new private property single house, majorca
A new project called 2508 is currently taking shape on the island of Mallorca. It is an innovative multi-pavilion concept spanning two merged, generous urban plots (the “North” and “South” sub-sites) with a combined area exceeding 4,000 m². Rather than a single monolithic structure, the ensemble design pursues the idea of an intimate, family-style micro-neighborhood in which autonomous volumes—each like an individual house—coalesce into a coherent whole, responding precisely to function, site, topography, and panorama.
Location, Context, and Orientation Strategies
The site—formerly two separate parcels now flowing seamlessly into one—stretches along an east–west axis, offering expansive long-distance views to the Tramuntana Mountains in the north and the Palma coastline in the south. Like a small gated community, all pavilions are arranged concentrically around a central pool landscape, which serves as both the spatial and social heart of the project.
Pavilions are oriented both radially and parallel to the axis, their floor-to-ceiling glazing optimally framing these sightlines and creating a deliberate membrane-like sequence, overlapping interior and exterior spaces. The gently sloping terrain is modeled with terraced, differentiated platform levels in the outdoor areas and finely graduated land elevations, producing subtle spatial vistas while managing natural water runoff and rainwater retention.
Concept and Architectural Strategy
The concept seeks a sensitive balance between opacity and transparency, mass and lightness. A diverse portfolio of living and sleeping pavilions, home-office spaces, spa and pool areas offers a multiplicity of living and retreat experiences.
Each pavilion is defined by a shallow-pitched flat roof with generous overhangs, creating covered outdoor seating areas that provide weather protection and, aligned with the sun’s path, act as passive sunshades. Slightly raised roof edges signal the interior function beneath—higher roof planes mark the main living areas, while lower sections denote corridors and secondary spaces.
All façades are designed as curtain walls clad in large-format, full-height precast concrete panels. These panels not only provide structural thermal insulation but also house all technical installations externally. The interior walls remain free-standing, featuring exposed board-formed concrete surfaces that serve as sculptural design elements, lending tactile depth to the architecture.
Climate Architecture and Sustainable Details
In Mallorca’s Mediterranean climate, passive cooling strategies and water management are crucial. Cantilevered roof planes and strategically placed sun sails minimize solar gain on the extensive glazing, while connected water features—reflecting pools and a natural swimming pond—cool the surrounding air through evaporation. Opposing operable glazing facilitates effective cross-ventilation. Extensive green roofs reduce the heat-island effect and capture rainwater, which is stored in an underground retention and filtration reservoir and reused for garden irrigation and replenishing the water landscapes. Vertical planter troughs and Mediterranean groundcovers complete the ecological strategy.
Spatial Sequences and User Experience
The architecture becomes a staged setting in which each step reveals new vistas and moods. Passing through the recessed entry portal and following the concrete-stone path, visitors are led in a dramaturgical play of openness and privacy directly to the pool landscape, the communicative nucleus of the ensemble. The mirror-like water axis reflects the flat roof edges, visually linking the pavilions into a unified composition. The main living area opens via full-height sliding doors to a patio sheltered by a perimeter wooden-slat ceiling, which also ensures pleasant acoustics.
The adjacent work lounge, furnished with flexible seating elements, can be fully opened or closed as needed, allowing playful transitions between retreat and openness throughout the day. Separate sleeping pavilions accommodate the master suite, children’s rooms, and guest quarters, each with an en suite bathroom, dressing area, and private terrace.
A garage and technical building with ancillary rooms in the basement is crowned above by a generous roof terrace that serves as a chill-out lounge, offering panoramic views over the property and the Serra de Tramuntana. A spa pavilion with an infinity natural pool, whirlpool, and movable slatted walls enables a seamless transition between indoor and outdoor space or complete privacy as desired.
Technology, Construction & Execution
Beneath the crisp minimal aesthetic lies a precisely engineered reinforced-concrete frame with point-supported steel columns that carry the floating roof slabs. Prefabricated concrete elements ensure rapid assembly and exacting execution.
An innovative building services system—comprised of a heat pump, photovoltaic modules, and heat-recovery ventilation units—supplies the majority of the energy demand, while a smart-home system controls climate, lighting, and shutters for customized living comfort. All exposed concrete surfaces are colored with integral pigment and sand-blasted, and wood and metal elements are factory-treated to ensure a durable, high-quality material finish.
Landscape and Garden Architecture
The outdoor spaces are conceived as an integral part of the architecture, featuring a Mediterranean plant palette of palms, yuccas, oleander, lavender, and citrus trees. A broad orchard with various citrus varieties evokes the traditional agrarian heritage of Mallorca. Topographical berms and boulder groupings structure lawns and pathways, while a mini basketball court and halfpipe are discreetly embedded in the rear garden.
Conclusion and Outlook
Project 2508 transcends the notion of a private residence—it is an architectural choreography of pavilions, water, and vegetation that weaves function, form, and ecology into a new standard of living quality in Mallorca. Its concentric organization around the central pool, the rigorous use of sustainable materials, and comprehensive management of all project phases from concept through execution make this ensemble a compelling exemplar of contemporary Mediterranean architecture.
project: 2508
size: confidencial
construction area: confidencial
client: confidencial
location: surrounding palma, majorca
type: new customer single private property
team (building): jle
team (interior design): jle
team (landscape): jle
responsible architects: jle
