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Ca’n Llado

Palma de Mallorca

Ca’n Llado

Palma de Mallorca
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Ca’n Llado

Palma de Mallorca

Comprehensive restoration of a patio house in Palma’s historic centre

On Carrer del Vent, opposite the walls of the Montesión church, Can Lladó is brought back to life as a family home after decades of abandonment. The building is protected and of medieval origin, and its fabric has been linked by some studies to the 12th century, suggesting a date prior to 1229—a remarkably rare level of antiquity for a domestic refurbishment in Palma.

Ca’n Llado

Palma de Mallorca

Comprehensive restoration of a patio house in Palma’s historic centre

On Carrer del Vent, opposite the walls of the Montesión church, Can Lladó is brought back to life as a family home after decades of abandonment. The building is protected and of medieval origin, and its fabric has been linked by some studies to the 12th century, suggesting a date prior to 1229—a remarkably rare level of antiquity for a domestic refurbishment in Palma.

The intervention was carried out in close collaboration with archaeologists, historians and conservators, treating the construction process as a form of research. The historical and artistic study connects the house to the site’s popular memory: the alley even preserves its own local verses, describing the constant wind and how “few people pass by.”
Recovering what already exists

Rather than “restoring” an idealised image, the project works with what the building offers: proportions, shadows, thicknesses, patios, traces and imperfections. Singular elements are recovered and preserved—the pas d’entrada, the logic of the patio, carpentry and timber ceilings—guided by a clear intention: the new should not compete with the old, but it should not imitate it either.
Model1/3
Model1/3
During the process, discoveries emerged that reinforce the house’s historical depth. In the reception space on the noble floor, remains of figurative polychrome wall painting were found, including a central motif and a partially preserved hunting scene, probably dating to the 13th century.
In parallel, five beams decorated with carved palmettes and traces of polychromy—datable to around the 14th century—were documented and removed for restoration.

Ca’n Llado

Palma de Mallorca

Ca’n Llado

Palma de Mallorca
A contemporary home within a historic structure

The new programme reinterprets the patio house as a contemporary family dwelling, making the most of its organisation around two courtyards to bring in light, ventilation and vegetation, and to create a varied domestic sequence: noble rooms, resting areas, work spaces, and a ground floor linked to water and leisure.
Adaptation is achieved through discreet yet clearly contemporary interventions, conceived as mechanisms that organise use without altering the building’s essential character:

- A new helical staircase connects the noble floor to the upper levels, restructuring vertical circulation.

- A double-height bookcase organises the owners’ library and links the living room to a mezzanine study, introducing visual relationships between levels.

- New vaults reclaim an unused under-stair void and give a distinctive character to the main bathroom, turning a residual space into a place with its own identity.

- In the second courtyard, a new fountain marks the threshold to the water and relaxation area, reinforcing the courtyard as microclimate and transition.
The exterior spaces are completed with the recovery of an external under-roof area, reimagined as a covered terrace with an outdoor kitchen and living–dining space. From here, one reaches the upper rooftop, used as a belvedere over the historic city and the roofscape around Montesión.

On the lower levels, the vaulted cellar (celler) is also recovered as a wine store, taking advantage of its natural thermal inertia and stable environmental conditions.

Material, patina and precision

Materiality aims for sensory continuity: lime-based mortars, local stone—including Binissalem stone—restored timber alongside aged oak, and brass details that appear as small moments of precision.
Everything is designed to age well: matte finishes, mineral textures, warm tones, and a patina that is not manufactured, but allowed to emerge over time.
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Ca’n Llado

Palma de Mallorca

Ca’n Llado

Palma de Mallorca

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