Villa Grand Cap

Jean Nouvel’s villa in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, often referred to as Villa Grand Cap, was completed circa 2021 after a six-year build. Embedded in a terraced hillside above the Bay of Villefranche, the project comprises about 600 m² of living area on four levels, served by a lift, set within a ~4,000 m² Mediterranean garden. Low, glass-walled pavilions with green and partly glazed roofs, step down the slope, blurring the boundary between house and landscape and preserving sea-view sightlines to the west. Structure and details combine exposed concrete, stainless steel, and expansive sliding glazing, creating seamless indoor–outdoor living with sun decks, planted roofs, and water features/pools cascading through the terraces. The result is a discreet, horizon-oriented retreat where architecture dissolves into vegetation and light.