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In idyllic Son Servera on the island of Mallorca, Barcelona firm Peris+Toral Arquitectes has created an affordable housing project that feels of a piece with its surroundings. Its two buildings feature self-supporting facades composed of ashlars (square-cut masonry units) made of marés, the sandstone and limestone specific to the Balearic Islands. Positioned in parallel, yet staggered on the plot, the dual volumes break up the form of the whole in order to render it in scale with its broader context. They also negotiate uneven terrain.

“Each adapts to the topography: Although both have three floors, the one facing the landscape appears to have one floor less due to the higher street level,” explains José Toral, who co-founded...

Peris+Toral’s Social Housing in Son Servera, Mallorca, Is All About Community

With common streets, winter
gardens and entry lattices, the
latest social housing project
by Spanish firm Peris+Toral
posits new scenarios for living

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