Marià Castelló Architecture
Bosc d'en Pep Ferrer
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single family homes
Place
Migjorn beach, Spain
Studio
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Marià Castelló
Description
Bosc d’en Pep Ferrer is the traditional toponym of a large plot located next to
the Migjorn beach on the south coast of the island of Formentera. This territory
has a place that unleashes the desire to inhabit an oneiric view, where the
horizon is only clipped by the beautiful silhouette of the Pi des Català tower, built in
1763. The project focuses on the duality between telluric
and tectonic. Weight and light. Earth and Air. Handcrafted and technological. The rock, which comes to the surface, has been
carved as if it were a sculpture, offering a cavity that recalls the « mares » stone
quarries. A whole space materialised with a single stone. The intervention offers a house for a family
sensitive to the environment. The programme is divided into three light modules
built with dry construction systems and a cavity made by the subtraction of
material on the lower floor. This longitudinal disposition offers space for
full-empty successions, patios, connecting walkways, transverse views and a
place created by time and discovered by surprise: a natural cave in the main
access courtyard, which was integrated in the project during the construction
process. The intervention seeks to create a vital shelter
built with natural materials, breathable and respectful of the environment. It
is also intended to transmit the intrinsic values of the
traditional culture of the island of Formentera, such as water and energy
self-sufficiency, harmony with the landscape and to optimise resources.