Cynara Noto sits on a 5,000 sqm private plot embedded in sixteen hectares of ancient Sicilian farmland — olive and almond groves that have been cultivated for centuries. The land has its own water source, a well ensuring independent supply. Seventeen years of patient assembly brought these parcels together into a single, unified estate.

Outdoor living flows naturally here. A summer kitchen, shaded dining space and terraces create an inviting space outdoors. The home is immersed in a curated Mediterranean garden with automated irrigation that extends the language of the surrounding groves.

On a limestone ridge above the Vendicari Nature Reserve, Villa Olea commands views that extend from the ancient salt pans to the Ionian Sea. 600 square metres across two storeys, with a 3,000 sqm curated Mediterranean garden and an infinity pool aligned with the horizon.

The architecture — low, horizontal, rooted in the rock — is designed to settle into the ridge rather than announce itself from it. The same design language as Cynara, but shaped by a different piece of land: exposed limestone, coastal wind, the sound of the sea. Villa Olea is the first villa in the Sicily Prime collection to enter construction.

Three villas on a hillside above the Noto valley, each oriented to capture the sunset arc from a different angle. The architecture draws on the mastic shrub landscape that gives the project its name — low-profile forms with natural wood and stone that echo the terrain rather than competing with it.

Terraced into the slope, each villa sits at a different elevation — close enough to share a landscape, far enough apart to never share a view. The design integrates corten steel retaining walls, native plantings, and stone pathways that follow the natural contours of the hill.

Named for the ancient carob tree — ceratonia siliqua — that has defined the lower Noto valley for centuries. The villa sits on a 3,000 sqm private plot embedded in sixteen hectares of olive and almond agriculture. 560 sqm of living space across two levels, with a designer infinity pool and curated Mediterranean garden.

The architecture is bold and transparent — large glass surfaces open the interior to the groves on all sides, while the massing of the upper volume creates deep shade on the terraces below. A villa designed for the climate, not against it.