PRIVATE LUXURY DESIGNER VILLA · IBIZA · BALEARIC ISLANDS
Cantilever Sails, Free-Floating Above an Ibiza Pool.
A designer rental villa on the island’s quiet coast. Free-floating SunSquare cantilever sails span the pool on long-cable rigging — engineered to shade without enclosure, to extend the deck without ever touching it.
AN EDITORIAL CASE STUDY
Some sites ask for shade. This one asked for nothing in the way.
The pool is the centrepiece. The garden steps down to the sea. The brief was clear: no posts in the deck, no structure overhead — sails that float free, on cables that read as line, not architecture.
Property
Designer Rental Villa, Ibiza
System
SunSquare Cantilever · Long-Cable Rigging
Zones
Pool · Terrace · Lounge · Garden
Certification
Free-Floating · Beaufort 5-6
Engineered to architect specifications. Technical drawings and load calculations on request.
An Ibiza Designer Villa, Shaded Without Compromise.
Set into a quiet hillside above the sea, the villa was conceived as a pavilion — open, low-slung, and composed entirely around its pool. The shade brief was uncompromising: no in-deck masts, no enclosed canopy, no compromise to the panorama. SunSquare cantilever sails on long-cable rigging satisfied the design as the architect drew it — shade as gesture, not structure.
01 — The Place
Ibiza’s quiet coast — the side without the bars or the boutiques. Pine forest stepping down to the sea, a small private gate, and a designer villa whose front door is a sliding wall of glass. The property is rented by the season to a tight roster of clients who want privacy more than service. The shade had to be invisible when not in use, and theatrical when deployed. The system needed to be fully self-operating, typical for this type of high class rental property.
02 — The Architecture
One single cantilever pole set into dry-stone walls beyond the pool deck carry the sail on long-cable rigging — V4A marine-grade stainless steel masts, anchored deep into the geology of the hillside. No vertical structure touches the deck. No mast interrupts the pool surface. The sail reach the geometry from the side, like booms over open water. Soltis 92 fabric. Cantilever arm calibrated to Beaufort 5-6 — automatic retract under higher wind load.
03 — Daily Life
From morning at the pool to dinner on the terrace, the sails follow the sun — repositionable along their rigging in under a minute, retracted in seconds when the breeze shifts. The choreography is daily, and the gesture is always unobtrusive. The pool remains the centrepiece, even when the sails are out of sight.
Ibiza at a Glance
System
SunSquare Cantilever · Long-Cable Rigging
Wind rating
Beaufort 5-6 · Auto-Retract
Fabric
Soltis 92
Structure
V4A Stainless Steel · Wall-Anchored Cantilevers
Drive
Manual · Long-Cable Rigging
Installation
3-4 Days
Client
Private Rental Owner
Location
Ibiza, Balearic Islands
Year
2023
Designer Rental Villa, Ibiza
The rooftop dining terrace under Incompar sails, the sea reading horizontal beyond the dry-stone wall — the master view of the property.
A single cantilever sail above the pool, framed by hedge — the choreography is unobtrusive.
Pool, designer loungers, villa façade — the sail holds the composition without overlap.
From above — the cantilever sail above the pool with the garden stepping down to the pines and the sea.
Incompar sails above the pool and villa façade — the gesture reads as line, not structure.
Dining and lounge under twin sails — restraint as composition.
Automatic sun sails above the terrace dining lounge with the sea horizon beyond — the brief, fulfilled.
Two slightly overlapping poles with long-cable rigging against the Ibiza panorama — the engineering signature of the project.
Triangular sail above the outdoor lounge — one form, three points, no posts in the room.
The cantilever-arm mechanism through tropical foliage — engineering disappearing into the garden.
From the pool steps, garden, sea — the entire reason for the project, in one frame.
The shaft arm above the lounge sofa, dry-stone wall in foreground, sea beyond — the Mediterranean reading horizontal.
Wall-mounted mast bracket and cable against the natural stone bricks — engineering at the interface.
The sail-fabric seam meeting the cable attachment — the detail that holds the whole system.
A wall-mounted cantilever arm extending the sail toward the sea horizon — engineering as the architect drew it.
Technical Specifications
| Specification | Son Vida Installation |
|---|---|
| System type | SunSquare Multi-Sail |
| Configuration | 5 independent sails on shared V4A mast network |
| Coverage per sail | Up to 45 m² |
| Total coverage | ~210 m² across pool, dining and garden terraces |
| Wind rating | Beaufort 5-6 (40-50 km/h sustained) |
| Fabric | Soltis 92 PVC-coated polyester — 92% UV block, 8% porosity |
| Structure | V4A marine-grade stainless steel |
| Drive | Manual height-adjustable arm system, 35° range |
| Installation time | 3-4 days |
| Lead time | 6-8 weeks |
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a single installation cover multiple terrace levels?
Yes — Son Vida deploys eight independent SunSquare sails on a unified V4A steel mast network. Each sail is tensioned and adjusted separately, following the topography of the site. The shared-mast geometry uses roughly half the structural footprint of a one-mast-per-sail solution.
How does the height-adjustable arm work?
Each sail mast carries an adjustable arm fitting that repositions the sail’s anchor point by up to 35°. The mechanism is reached from the terrace, requires no tools, and takes under a minute per sail. It allows the shade to follow the sun through the day — low and tight at breakfast, full extension at midday, retracted for sunset.
Will the system survive Mallorca's worst weather?
The structure is rated Beaufort 8+ (74 km/h sustained). All hardware is V4A marine-grade stainless steel — the same grade used in offshore yacht fittings — with a 25-year service life and an annual cleaning requirement. The Soltis 92 membrane is 8% wind-porous by design, preventing the canopy from acting as a sail itself.
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