Seeking views towards the Bay of Palma. Atalaya House by Miel Arquitectos
20/10/2022.
[Mallorca] Spain
metalocus, DIEGO DOMÍNGUEZ GONZÁLEZ
metalocus, DIEGO DOMÍNGUEZ GONZÁLEZ
The single-family home designed by Miel Arquitectos in Mallorca, Spain, has the same objective as a watchtower: to find the best views, in this case of the Bay of Palma.
The project rises on a hill surrounded by nature, offering views that steal the show. The beach that can be glimpsed from the house creates views of the sea and the horizon to which the large terrace of the Casa Atalaya overlooks.
The project rises on a hill surrounded by nature, offering views that steal the show. The beach that can be glimpsed from the house creates views of the sea and the horizon to which the large terrace of the Casa Atalaya overlooks.
Atalaya House by Miel Arquitectos. Photograph by Tomeu Canyellas.
Atalaya House by Miel Arquitectos. Photograph by Tomeu Canyellas.
Atalaya House by Miel Arquitectos. Photograph by Tomeu Canyellas.
Atalaya House by Miel Arquitectos. Photograph by Tomeu Canyellas.
Atalaya House by Miel Arquitectos. Photograph by Tomeu Canyellas.
Atalaya House by Miel Arquitectos. Photograph by Tomeu Canyellas.
Atalaya House by Miel Arquitectos. Photograph by Tomeu Canyellas.
Atalaya House by Miel Arquitectos. Photograph by Tomeu Canyellas.
Atalaya House by Miel Arquitectos. Photograph by Tomeu Canyellas.
Atalaya House by Miel Arquitectos. Photograph by Tomeu Canyellas.
Atalaya House by Miel Arquitectos. Photograph by Tomeu Canyellas.
Atalaya House by Miel Arquitectos. Photograph by Tomeu Canyellas.
Atalaya House by Miel Arquitectos. Photograph by Tomeu Canyellas.
Atalaya House by Miel Arquitectos. Photograph by Tomeu Canyellas.
Atalaya House by Miel Arquitectos. Photograph by Tomeu Canyellas.
Atalaya House by Miel Arquitectos. Photograph by Tomeu Canyellas.
Atalaya House by Miel Arquitectos. Photograph by Tomeu Canyellas.
Ground floor plan. Atalaya House by Miel Arquitectos.
Basement floor plan. Atalaya House by Miel Arquitectos.
First floor plan. Atalaya House by Miel Arquitectos.
Axonometric. Atalaya House by Miel Arquitectos.
Like a watchtower, it must be accessed via its base, so Miel Arquitectos has designed an open cloister surrounded by glass and ceramic arcades which serve as a car park and entrance hall accessed by a gentle ramp. The upper floor houses the laundry room and four-bedroom suites open to the views of the Bay of Palma via a terrace with a swimming pool.
Casa Atalaya is crowned with a glazed pavilion that gives access to the terrace at one end and the other end there is a dining room that overlooks the valley that surrounds the house. The south façade is softened by the shade provided by a pergola. Between the sea and mountain views is the kitchen, facing the glass pavilion and the terrace.
Atalaya House by Miel Arquitectos. Photograph by Tomeu Canyellas.
Atalaya House by Miel Arquitectos. Photograph by Tomeu Canyellas.Casa Atalaya is crowned with a glazed pavilion that gives access to the terrace at one end and the other end there is a dining room that overlooks the valley that surrounds the house. The south façade is softened by the shade provided by a pergola. Between the sea and mountain views is the kitchen, facing the glass pavilion and the terrace.
Atalaya House by Miel Arquitectos. Photograph by Tomeu Canyellas.
Description of project by Miel Arquitectos
This single house emerges as a watchtower in search of the sea views of the Bay of Palma.
Like any watchtower this house is conquered from its base. Through a soft ramp you access a covered cloister and surrounded by ceramic and glass arcades that serves as parking and entrance hall.
On the upper floor 4 rooms open onto the Bay of Palma through a covered terrace that protects them from solar radiation while crowning them with a carefree constellation of water windows.
A floor above the Watchtower is completed with a glass pavilion and a large terrace that is diluted in a pool with no more limit than the horizon.
Between the two poles of well-being (dining room and living room) the kitchen conquers the terrace through a blurred glass pavilion in the style of the most glamorous beach bar.
More information
Architects
Builder
Xarxa Homes.
Area
554 sqm.
Dates
2016-2022.
Location
Mallorca, Spain.
Photography
MIEL Architects
MIEL Arquitectos, directed by Elodie Grammont and Miguel Angel Borrás. They are a study based in Barcelona and Mallorca specialized in residential architecture (ranging from interior design to new buildings). Convinced that surprise is the best tool to rediscover the daily, they feed on the specifics of each client (goals, dreams and needs) and a healthy concern to innovate in each project.
They cultivate a special interest in the rehabilitation and interior remodeling, where they discover and give voice to certain energies remaining in the building and establish a dialogue with the new needs that allow them to redirect their entropy towards suggestive forms of enjoyment.
Since 2010 they have been in charge of the research project "Barcelona Architecture Walks", a tool for disseminating and analyzing Barcelona's architecture through the works of its Masters.
