Blakstad and Natural Asthetik reinterpret Ibizan style in this holiday home turned refuge

Perched on a hilltop, surrounded by the island’s lush greenery, rises a home that breathes the soul of Ibiza while embracing a serene modernity. The architects of Blakstad, heirs to a tradition that knows how to converse with the land, conceived this contemporary finca as an homage to Mediterranean authenticity. The London-based studio Natural Asthetik, led by Tom Lawrence-Levy, shaped an ethereal, warm and deeply human interior design.

Designed for a German-British couple and their daughter, this house is a place where time slows down. A home for reuniting with family and friends, where hospitality becomes art and the house a stage for shared life.

Architecture with roots and a contemporary vision

The project, which spanned nearly three years, preserves the essence of the Ibizan finca: whitewashed walls, horizontal proportions, an intimate relationship with the landscape. But it does so with a renewed vision, softening rusticity and introducing modern fluidity. The 325 square meters unfold mostly on one level, with an open-plan kitchen, dining and living area, and a surprising architectural gesture: a spiral staircase leading to the basement, like a helix connecting the present with the depths.

Interior design to embrace

Tom Lawrence-Levy faced a delicate challenge: to harmonize the solidity of the architecture with a contemporary design that spoke to the place. His answer was light. Airy textiles, linens that filter the Mediterranean sun, and a palette of sandy hues and soft whites that evoke the island’s beaches.

The materials reinterpret tradition: flawlessly applied microcement walls, sandstone floors, Rojo Alicante stone in subtle accents, and Moroccan zellige mosaics that, integrated with delicacy, bring rhythm and memory.
“We wanted a refined space, but above all one that was welcoming and honest to the spirit of Ibiza,” explains Lawrence-Levy. And they achieved it: the house opens to nature with a warm and minimalist gesture, without losing authenticity.

The interiors were conceived to embrace. Dining tables of nearly four meters, both indoors and outdoors, a custom-made coffee table that becomes the heart of the living room, generous sofas and signature pieces that coexist with artisanal objects.

The dining room, with L’Aviva Home lamps and almost translucent linen curtains, is one of the designer’s favorite corners: a space suspended between earth and the ethereal.

A Mediterranean soul

Every room reveals the intention of creating an atmosphere of calm and lightness. From the master bedroom, dressed in Schumacher fabrics, to the bathroom clad in mosaics by Mosaic Factory, the house is a sensory journey. Outdoors, furniture by Baxter and Kettal extends the experience into the landscape, inviting contemplation.

Beyond the festive image often associated with Ibiza, this home unveils another side of the island: silence, intimate encounters, and the beauty of nature. A reinterpreted finca, where tradition and contemporaneity embrace, giving rise to a home that breathes with the island and its memory.

Materials and furniture

Living room: Sofas by Flexform. Coffee table designed by Tom Lawrence-Levy. Daybed designed by Tom Lawrence-Levy, upholstered in Pierre Frey fabric. Capitol Complex Accent armchairs by Cassina, in Kvadrat fabric. Side tables designed by Tom Lawrence-Levy. Wall lights by Apparatus. Artwork by Spanish artist Ramon Enrich, via Artistics gallery. Custom-made sheer linen curtains in Mark Alexander fabric.
Dining room: Custom-made dining table. Chairs upholstered in Schumacher fabric. Pendant lamp by L’Aviva Home.
Kitchen: Kitchen by Poliform. Appliances by Gaggenau. Stools by BDDW. Lighting by Apparatus.
Main bedroom: Custom-made bed designed by Tom Lawrence-Levy, upholstered in Schumacher fabric. Lamps by Amanda Hagen. Rug by Patterson Flynn in silk and cotton.
Main bathroom: Lighting by Rakumba. Faucets by Gessi. Tiles by Mosaic Factory.
Guest bedroom: Bed by Meridiani. Bedside tables by Zara Home, design by Vincent Van Duysen.
Children’s room: Crib by Kalon Studios.
Guest toilet: Lighting by A-N-D. Faucets by Gessi.
Bathrooms: Wall lights by Porta Romana. Faucets by Gessi.
Outdoor dining area: Table by Baxter. Chairs, loungers and side table by Kettal. Lighting by Bover. Umbrella by Talenti.

Project: Ibiza casa de vacaciones.
Interior design: Natural Asthetik. Tom Lawrence-Levy. @naturalasthetik.
Architecture: Blakstad. @blakstadibiza.
Photography: Vigo Jansons. @vigojansons.
Production: Karine Monié. @karinemonie

Rolf Blakstad

Director and creative soul of Blakstad Design Consultants, Rolf was born and raised in Ibiza, in the house where the Morna Valley School—founded by his mother—first began. As a child, he would accompany his father, Rolph (founder of the studio in 1967), on site visits, weaving architectural dreams among stone walls and precise drawings. It was an innate education, a familial geography, that led him naturally to embrace the legacy with humility and passion.

Today, as a contemporary custodian of Ibizan architecture, Rolf embodies a subtle fusion of tradition and modernity. His work is imbued with a deep respect for local history, creating spaces in sincere dialogue with their surroundings and the people who live in them. As he himself reflects, “it is not about projecting an ego, but about adapting each design to the life of a family.”

Tom Lawrence-Levy

An eclectic interior designer, founder and creative director of Natural Asthetik, Tom offers an interdisciplinary vision where design flows from life experience. Based in London and Miami, his work is rooted in principles of natural beauty, clean lines and timeless functionality; his spaces not only welcome but also express the intimacy of those who inhabit them.

From Natural Asthetik emanates a contemporary sensibility that engages with both land and memory. Tom describes interiors as conversations between tradition and modernity, where each material is chosen to evoke calm and authenticity. In the Ibiza home project, his approach was clear: to reinterpret the essence of the island’s finca without losing its soul, balancing texture, light and proportion, with a tangible poetics that transforms architecture into a lived experience.

Source: Blakstad, Natural Asthetik. Karine Monié. @karinemonie

Project by Rolf Blakstad