Case Study — Proj. 014

Hills above St. Tropez

A British client asked Amber Design to oversee the full interior renovation and modernisation of their hillside home, together with the construction of a new garage, a swimming pool, and the landscaping of the surrounding land.

New swimming pool with green mosaic tiling looking out over wooded hills — New pool set into the hillside, views held to the hills beyond

Swimming pool with glass mosaic waterline and stone coping — Glass mosaic waterline, honed stone coping

Close-up of green and white glass mosaic pool steps under clear water — Fan-set mosaic entry steps

Newly built garage with tiled roof and stone-set turning area — New garage and turning area cut into the slope

Villa approach with rendered retaining walls, steps and terraced planting — Approach and retaining walls — levels resolved across the site

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Case Study: Hills above St. Tropez

A hillside home renovated inside and out, with new structures won from difficult ground.

Brief / Scope

The British owners asked Amber Design to oversee the full interior renovation and modernisation of the property, alongside a substantial programme of external works: the construction of a new garage, a new swimming pool, and the landscaping of the surrounding land.

Client Problem

This was a particularly challenging project. The relief of the land and the property's position on the hillside affected almost every decision — access for plant and deliveries, retaining structures, drainage, and the levels needed to make a pool, a garage and usable garden sit comfortably together.

Amber Design Skills

End-to-end project management across interior and external works
Team curation — assembling a trusted local team for a difficult site
Sequencing and access planning on steep terrain
Coordination of groundworks, retaining structures and drainage
Cost and programme control
Regular reporting to owners based abroad

Amber Design Solution

Amber Design put together and led the team that delivered the project. The interior was renovated and modernised throughout, while the external programme resolved the site level by level: retaining walls and terracing to hold the slope, a new garage and turning area cut into the hillside, a new swimming pool finished in glass mosaic, and planting and hard landscaping to tie the grounds back to the house.

The client had full confidence in Amber Design and in the team assembled to complete the project, leaving decisions on site to be made and reported as the work progressed.