoor spaces with the openness of contemporary family life.

Its architecture is organized around terraces, pergolas, poolside rooms and carefully framed panoramic views, allowing the exterior lifestyle of Marbella to become the real centre of the house. Interior spaces remain calm, refined and materially consistent, supporting a relaxed mode of living shaped by light, proportion and visual continuity.

At Alberto Rodriguez Architects we design high-end villas across Marbella, Benahavís and the wider Costa del Sol, adapting each project to the planning context, topography and residential identity of its location. In La Cerquilla, where elegance often lies in balance and understatement, Villa Aquila expresses a warm and durable vision of Mediterranean luxury residential architecture.