Coastal Residence
Marea House
Mallorca, Spain
Client
Private commission
Mallorca, Spain
The project
A low horizontal residence organized around courtyards and sea-facing terraces, using warm limestone, lime plaster and natural oak to create a quiet relationship between architecture and landscape.
Discipline
Coastal Residence
Location
Mallorca, Spain
Year
2024
Area
780 m²
01·The brief
A low house against the sky
A coastal residence in Mallorca, kept low and horizontal so the horizon carries the composition. The plan gathers the rooms around courtyards and terraces that face the sea, so the house lives outside as much as in.
02·The approach
Limestone, lime plaster, oak
Warm limestone, lime plaster and natural oak give the house its quiet; walls are thick, openings are deep, and the terraces step down toward the water. The palette was chosen to hold the Mediterranean light without reflecting it.
03·The result
A house the landscape keeps
The completed house sits within its site as if it had always been there — the terraces have taken the weather, and the landscape has begun to grow against the walls, which is the outcome the practice hoped for. It was cited for Residential Architecture in The Coastal Design Citation 2024.
Scope of work
01Architecture
02Interior architecture
03Courtyard and terrace design
04Pool and landscape coordination
05Custom joinery design
06Furniture selection
Honoured
