OHLAB

Who is / What is

Palma studio of Paloma Hernaiz and Jaime Oliver, architecture and interior design, very active in hotels in the old town. He often works with the painter Pedro Oliver.

Featured work

• Puro Hotel, La Llotja, Palma (2016, 22 rooms): walls of recovered sandstone, oak, hemp rope; fabrics designed by OHLAB and woven on old Mallorcan looms (upholstery, cushions, blankets); raffia rugs and wicker baskets made on the island; restoration of the wooden “mandala” doors.
• Can Bordoy Grand House & Garden, Palma (2019, 2,500 m²): renovation of a noble house with “kintsugi” criteria (repair without hiding); Balearic Gray stone bar counter; Walnut furniture designed by the studio. Photo: José Hevia.
• Santacilia, residential building in the old town of Palma: FAD 2023 finalist (interior design).

Relationship with the office

• Marès i picapedrers — recovered marès (Pure).
• Theft of llengües / paraires and draperia - Mallorcan looms (specific workshop to be verified).
• Espart i cistellia — local basketry.
• Corderia — hemp rope.

History

• 2016: Puro Hotel.
• 2019: Can Bordoy (four years of work).
• 2023: FAD interior design finalists (Santacilia).

Why is indigenous design

It orders textiles from looms on the island and reuses the sand from the building itself into an international design hotel.

For the project

Find out which loom wove the Puro textiles (possible Teixits Vicens , Bujosa or Riera ): piece “from the loom to the hotel”.

Photos

•  Can Bordoy, reception in Gris Balear — © José Hevia
•  Can Bordoy, patio — © José Hevia
• No photo of the Puro Hotel (Domus blocked; pending).

Sources

• archilovers.com/projects/191882/puro-hotel.html
• archdaily.com/930054/hotel-can-bordoy-ohlab
• designboom.com/architecture/ohlab-can-bordoy-grand-house-garden-boutique-hotel-p
• ultimahora.es/noticias/palma/2023/11/28/2058483/arquitectura-mallorca-premios-ar

Working text from the Disseny Indígena knowledge base, machine-translated from Spanish.

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