Only work by José Antonio Coderch in Mallorca: the Hotel de Mar de Illetes, inaugurated in 1964 (hotel no. 1,000 in the Balearic Islands). Principle: all rooms facing the sea; brown glazed ceramic façade (“chocolate hotel”). Today Gran Meliá Hotel de Mar; Hotel de Mar book 1964-2024 (60th anniversary).
Interest: Catalan Mediterranean modernity applied to the tourism boom; useful as context (it is not Mallorcan vernacular design in the strict sense).
For the project
- Reference/context of the atlas: tourism and Mediterranean modernity; contrast with Taller Sert. Little experience as a partner.
Frequently asked questions
What is Coderch in Mallorca: Hotel de Mar (Illetes)?
Only work by José Antonio Coderch in Mallorca: the Hotel de Mar de Illetes, inaugurated in 1964 (hotel no. 1,000 in the Balearic Islands). Principle: all…
Sources
- ultimahora.es/noticias/local/2004/07/30/650469/40-anos-del-hotel-numero-1-000.ht
- internimagazine.com/interior/hotels/hotel-de-mar-a-maiorca-dove-larchitettura-me
- mallorcamagazin.com/nachrichten/wirtschaft/2024/07/05/123821/jahre-schokoladen-h
Working text from the Disseny Indígena knowledge base, machine-translated from Spanish.