‘S’Estància’ is a constellation of austere farmhouse buildings of simple design, currently under restoration. Built in the early 20th century close to the main finca, it used to be inhabited by the farmers who worked the land.

Celebrating Menorcan traditional architecture, the project establishes a continuous spatial and material narrative across buildings of different periods. A new tower – an homage to the traditional tower structures that have accompanied farmhouse buildings on the island for centuries – lends the ensemble a newly found presence.

The farmers house was composed of five modular rooms and accompanied by a series of barn structures, some of which had fallen into ruin. A square structure, which was used as farming storage, was added in the 1960s.

With respect for its austere heritage, our restoration project brings all its elements back to life, converting the barn structures into inhabitable spaces. Communal spaces spread across both the original house and the restored barns, with bedrooms located on each end of the ensemble.

A new tower built solely with marès now rises in place of the deteriorated 1960s addition. Offering elevated views above the tree canopy and into the sea, the tower is rooted in the existing cistern and completes the house’s organic growth, lending the architectural ensemble a renewed identity.

Our interior approach adapts to each of the sections. In the original house, the traditional red clay tiles are restored. The barn buildings, where more intervention was needed, embrace the serene hues of their stone walls.