Can Lluquí
Mediterranean Environmental Centre
With Siddartha Rodrigo
Ibiza, 2023. In progress
On the site of an old mini-golf restaurant, designed by the GATCPAC architect Josep González in the 1960s and subsequently neglected by later owners, a change of use is proposed to transform the estate into a centre for environmental research and education. This will become a reference point for scientists conducting sampling on the island and a place to share natural knowledge with the public, thanks to its location surrounded by fields and forests, near the centre of Portinatx and a 10-minute walk from Cala Xuclà. The existing buildings will be adapted to restore the original character of the modern movement, a rationalist style informed by the traditional construction techniques of the island. The gardens will be cleared of invasive and exotic plants and converted into havens for native wildlife, offering educational trails that explain the different ecological systems of the area, from the steppe to dense forests of juniper and stone pine.
Can Lluquí
Mediterranean Environmental Centre
With Siddartha Rodrigo
Ibiza, 2023. In progress
On the site of an old mini-golf restaurant, designed by the GATCPAC architect Josep González in the 1960s and subsequently neglected by later owners, a change of use is proposed to transform the estate into a centre for environmental research and education. This will become a reference point for scientists conducting sampling on the island and a place to share natural knowledge with the public, thanks to its location surrounded by fields and forests, near the centre of Portinatx and a 10-minute walk from Cala Xuclà. The existing buildings will be adapted to restore the original character of the modern movement, a rationalist style informed by the traditional construction techniques of the island. The gardens will be cleared of invasive and exotic plants and converted into havens for native wildlife, offering educational trails that explain the different ecological systems of the area, from the steppe to dense forests of juniper and stone pine.
Can Lluquí
Centro ambiental para la mediterránea
Con Siddartha Rodrigo
Ibiza, 2023. En proceso
Sobre un antiguo restaurante mini-golf, construido por el arquitecto del GATCPAC Josep González en los años 60 y maltratado por los posteriores dueños, se plantea un cambio de uso para reconvertir la finca como centro de investigación y educación ambiental, un lugar de referencia para científicos que tomen muestreos en la isla y donde compartir el conocimiento natural con la ciudadanía gracias a su situación rodeada de cultivos y bosques, cerca del núcleo de Portinatx y a 10 minutos andando de la Cala Xuclà. Las edificaciones existentes se adecuan recuperando el carácter original del movimiento moderno, un estilo racionalista que se nutre de las lógicas constructivas tradicionales de la isla, los jardines se limpian de plantas invasoras y exóticas y se convierten en refugios de fauna autóctona por donde realizar recorridos educativos que explican los diferentes sistemas ecológicos del entorno: desde la estepa hasta los densos bosques de sabinas y pino piñonero.
