Mansion in the surroundings of Cordoba. Spain

Engel & Volkers, from its Fincas Exclusivas department, presents this unique property in El Brillante, the most exclusive residential area of Cordoba. The mansion is the work of Carlos Sáenz de Santa María y de los Ríos. Municipal architect of Cordoba at the end of the 1920s and one of the representatives of the Andalusian neo-baroque style. Among his works, marked by the historicism of the period, is this villa known as ‘El Pilar de San Antonio’ erected in 1940. The house was commissioned by Doña Pilar Meléndez-Valdés, widow of Don Antonio Carbonell y Rodríguez. This lady had sold the former palace of the Counts of Torres Cabrera to the Cruz Conde family. Doña Pilar asked the architect for a house similar to her former residence. We are therefore looking at an almost exact recreation of this palace. Its main façade, which opens onto the garden, has a two-storey elevation with a central attic. Under the porch, a triple arcade provides access to the house. The ground floor of the house is structured around a charming glazed courtyard with a fountain, which brings light into the social area. Two large living rooms, with a separate dining room and a library make up the reception area. There is a guest toilet for the use of the guests. On this same floor there is a second dining room, an office area and a kitchen. The service area consists of a bathroom, pantry and ironing room. An imposing marble staircase leads us to the first floor, the private area of the house, where we find five bedrooms with en suite bathrooms. The spacious master bedroom with dressing room and generously sized bathroom stands out. Two guest bedrooms, sharing a bathroom, complete this floor. From here there is access to a staircase that leads to the roof terrace: a spectacular terrace with views over the city, which covers the entire floor. A glassed-in living room forms a dream attic, which completes the façade. A beautiful loggia at the rear opens onto the garden with swimming pool. In the basement of the building there are outbuildings serving the garden: living room, bathroom and changing rooms. In a separate building there are rooms for staff accommodation, storage space and garages. The property has a project and licenses for hotel development. The mansion needs to be refurbished to restore it to its full splendour. In short, the opportunity to acquire an emblematic building in the city, once known as the "Pearl of the Occident".