Can Tudó by Caballero+Colon
Can Tudó sits on a steep hillside above Paguera Bay in Palma, Spain, by Caballero+Colon. The house reads as a single folded plane that turns into roof, wall, and floor, with frameless glass and plant-filled fissures softening the edge between pine grove and interior. It’s a residence built from a tight set of rules and a taste for play, bringing island light deep into daily life.
Pine-filtered light slides across a plane that tilts, rises, and drops. From the approach, roof and floor trade roles as the house opens toward the bay.
This is a house in Palma, Spain, by Caballero+Colon, and its rooms spring from a single folded sheet. The move sets the order: one element becomes roof, wall, and floor, then frameless glass and freestanding pieces tune privacy and view. Structural clarity drives the experience.
Fold the Ground
The core gesture starts with a continuous plane bent into faceted surfaces that read as terrain. Edges lift to form roofs; dips register as terraces or interior floors. Junctions feel taut and deliberate, so circulation follows the sheet’s geometry rather than corridors. One line. The result produces calm transitions even as the topography steepens toward Paguera Bay.
Glass as Air
Floor-to-ceiling frameless panes sit between folds without heavy frames, letting the plane read uninterrupted. Doors detach from structure, reinforcing the sense that solids hold their own while transparencies recede. Views cut through pine trunks to water, and reflections multiply the angles of the fold—light shifts hour by hour across the surfaces. Privacy arrives not from mass but from position and overlap.
Plants Draw Lines
An interior courtyard anchors the plan, while two southern fissures pull vegetation inside to partition rooms. Leaves, branches, and trunks replace conventional walls, creating layered sightlines across connected areas. Short and clear. As foliage thickens or thins with seasons, the degree of enclosure changes, turning daily routes into a slow, visual game.
Objects Set Use
Wardrobes, sinks, bathtubs, showers, fireplaces, and planters arrive as freestanding pieces—more island artifact than built-in. Some read as rocky forms, others as refined cabinets, all arranged to give every corner a prospect toward the bay. Materials tie back to local tradition, grounding the crisp geometry in recognizable textures. One move, many rooms.
Play in the Rules
What looks effortless hides a precise system that prizes pleasure and discovery. The fold sets clear constraints, yet the open field of objects and planting invites new uses over time. Residents map their own patterns—paths, pauses, and rituals—without breaking the underlying logic. The house stays legible while life remains fluid.
Evening lowers the contrast and the folded plane reads as one quiet silhouette against the pines. Glass darkens, the courtyard glows, and the geometry slips back into the slope. Simple moves, lasting effects.
Photography by Luis Diaz Diaz
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