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CONTOUR
A contemporary villa of white columns, glass and travertine terraces at dusk, its infinity pool running out towards wooded hills and the sea.

Surveyand sculpture.

CONTOUR represents a private register of residences chosen for the way they meet their ground — houses surveyed as carefully as they were sculpted.

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Edition 07 — Autumn 2026

38°55′ N 1°17′ E

02The Collection

Four addresses,
each read from its ground.

The autumn register gathers four residences across three coastlines. Each is listed with its survey: where it sits, what it holds, and who drew it.

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  1. A low white pavilion opening onto a pool terrace through full-height glazing, framed by palms.

    01 / 04Available

    Pavilion Nine

    Deià, Mallorca

    39°44′ N 2°38′ E

    A single limestone plinth set into the terraced slope above the bay.

    Interior
    412 m²
    Plot
    0.8 ha
    Bedrooms
    4
    Architect
    Ferrer Ollé
  2. A dark-clad house at dusk, its vertical timber screens and black panels lit warmly from within.

    02 / 04Private sale

    Basalt House

    Byron Hinterland, NSW

    28°38′ S 153°29′ E

    Charred cladding and screened timber, read against the escarpment at dusk.

    Interior
    356 m²
    Plot
    2.4 ha
    Bedrooms
    3
    Architect
    Atelier Nare
  3. A courtyard house with a timber-boarded volume, a glazed entrance and a gravel forecourt.

    03 / 04Reserved

    The Timber Court

    Fitzroy North, Melbourne

    37°47′ S 144°59′ E

    A walled courtyard plan, turned inward to its own light.

    Interior
    298 m²
    Plot
    620 m²
    Bedrooms
    3
    Architect
    Hollis Ward
  4. A white two-storey villa with a deep timber soffit, cantilevered above a long reflecting pool.

    04 / 04Available

    Ridge Residence

    Lefkada, Ionian Islands

    38°42′ N 20°38′ E

    Two horizontal planes held above water, aligned to the evening sun.

    Interior
    540 m²
    Plot
    1.6 ha
    Bedrooms
    5
    Architect
    Kostas Mavros

03Approach

We begin where the land rises, and admit only the houses that the contour allows.

CONTOUR is a studio of surveyors, editors and agents. We work as a gallery works: few houses, closely studied, presented with their context intact. Three readings precede every listing.

  1. Red sandstone buttes rising from a flat desert floor under a pale sky.
    I

    Land

    Every acquisition begins with a 1:500 survey. We read slope, aspect, wind and water before we read a floor plan, and we decline houses that argue with their ground.

  2. Stacked white rectilinear volumes of a building seen from below against a pale blue sky.
    II

    Architecture

    We favour architects who subtract — who let a wall carry shadow, a window frame a single view, and a plan follow the line the land has already drawn.

  3. Curving terracotta-coloured facade fins sweeping upward into a deep blue sky.
    III

    Material

    Lime plaster, limestone, oiled oak, weathered metal. Materials are chosen for how they age in place, so that a house grows quieter and more exact with time.

Site survey before every acquisition
1:500
Residences admitted to the register each year
12
Architects in the studio’s circle
38

04Flagship — Edition 07

Eucalypt House

Red Hill, Mornington Peninsula

38°22′ S 145°01′ E

A contemporary house of dark timber and glass at dusk, its interior glowing beneath the canopy of a mature eucalyptus.

A house drawn around a single tree.

Set on the northern fall of a vineyard ridge, Eucalypt House is planned around a two-hundred-year-old manna gum that the architects refused to move. Two timber volumes step down the contour, meeting at a glazed hinge that holds the tree in view from every principal room.

Inside, a herringbone stone wall carries the warmth of the afternoon into the evening, and the floor follows the land in three shallow terraces.

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Interior
486 m²
Plot
1.2 ha
Bedrooms
5
Elevation
164 m ASL
Orientation
North-east
Architect
Studio Hale Vance
Completed
2024
Terms
Private sale, on application
A living room with a herringbone stone wall, pale oak floor and full-height sliding glass opening to a terrace.
Fig. 02 — Living hall, west terrace

05Private inquiry

Every address begins
with a conversation.

Viewings are arranged privately, with the surveyor and architect present where possible, so that a house is first understood from its ground.

A note on this register

CONTOUR is a conceptual architecture and luxury-property showcase created by ATH ARC. The residences, architects, studios and figures shown here are fictional concepts; none is offered for sale, and no inquiries are taken.

  • IbizaDalt Vila — by appointment
  • LondonMayfair — by appointment
  • MelbourneFitzroy — by appointment