paseo mallorca 15 by ohlab: a brand new landmark in palma, spain
Sited within the sun-blessed and tree-lined promenade of Paseo Mallorca, overlooking the Riera water course, this new residential complicated by OHLAB is about to grow to be a landmark within the metropolis of Palma, Spain. The constructing holds an attention grabbing and weird wood facade design that takes sustainability, power effectivity, city integration, high quality of supplies, and luxury to new ranges. Upon getting into Paseo Mallorca 15, one is greeted by a inexperienced wall of Spanish cane (Arundo Donax), typical of the Mediterranean riverbed, and a nod to the Riera. This part leads onto a multi-leveled internal courtyard, the place a cooling oasis of vegetation invitations calm and tranquility. The foliage continues upwards till it reaches the landscaped terraces with swimming pools on the constructing’s fourth, sixth and eighth flooring.
Complementing the inexperienced layer is a mild waterfall that cascades to the ground beneath, cooling the realm in the summertime by evapotranspiration and creating a soothing sound. The internal courtyard additionally gives lighting and vegetation to the basement, which homes the residents’ pool, fitness center, and spa, remodeling the complicated right into a unifying vertical axis linking the vegetation and enabling cross-ventilation by the backyard for all flats.
The residents’ spa space, with partitions and flooring completed in pure stone, features a heated indoor pool, steam bathtub, and altering rooms. Subsequent to the pool is the fitness center, with giant home windows overlooking the courtyard backyard. Lastly, the penthouses at Paseo Mallorca 15 are true city havens above the town, with landscaped terraces and personal mini-pools from the place residents can admire the panoramic views of Palma rooftops and the three-lined stroll alongside Riera.
all photos © José Hevia
a double-layered facade for year-round consolation
Two forms of facades outline the skin of Paseo Mallorca 15. The primary is a strong, grey stone facade discovered on the perimeter areas, going through the quieter streets the place the bedrooms are positioned; it gives the required safety and defines the realm containing the personal rooms. In the meantime, on the aspect overlooking Paseo Mallorca, the sunniest half, is a second pores and skin made from transferring wood slat panels that block out the solar in the summertime, profiting from its rays within the winter, and mark the transition between the house and its environment. As well as, that double facade is fitted with giant home windows for residents to reap the benefits of the views and benefit from the deciduous timber and winter solar.
‘It’s an natural, permeable, and altering layer, an exterior reflection of its inside, a photo voltaic filter to modulate mild and shade, optimized by photo voltaic research, which adapts to the totally different local weather wants and attracts upon the custom of Majorcan pergolas and shutters,’ writes the OHLAB group.
the penthouses at Paseo Mallorca 15 with landscaped terraces and personal mini-pools
high quality supplies meets passive home requirements
The number of pure and native supplies, highlighting the essence of the Mediterranean, was a vital course of for the architects. ‘Finishes have been fastidiously chosen for his or her high quality, taking each element, texture, and odor under consideration,’ notes OHLAB. Certainly, a easy palette of tremendous supplies, akin to strong doorways made from native stone or items of aged bronze, characterizes the interiors of the properties at Paseo Mallorca 15.
As modeled by its distinctive second pores and skin characteristic, the challenge was designed following Passive Home requirements to realize most power effectivity and a heating/air-conditioning demand of solely 15kWh/(m2y). This implies a discount of virtually 90% when it comes to air heating and cooling necessities in comparison with a standard constructing, leading to extraordinarily low power prices for the proprietor and the planet. As well as, this development methodology falls inside the nZEB (almost zero power constructing) normal for consumption.
second pores and skin facade made from sliding wood slat panels
entrance to the residential complicated
a inexperienced wall of Spanish cane welcomes residents upon entry to the constructing
frequent pool on the basement stage
personal kitchen space
the second pores and skin casting soothing shadows onto a front room
challenge information:
title: Paseo Mallorca 15
location: Paseo Mallorca, Palma, Spain
consumer: Ramis Promociones | @ramispromociones
structure & interiors: OHLAB | @ohlab_architecture
OHLAB group: Paloma Hernaiz, Jaime Oliver, Rebeca Lavín, Robin Harloff, Pedro Rodríguez, Silvia Morais, Mercé Photo voltaic, Loreto Angulo, M.Bruna Pisciotta, Tomislav Konjevod, José Allona, Claudio Tagarelli, Eleni Oikonomaki, Agustín Verdejo, Luis Quiles
panorama structure: Jonathan Bell
constructing engineer: Bartolomeu Tous
structural engineering guide: HIMA Estructuras
wood facade: GRUPO GUBIA
amenities engineering: M&E Engineering
engineering consultants: AMM Technical group
power effectivity advisor: José Manuel Busquets, Anne Vogt
pictures: José Hevia
