House in Puntiró, an award-winning project with design by Ripoll Tizón and privileged views of the Pla de Mallorca and the Bay of Palma.

With privileged views of the Pla de Mallorca and the Bay of Palma, this house is located on a steep plot with a steep slope that rises from the street. The architects of Ripoll Tizón placed the house in the upper part of the plot, to take advantage of the proximity of a wooded area and to avoid the steep slope next to the road.

Following the natural profile of the terrain and with the aim of establishing a close relationship with the exterior, the house is designed in a staggered form, adapted to the topography and distributed over different levels without losing sight of the regulations governing this area in terms of volumes, composition of openings and finishes of the buildings, which must basically consist of a main body with a substantially rectangular ground plan, simple volumetry and a sloping roof finished in traditional ceramic tiles.

Two independent zones

The architects designed the house with the possibility of two different families living together, as the guests’ stays are frequent and prolonged over time. For this reason, two independent private areas were designed, each consisting of a master bedroom, an adjoining room for multipurpose use and a bathroom, in addition to the usual communal spaces: living room, kitchen, etc…

The floor plan of the building is almost square, as can be seen in the attached plans. The spaces for private use, for hosts and guests, identical in layout and size, are arranged on adjoining sides of the floor plan to ensure the independence they need. These are separated by the shared spaces, organised along a diagonal axis oriented towards the views, which crosses the floor plan and ends in the living room.

Three courtyards are also planned on the façade as transition spaces between the interior and the exterior. One of them is covered with a lightweight structure that will allow vegetation to climb through it, generating a living shaded space that is protected and integrated into the envelope of the house. Each master bedroom has direct access from one of the courtyards, facilitating alternative itineraries that reinforce the independence sought for the spaces for private use.

Traditional building solutions

The structure is resolved with load-bearing walls and one-way slabs while generating the living spaces: load-bearing structure and living structure coincide. The exterior neutrality of the volume contrasts with the dynamic interior of the house. The different levels of the floors that build the topography of the interior are accompanied by a staggered roof slabs, which are finished off with a sloping roof of Arabic tiles with a single slope parallel to that of the land. This generates an air chamber, ventilated and accessible, through which the installations will pass. As for the finishes, the load-bearing walls are rendered with lime mortar, while the beams and slabs are left exposed and uncovered to characterise the interior space.

The energy rating of the house is excellent, which is achieved by using local materials and natural resources combined with efficient installations. The building is well oriented and takes advantage of the prevailing winds, which improves natural cross ventilation. Courtyards are used as intermediate landscaped and vegetation-covered spaces. Rainwater is harnessed. The roof is ventilated, and the structure, with ceramic load-bearing walls, gives the complex high thermal inertia.

Project: Casa en Puntiró.
Architecture: Ripoll Tizón Estudio de Arquitectura.
Architects: Pep Ripoll – Juan Miguel Tizón.
Partners: Cristina Oliver (arquitecta). Sandra Bernalte (arquitecta). Maria Wolonciej (estudiante de arquitectura). Carlos Antón.
Technical architect: Toni Arqué.
Structure Calculation: Jorge Martín Ortega.
Photography: José Hevia.
Surface: 298,68 m2 (259,06 m2 sobre rasante + 39,62 m2 sótano).
Finished: 2023.
Location: Calle Llampúdol, 6. Urbanización Es Puntiró. Palma de Mallorca.

Ripoll Tizón Architecture Studio

Ripoll Tizón is an architectural studio founded in 2002 by Pep Ripoll and Juan Miguel Tizón, both architects graduated from the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Barcelona. Since 2002 they have shared a professional studio, combining the development of public and private projects with participation in national and international architectural competitions.

They have won numerous prizes in architectural competitions, including first prizes for the refurbishment of the Sa Vinyeta building in Menorca, the refurbishment of the Consejería de Salud y Consumo building and the Arquia-banca office, both in Palma, and several publicly promoted residential buildings in Mallorca and Ibiza.

Their built work has received numerous awards, including the 2015 Gubbio Prize for the best intervention in historic centres in Europe, the Ciutat de Palma Prize in 2013 and 2019, the 2013 NAN Prize for the best residential construction project, the 2013 APLUS Prize for the best architectural project for housing, the 2011-13 Mallorca Architecture Prize for the best residential work and the 2005-08 Menorca Architecture Prize for the best work. They have been finalists in the FAD Awards 2013, in the XII Spanish Architecture and Urbanism Biennial 2013, in the Ugo Rivolta European Architecture Award 2013 and 2016, in the Barbara Cappochin International Architecture Biennial 2013 and in the Mallorca Architecture Awards 2014-2016.

His work has been selected and exhibited at the International Architecture Biennale of Argentina 2016, at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2012 and widely published in leading national and international architectural publications.

Source: Ripoll Tizón Estudio de Arquitectura

Project by Ripoll Tizón