I bought an old resale villa in the Balcon al Mar area of Javea in 2005. The villa was very tired but it sat on a beautiful large plot high above the coastline near the Cabo de la Nao lighthouse.
The views over the Mediterranean sea were breathtaking, but the villa needed enlarging and reforming.
I had plans drawn up by a local architect and then asked Plots Direct to oversee the construction project for me as my wife and I would be spending most of our time in England while the building work was being done.
Over the next 9 months the villa doubled in size and the tired old house was transformed into a large modern villa with large bright windows and terraces so that the stunning views could be enjoyed from every possible angle.
Although completely modernised, we still wanted the property to retain the traditional Spanish feel of the original old villa and we managed to achieve a perfect balance of old and new.