Sustainable house in Valldemossa
Location: Valldemossa, Mallorca
Year: 2022
Architects: isla (Marta Colón de Carvajal, Juan Palencia)
Team: Cristina Gutiérrez, Leticia Olalquiaga, Olga Karlander, Joan Pau Bujosa
Building surveyor: José Manuel Busquets (Plus Aúrea)
Carpentry: Fustería Migjorn
Timber structure: Arquima
Builder: Coansa Balear
Photos: Luis Díaz Díaz
Status: Completed
The project tames the slope of the valley through a series of terraces, in which the house and pool are inserted, the bedrooms, that fan out into the terrain, and the living room and kitchen resting on top, like two apero houses oriented to the landscape. The house, traditionally finished in stone, lime and terra cotta, hides a prefabricated light timber frame structure and a system that allows passive climatisation and ventilation of the spaces.
Access from the street
West facade
Facade detail
Window detail
Entrance platform
The house is inserted in a dry stone wall system
Entrance open...
... and close
Big openings are orientated to the views of the surrounding valley
Transition to kitchen and dining
Dining table with access to the terrace
Thick walls acommodate storage of all kinds
Lower floor curved corridor
Full size pivot door
Bedroom views
Downstairs living room
The walls contain the terrain
Integrated stairs
A tribute to David H.
Zinc gargoyle
Pool looking at the Posessió de Sa Coma
The pool
Lower floor
Top floor
Long section of the terrace system