Renovation & Conversion of a XVII Century Monastery
An old 17 century monastery that was sympathetically and extensively renovated using specialised craftsmen and reclaimed materials sourced from within the Island.
To be restored, the houses needed to be completely gutted, leaving nothing but the structural walls left standing. The floors were dug up to make way for a damp course, new plumbing system and underfloor heating. The roofs were taken off, rebuilt, insulated and old reclaimed tiles used for the visible upper tiles. New chimneys were constructed in the original style also using reclaimed materials.
During the renovations many old features such as large sandstone arches and doorways were re-discovered hidden behind newly built walls. These were carefully uncovered and meticulously restored to their former grandeur.
Artisan carpenters made bespoke traditional Mallorcan windows and doors in reclaimed old pitch pine (Norte Viejo) and an old front door was sourced and restored by the same carpenters.
An underground tunnel was built to join two of the houses together to ensure that there were no visual exterior changes to the listed buildings.
A swimming pool was built with a cascade of water flowing amongst the rocks by the pool with the water finally dropping down into the swimming pool from a beach area.
The rubble and earth front courtyard was dug up and replaced with stones (similar to cobbles) hand laid, collected from the property's surrounding land.
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