Algarve, Quarteira, Portugal

This is a private new-build community in Quarteira, near Vilamoura in the central Algarve, planned for 28 contemporary villas delivered in phases. Phase one, five villas, is complete and sold out. Phase two brings six brand new three-bedroom villas, with prices from €1,390,000. The villas are built with the AMVIC insulated concrete form (ICF) system and carry an energy rating of A, with a private pool, a landscaped garden and a roof terrace. 

Each villa has three bedrooms and three bathrooms across a contemporary, open-plan layout, with a versatile ground-floor room that works as a fourth bedroom, a guest room or a home office. The living and dining area flows into an Italian kitchen fitted with BOSCH appliances and opens to a private pool and a landscaped garden with automatic irrigation. Upstairs, the en-suite bedrooms have fitted wardrobes, and a roof terrace looks out over the surrounding area.

The specification includes solar panels and a BOSCH solar hot water system, ducted air conditioning, mechanical ventilation (VMC), REHAU double-glazed windows, a CORTIZO security door, electric shutters, a video intercom, automatic gates and smart home controls.

The villas are built with the AMVIC insulated concrete form (ICF) system: concrete walls with continuous insulation cast in place. In practice that means steady indoor temperatures through the Algarve year, a noticeably quieter interior, and lower energy use, which is what supports the energy rating of A. It is a build quality you feel in comfort and running costs rather than see.

The development sits in Quarteira, minutes from Vilamoura and close to Vila Sol, in the central Algarve. Championship golf courses are within a short drive of around 4 km, including Vila Sol and Vilamoura, while the sandy beaches of Vilamoura and Quarteira are about six kilometres away. Vilamoura marina, with its restaurants, cafés, shops and lively waterfront, is close by, and Quarteira itself offers a traditional Algarve town with a market, seafront promenade and everyday amenities. Faro International Airport is about 22 kilometres away by road, roughly a 25-minute drive.