Municipal Archive

Municipal Archive
© José Hevia

MUNICIPAL ARCHIVE

Aulets Arquitectes

CONSTRUCTION
Construcciones Marín

STRUCTURE
Alfons Romnero

MANUFACTURERS
JUNG, Roca, UnicMall, Alfareria Soler, Ladrilleria Mallorquinas

AUTHOR ARCHITECTS
Francisco Cifuentes, Sebastiàn Martorell and Tomeu Riutord

OTHER PARTICIPANTS
Ernest Bordoy, Lluis Martorell

AREA
196 m²

PHOTOGRAPHS
José Hevia

YEAR
2018

LOCATION
Felanich, Spain

CATEGORY
Municipal Building

Text description provided by the architects.

The plot is part of the historic center of Felanitx. A place built by overlapping plots, patios, terraces and walls, a legacy that remains in the plot as part of the material history of the building and the city.

Municipal Archive
© José Hevia
Municipal Archive
© José Hevia

In the same way, the building is a sequence of constructions and materials that gathers the constructive systems of the territory of Mallorca.

The new volume, intended for municipal archives, forms part of the anonymous and humble architecture of the surroundings, like another house of the town open to the street with small gaps, but showing its archival character with a great overture in the encounter between the roof and the wall.

Municipal Archive
© José Hevia
Municipal Archive
© José Hevia

Inside, two large rooms are built; on the ground floor a vaulted space that does not touch the bricks canvases and on the first floor a wooden roof that floats over the walls.

The building has been constructed with five materials; concrete, ceramics, wood, iron, and lime.

Municipal Archive
© José Hevia
Municipal Archive
© José Hevia

These five materials have been worked by five craftsmen, who express their knowledge in the building through their work.

The first floor with a sifted light illuminates the documents but without damaging them, on the contrary, the vaulted, more shady space protects the books and houses a consulting room surrounded by documents that tell the story of Felanitx.

The Municipal Archive is a set of pre-existing, constructive systems and documents that tell the material, constructive and lived history of the territory in which it is located.

Municipal Archive
© José Hevia
Municipal Archive
© José Hevia


Municipal Archive
© José Hevia
Municipal Archive
© José Hevia
Municipal Archive
© José Hevia


Municipal Archive
© José Hevia
Municipal Archive
© José Hevia
Municipal Archive
© José Hevia
Municipal Archive
© José Hevia
Municipal Archive
© José Hevia
Municipal Archive
© José Hevia


Municipal Archive
Ground Floor Plan
Municipal Archive
Roof Plan
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Upper Floor Plan
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Location Plan
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Context Plan


Municipal Archive
Section 1
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Section 2
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Section 3
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Elevation


Municipal Archive
Constructive Detail 1
Municipal Archive
Constructive Detail 2
Municipal Archive
Constructive Detail 3