Article source: RIPOLLTIZON

DESIGN DESCRIPTION

The farm known as ‘Sa Vinyeta’ is located in the fringe of the urban fabric of Ciutadella, a place where the city grid plans encounter flat extensions of land dotted with isolated volumes, usually homes, some of which were linked up not so long ago to small-scale agricultural or livestock farms. ‘Sa Vinyeta’ was characterized by a ‘Farm House’ of particular historical significance that forms part of the Inventory of the Architectural Heritage Protection with a ‘high degree of protection’. This protection affected the entire building, including both the facades and the interior layout of the most representative spaces, such as the entrances, the staircases and noble rooms.

Image Courtesy © Jaime Sicilia

• Architects: RIPOLLTIZON
• Project: SA VINYETA YOUTH HOSTEL
• Location: Sa Farola Old Road. Ciutadella de Menorca, Spain
• Photography: Jaime Sicilia
• Client: Turisme Jove de les Illes Balears
• Collaborators: Fabio Ferone (architect), Katja Brand Lassen (architect)
• Quantity Surveyor: Jose Capó
• Structural Engineer:  Jorge Martín
• Building Services:  Esteve Bagur
• Main Contractor: Antonio Gomila S.A.
• Gross Floor Area: 1.125,32 sqm
• Budget: 1.329.491,56 EUR
• Start of Design: 2002
• Year of Completion: 2008
• Awards 1st Prize, Idea Competition. 2002
• 1st Prize Menorca Architecture Awards 2005-2008. Best Architectural Built Work
• 1st Prize Menorca Architecture Awards 2005-2008. Best Refurbisment Built Work