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The architects and interior designers behind the finest homes on the Mediterranean.
Last checked October 2026.
The practice of the brothers Manuel and Francisco Aires Mateus (Manuel received the Pessoa Prize in 2017) designs private houses as well as hotels, including a villa of three pavilions near Melides on the Alentejo coast, the restored Casa no Tempo in the Alentejo, and the Santa Clara 1728 townhouse in Lisbon.
The winner of the 2011 Pritzker Prize has built a long line of private houses, among them houses in Porto, at Quinta do Lago in the Algarve, in Cascais and in the Serra da Arrábida, and the refurbished Casa 1015 in Porto.
Founded in 2005, the practice concentrates on luxury private villas in Spain and abroad; its work includes Casa del Acantilado and Villa 95 in Sotogrande. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗
Carlos Ferrater's Office of Architecture in Barcelona designs private houses as well as hotels; with Borja Ferrater, Carlos Ferrater designed the Six Senses Residences at Kaplankaya on Türkiye's Aegean coast. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗
Jean-Michel Wilmotte's firm designed The Maybourne Riviera at Roquebrune-Cap-Martin and restored the Hôtel Lutetia in Paris, and takes on private residences as well as hotels. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗
Karl Fournier and Olivier Marty, with offices in Paris, London and Marrakech, designed the Musée Yves Saint Laurent in Marrakech and private houses in Morocco including Villa K at Tagadert and Villa E in the Ourika valley. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗
The Milan practice behind the Bulgari hotels, including the Bulgari Hotel Roma, works on hotels and high-end residential projects. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗
Designers of Kalesma in Mykonos and the Dexamenes seaside hotel, with private work that includes the ANAMESA residence on Mykonos and the Villa Infinity finca renovation in Ibiza. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗
An architecture and interiors studio working on villas and hotels, best known for its private houses on Mykonos, including the award-winning Villa Mykonos I. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗
One of Türkiye's leading practices, with residential work on the Bodrum peninsula that includes the Yalıkavak Elements villas and Nef Reserve Gölköy. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗
Her studio, founded in 1983, designs and decorates private houses in Spain and abroad, including homes in Malta and Greece, and her work is published in two monographs, "At Home" and "Town & Country." Visit website (opens the official site) ↗
A studio of more than 150 people with offices in Barcelona and Madrid, working on residential and hotel interiors with more than 500 completed projects in 40 countries. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗
The Tunisian-born architect and interior designer works on private residences and hotels, including Hotel Lou Pinet in Saint-Tropez and Crillon le Brave in Provence; he was made a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in 2019. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗
Roberto Peregalli and Laura Sartori Rimini, both trained under Renzo Mongiardino, have designed historically informed interiors for collectors since 1992, including a residence in Sotogrande and houses in Tangier.
Founded in 2002, it manages the rental of owners' villas in Sicily, Puglia, Tuscany, Sardinia, Greece and Corsica, with an Athens base since White Key Villas joined in 2021, and takes on about one per cent of the homes offered to it. Visit website (opens the official site) ↗
That makes 15 entries in all.
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