Poised on a rocky promontory in Mallorca, a home with panoramic views and architecture makes the most of its spectacular location
The owners of this remarkable home on the island of Mallorca took their time in search of a Mediterranean holiday property. It took no less than three years of careful hunting until they found the place they were looking for. At last they discovered their dream house—built in the late 1950s by the renowned Mallorcan architect, Pere Garau [creator of Sóller railway, which links the towns of Palma and Sóller to Mallorca], and situated on a rocky cliff top on the outskirts of Santa Ponsa in the Calvia district of the island.
The property’s location is magnificent: right atop a rocky promontory, it overlooks two separate bays, with views of the open Mediterranean on the horizon in one direction, and the small port town of Santa Ponsa in the other. This made it the perfect choice for the new owners, who have a large extended family and wanted a holiday epicentre where everyone could gather from around the world to spend time together. (While it is currently a secondary home, they envision that the house will eventually become a primary residence as the older members of the family retire.)
The existing structure had undergone a previous renovation sometime in the ‘90s and, unfortunately, some “unfortunate” elements were added to it: aluminium windows that did nothing aesthetically were placed in the façade, and the interiors sported highly polished marble floors that made the ambience more than a little chilly. The more design-conscious new owners immediately embarked on a substantial re-do, and called in Mallorca-based architecture and design firm More Design to work on the project.