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NEW FOLIES
NEW FOLIES
Port d'Andratx, Spain
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NEW FOLIES
Port d'Andratx, Spain
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2019
SIZE
100,000 sqft - 300,000 sqft
A mimetic relationship between architecture and the landscape. 41 single - family units – 38 semi-detached and three detached – take advantage of the steep unevenness of the land to form a series of tiered terraces and landscaped roofs, offering views and privacy for all of the units. The buildings, strategically positioned on the site and adapted to the topography, accompany and complement each other without blocking ample views out toward the sea.
The design concept appears clearly: the neutral buildings, with refined lines, white and sandy tones, and clean textures – slats, transparency, stone and greenery on the roofs – seek out communion with the natural environment. The overall layout in terms of urban planning also differentiates itself – in its unified aspect – from the eclectic construction of the area.
The traditional dry-stone walls from Mallorca’s Serra de Tramuntana – marges – are reproduced following the slope that descends toward Cala Llamp. They form an aesthetic and functional unit with the refined boxes that sit atop them. Thus, the irregular stone walls exercise the historical function of containing the land and favouring human activity – gardens, life, circulation – above them.
At the same time, they direct the pedestrian traffic between the buildings and towards the community pool/solarium. Offering a sense of continuity, they also form the front enclosures on the ground floor of the houses – the spaces that house the main living rooms with glazed areas providing direct access to private pools and terraces.
Sinuosity and geometry in communion. The gentle curves of the terraces, instead of clashing, are complemented by the geometric sharpness of the boxes that make up the first floor of each house, the location of the most private rooms – bedrooms and multipurpose spaces – open to views. The slats that open and close over the glass façade and that act as sun protection when folded, as well as the vertical across the façade at the entrance offer privacy for the interiors, so inhabitants can enjoy views of the exterior without being seen. These boxes, overhanging the stone walls of the ground floor, generate a large porch below as an extension of the interior living area, living room, dining room and kitchen.
The development becomes an exercise of adaptation to the terrain, of diversity in typologies within an aesthetic and conceptual whole, of communication without sacrificing privacy, of continuous transparency and opacity, and of contrast without interruption. Solutions that pursue the harmony of architecture and the landscape as an ensemble. With maximum benefit and minimum impact.
The design concept appears clearly: the neutral buildings, with refined lines, white and sandy tones, and clean textures – slats, transparency, stone and greenery on the roofs – seek out communion with the natural environment. The overall layout in terms of urban planning also differentiates itself – in its unified aspect – from the eclectic construction of the area.
The traditional dry-stone walls from Mallorca’s Serra de Tramuntana – marges – are reproduced following the slope that descends toward Cala Llamp. They form an aesthetic and functional unit with the refined boxes that sit atop them. Thus, the irregular stone walls exercise the historical function of containing the land and favouring human activity – gardens, life, circulation – above them.
At the same time, they direct the pedestrian traffic between the buildings and towards the community pool/solarium. Offering a sense of continuity, they also form the front enclosures on the ground floor of the houses – the spaces that house the main living rooms with glazed areas providing direct access to private pools and terraces.
Sinuosity and geometry in communion. The gentle curves of the terraces, instead of clashing, are complemented by the geometric sharpness of the boxes that make up the first floor of each house, the location of the most private rooms – bedrooms and multipurpose spaces – open to views. The slats that open and close over the glass façade and that act as sun protection when folded, as well as the vertical across the façade at the entrance offer privacy for the interiors, so inhabitants can enjoy views of the exterior without being seen. These boxes, overhanging the stone walls of the ground floor, generate a large porch below as an extension of the interior living area, living room, dining room and kitchen.
The development becomes an exercise of adaptation to the terrain, of diversity in typologies within an aesthetic and conceptual whole, of communication without sacrificing privacy, of continuous transparency and opacity, and of contrast without interruption. Solutions that pursue the harmony of architecture and the landscape as an ensemble. With maximum benefit and minimum impact.
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