Who is / What is
Block of 42 public housing units promoted by IBAVI in Son Servera, designed by Marta Peris and José Manuel Toral (Peris+Toral Arquitectes, Barcelona). Work 2020–2023; 6,018 m², €1,106/m².
Featured work
- Two low blocks with patios closed by stone load-bearing walls, street walkways and terraces.
- Self-supporting Marès on the façade, plinth and slats that ventilate and shade the walkways.
- Lime mortar plaster, Arabic tile on sloping roofs, wooden latticework, cork insulation and ceramic brick fired with biomass.
Relationship with the office
History
- 2020: start of work.
- 2023: finished.
- 2024: nominated for the EUmies (Mies van der Rohe) 2024 awards (shortlist according to Guiding Architects; to verify phase); visit “Out & About” of the COAIB with the IBAVI. Published on Dezeen (May 2024).
Why is indigenous design
The repertoire of the Mallorcan town house (marès, lime, tile, patio) on the scale of collective and economic housing, without pastiche.
For the project
Cover case for “island materials in public housing”; architecture route in Son Servera.
Photos
-  Catwalk — © José Hevia / Álvaro Homar
-  Interior — © José Hevia / Álvaro Homar
Frequently asked questions
What is Living in Lime (Peris+Toral)?
Block of 42 public housing units promoted by IBAVI in Son Servera, designed by Marta Peris and José Manuel Toral (Peris+Toral Arquitectes, Barcelona). Work…
Sources
- metalocus.es/es/noticias/pasarela-terrazas-y-patios-living-lime-42-vpo-en-son-se
- dezeen.com/2024/05/26/peris-toral-arquitectes-living-lime-housing/
- arquitecturaviva.com/works/42-viviendas-sociales-en-son-servera
- guiding-architects.net/out-about-living-lime-social-housing-son-servera
Working text from the Disseny Indígena knowledge base, machine-translated from Spanish.