Claudio Silvestrin & John Pawson · 1989
The House
Mallorca
Set in an almond grove near the south-eastern coast of Mallorca, the Neuendorf House was the first architectural project of Claudio Silvestrin and John Pawson, completed in 1989.
The house brings together conventions of interior and exterior spaces, and explores the axes of proportion, space, and light. The striking construction attains harmony with its surroundings through the use of natural materials, such as pigment from the local red earth in the plaster, which lends the walls their subtly modulating reddish hues.
With views of the sea and the mountains, the Neuendorf House is a highly expressive and unusual structure; it represents a daring leap into what a residential space can mean.
Elongated, dramatic perspectives and simplistic angles impart a meditative quality to the space. Pine trees, planted to mirror the constellation of the stars above, run along the dramatic 100 metre driveway.
The Architects
The Neuendorf House is borne from the creative convergence of two masters of modern minimalism. Both studied at the Architectural Association in London, and were design partners in the late 1980s. The house was their first full architectural project. Since then they have both continued to focus on ways to approach fundamental problems of space, proportion, light, and materials.
Claudio Silvestrin
Claudio Silvestrin, born in Zurich in 1954, is an Italian architect and designer considered to be a master of modern minimalism. He has completed projects such as the Museum of Contemporary Art – Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Turin, the Victoria Miro Galleries and Private Collection Space in London, and the design of all major Giorgio Armani stores between 1999–2007.
John Pawson
John Pawson, born in 1949 in Yorkshire, United Kingdom, has been hailed as the “father of minimalism”. He has completed numerous groundbreaking projects, such as the conversion of a World War II bunker in Berlin into the exhibition space that houses the renowned Feuerle Collection, as well the redesign of the Design Museum in London, amongst many others. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2019 for his services to Design and Architecture.
Commissioned by the German art dealer and Artnet founder Hans Neuendorf and his wife Caroline in the mid-1980s, the Neuendorf House has served as a meeting place for artists, dealers, collectors, family, and friends for more than thirty years.
Photography: Tasha Tylee, Renée Kemps, Lucia Gorostegui, Richard Gaston
Amenities
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- 13 hectares of secluded gardens & land
- Bordering the Mondragó natural reserve
- Five minutes from the coastline
- Five bedrooms, up to eleven guests
- Two salt-water pools, one with a heatable jacuzzi
- Clay tennis court
- Rooftop terrace
- Sea views
- Air-conditioning
- V-Zug kitchen appliances
Services
- Chef
- Honey, olive oil and vegetables from the estate
- Private wine tastings
- Concierge & housekeeping
- Spa treatments
- Yoga & Pilates
- Hiking in the Mondragó reserve
- Day charter on a traditional llaüt or yacht
- Art and architecture visits
- Airport transfers & private driver
Further arrangements on request.
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