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In Pictures: The best £1m+ international interior design projects of the year
Here's a selection of show-stopping big-ticket residential interior design projects from around the world, as shortlisted for the 2021 SBID International Design Awards.
In Pictures: PCL developer transforms rundown alpine farmhouse into luxury chalet
Voza Developments has spent 18 months turning a dilapidated former farm building into a 16-bed retreat with direct views of Mont Blanc.
Netflix fame leads to ultra-prime deals for French agency
Kretz & Partners, the family-run firm starring in The Parisian Agency, has just sold an €80m mansion in Paris in collaboration with a well-known ex-Knight Frank agent…
French cities & resorts get tough on second-home owners
Many Britons with Alpine and costal retreats face hefty council tax bills under new measures designed to curb house price rises.
In Pictures: Six Senses unveils super-prime branded residences on Ibiza
Luxury hospitality group’s new Balearic enclave incorporates a set of huge private villas starting at €15m.
In Pictures: SOM architects’ Milan Olympic Village will be ‘a new urban laboratory’
The Olympic Village for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games will be "at once connected and self-sufficient", say its architects, designed "first and foremost to become an integral part of Milan’s urban fabric.
Engel & Völkers commission revenues to top €1bn this year
Turnover in some global markets is growing an ‘unprecedented scale’, reports CEO Sven Odia
In Pictures: New Odile Decq-designed Barcelona tower is part art installation
The ‘striking, sinuous’ Antares is the first resi development by the French architect, and the highest in the Catalan capital.
Vive la Résilience: French prime property markets hold up
France’s prime residential markets showed resilience in 2020, says Knight Frank, and has been "exuberant" for the last few months, despite the challenging backdrop...
Conversion of legendary Cote d’Azur beach club seeks €10.5m
Luxury beach house in Cap d’Antibes was once an iconic Riviera hangout, hosting the likes of Churchill, Picasso, Connery, Truman and Hemingway.
Finlay Brewer International moves into Spain
‘Strategic partnership’ with longstanding firm Crystal Shore will open up the Costa del Sol market to its clientele.
Prime property stock shortage looms across Europe
“The strong sales rates we’ve seen in the last 12 months have been driven almost entirely by domestic buyers," says Knight Frank;