Brunet Arquitectes has been a pioneer in creating innovative and sustainable spaces in Mallorca, covering everything from luxury villas to public facility projects. Specializing in high-efficiency constructions and passive houses, the firm has left a distinctive mark on the island, merging modernity with respect for the natural environment and cultural heritage. In its commitment to interior design, each Brunet Arquitectes project reflects a dedication to quality and material durability, where every interior detail is crafted to optimize comfort and functionality. With a focus on aesthetics, the team selects materials with low environmental impact and high resilience, ensuring spaces that last and adapt to changes in use and user needs.
Innovation and Sustainability: Passive Houses and Green Building
Brunet Arquitectes has led the development of passive houses in the Balearic Islands, a construction concept aimed at maximizing energy efficiency and minimizing environmental impact. Through careful selection of materials and construction techniques, the firm has succeeded in reducing energy consumption in its projects, integrating geothermal, solar systems, and thermal mass techniques. These efforts to enhance sustainability are evident in every project, where the use of advanced technologies and design solutions become essential allies.
Featured Projects
- Location: Córdoba
- Year: 2012
- Area: 16,500 m²
- Description: In this social housing complex, Brunet Arquitectes adopts an innovative approach by using a three-dimensional modular system that allows for flexible spaces, facilitating adaptation to residents’ needs as well as building maintenance and sustainability. The design is based on a 3.20 x 3.20 x 3.20-meter module repeated throughout the building, creating a geometric structure that offers multiple layout possibilities. Common areas, such as interior courtyards and green rooftops, foster a sense of community, while the modular structure helps reduce construction costs without sacrificing quality. Each apartment is designed to maximize space usage and natural light, with large windows and shaded areas that contribute to passive thermal control. The building also features rainwater harvesting systems and solar panels on the rooftops, ensuring efficient resource management and a reduced environmental footprint.
2. Plaça del Mercat de Pere Garau
- Location: Palma
- Year: 2010
- Area: 20,500 m²
- Description: This project focuses on the revitalization of the iconic Plaça del Mercat de Pere Garau, where Brunet Arquitectes proposes a space reconfiguration that allows better integration into the urban context. The market expands and reorganizes to eliminate the “roundabout” effect, unifying the square and enhancing the civic axis. In addition to the spaces dedicated to the indoor and outdoor markets, the project includes the construction of an underground parking lot with a capacity for over 400 vehicles, a functional solution that frees up surface space for pedestrian use. The proposal introduces rest and recreation areas that operate independently of the market hours, such as an upper floor with children’s play areas and a shaded seating area for adults. This distribution allows the square to become a versatile public space, meeting neighborhood needs and promoting a more sustainable environment through the use of geothermal and photovoltaic energy systems that power market services.
3. Puig de Sa Morisca Archaeological Museum
- Location: Calvià
- Year: 2010
- Area: 4,000 m²
- Description: Conceived as a “gateway building” connecting the park with the community, this museum not only houses archaeological exhibits but also deeply integrates with the natural landscape of Puig de Sa Morisca. Brunet Arquitectes utilizes a translucent perforated concrete structure that evokes the pine forest and maintains visual continuity with the surroundings. The building’s design allows visitors to experience the museum as an extension of the park, with volumetry emphasizing the permanence and durability of the structure. The main entrance is located in an outdoor foyer that softens the transition between the natural environment and the museum, with irregular pillars reminiscent of pine tree canopies. The museum also includes an auditorium and a library, distributed over two floors connected by a topographic ramp and an outdoor patio. These elements ensure a continuous and organic flow of visitors, while the use of geothermal and photovoltaic technologies reinforces the project’s sustainability.
- Location: Ciutadella
- Year: 2010
- Area: 1,781 m²
- Description: This music and dance school is characterized by its design, which fuses indoor and outdoor spaces, allowing for free movement and a flexible learning environment. The school’s strategic location within the urban fabric of Ciutadella allows it to function as a community meeting point. Brunet Arquitectes uses a white-clad concrete structure that reflects natural light and creates a peaceful environment, ideal for musical learning. The building’s three-level layout meets the need to differentiate usage areas, placing the largest and busiest classrooms on the lower floors, while individual classrooms are located on the upper floor. In addition, the design includes a set of lockers and a large elevator for transporting instruments, ensuring that the space is functional and accessible to all. With a focus on energy efficiency, the building minimizes the use of artificial air conditioning thanks to its covered terraces and natural ventilation systems, making it an example of sustainable educational architecture.
Excellence in Interior Design
Each Brunet Arquitectes project reflects a commitment to quality and material durability, where every interior detail is designed to optimize comfort and functionality. With a focus on aesthetics, the team selects materials with low environmental impact and high resilience, ensuring spaces that last and adapt to changing uses and user needs.
Brunet Arquitectes has established itself as a benchmark in Mallorca, combining innovation and respect for the environment in each of its projects. Through architecture that looks to the future, the firm continues to shape the urban and rural landscape of the island, improving the quality of life of its inhabitants and promoting a sustainable lifestyle.
