The architect behind the Riviera's most discreet houses on building less, better. It is a theme we have followed across the prime markets, and one that says as much about how the wealthy want to live now as about any single house.
The particulars differ from place to place, but the direction of travel is consistent. Buyers at this level increasingly prize discretion, provenance and a home that flatters its owner rather than the street — and they are willing to wait, and to pay, for it.
The trophy that shouts is increasingly the trophy that struggles to sell.
What that means in practice is the subject of this piece — reported, as ever, from inside the rooms themselves, and read against the numbers in our Prime Index.
