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Grooming retreat, Mallorca

A tiny room hovers above the open fields, responding to an urban longing for clearly defined spaces.

Architect: Gartnerfuglen arkitekter AS and Mariana de Delás
Published 16 Dec, 2015
 
A place where an urban soul can escape the rural horizon.

A place where an urban soul can escape the rural horizon.

The white net walls offer varying degrees of privacy.

The starting point is the ritual of grooming a horse.

Plan.

Elevation.

Completion: 2014

Address:
Santanyi, Mallorca

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Photo:
Gartnerfuglen arkitekter

This project is based on a vague brief from an urban academic client returning to take over the family farm. The floating room is a place for physical and mental rejuvenation, based on the ritual of grooming a horse before and after riding.

The structure is located in a field, with a water tank and manger for the horse and access across a narrow walkway and up a ladder to the room with a view out to the Mediterranean. The translucent white net walls offer differing degrees of privacy dependent on the use.