{"id":1534,"date":"2020-11-10T17:35:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T16:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/?p=1534"},"modified":"2024-09-20T17:18:56","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T15:18:56","slug":"rolph-blakstad-a-legacy-for-ibizan-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/en\/architects\/rolph-blakstad-a-legacy-for-ibizan-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Rolph Blakstad. A Legacy for Ibizan Architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,Palatino; font-size: 16px;\"><span lang=\"en\">Rolph Blakstad (Vancouver, 1929) developed an extensive career before moving to Ibiza. At age 21 he studied art, medieval and Renaissance architecture in Florence, before his visit to Morocco, where he was inspired by his research on traditional Islamic architecture<\/span><span lang=\"en\">, craft design and subsequently <\/span><span lang=\"en\">the origins of Ibizan architecture, his most extensive research work. Before arriving in Ibiza, the Canadian architect worked in theater and tv as an actor, operator and scenographer, he also made documentaries on wildlife in Africa and worked as a draftsman of archaeological monuments for the British government. After settling in Ibiza, he was to found Blakstad Design Consultants in 1967.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1534 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"481\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Ibiza-Old-Days-Dalt-Vila.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Ibiza-Old-Days-Dalt-Vila.jpg 481w, https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Ibiza-Old-Days-Dalt-Vila-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Ibiza-Old-Times-Vara-de-Rey.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Ibiza-Old-Times-Vara-de-Rey.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Ibiza-Old-Times-Vara-de-Rey-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,Palatino; font-size: 16px;\"><span lang=\"en\">Rolph and his wife Mary first came to Ibiza in 1956, when the ship from Denia made a stopover en route to Mallorca. However, instead of following the initial travel plan, the White Island captivated them so they remained there until the end of their days. At that time the island lacked many modern luxuries to which they had been accustomed, but found a relaxed, dignified atmosphere and Ibiza had the deep cultural roots that both craved.<\/span> <span lang=\"en\">Blakstads hunger for knowledge and interest in the ancient culture did not stop after establishing in Ibiza, quite the opposite. Rolph was not only was interested in architecture; his notes and studies extend into other areas like archeology, history, ethnology and even genetics.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,Palatino; font-size: 16px;\"><span lang=\"en\">After settling down in Ibiza and for the next five decades, Blakstad studied Ibizan constructions and especially Ses Feixes, which he initially related to ancient Egypt. His notes and drawings from the fields, which he drew in detail, allowed documenting how these wetlands were in the fifties and the evolution towards subsequent degradation. The Canadian architect talked to builders and took notes in order to preserve these traditional pieces and to rebuild a few returning them to their original state.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"es-ES\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3733 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Ibiza-Ancient-Times.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"646\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Ibiza-Ancient-Times.jpg 646w, https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Ibiza-Ancient-Times-300x135.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 646px) 100vw, 646px\" \/><span class=\"st\" style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Georgia,Palatino; font-size: 11px; color: #808080;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Representation of Ses Feixes in antiquity \/ Exposition: MOIS\u00c9S COPA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"es-ES\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,Palatino; font-size: 16px;\"><span lang=\"en\">His research led him to develop the thesis that <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/en\/architecture\/the-ibiza-finca-a-guide-to-ibizas-traditional-rural-home\/\">Ibizan country houses<\/a><\/strong> had their origin in the rectilinear homes of the Neolithic in the Near East. Blakstad traveled halfway around the world looking for architectural connections to demonstrate the roots of the Ibizan finca, leading him to the conclusion that it was a thousand year old architectural style. Despite successive invasions and a variety of civilizations that have populated Ibiza and Formentera, Blakstad said the architecture of the islands is the faithful replica of the Phoenician (or Carthaginian) constructions.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"es-ES\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,Palatino; font-size: 16px;\"><span lang=\"en\">According to his theory, the preservation of these ancient buildings was related to the indifference of the leaders of the various invaders to the peasantry and their way of life, as to maintain the control over the island it was enough for these to stay confined in the citadel of Dalt Vila, by so the material essence of their culture was not changed nor Roman nor Byzantine nor Arabs.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,Palatino; font-size: 16px;\"><span lang=\"en\">To Blakstad there was no doubt that the original architecture of Palestine was the same as Ibiza, i.e., the Phoenician. Blakstad repeatedly described the Ibicencan as \u00abpeople of Canaan\u00bb, since for him the roots were the same. His research allowed to find in Syria, Lebanon and Palestine archaeological remains corresponded with Ibiza rural fincas, whose construction also used savin junipers, among other characteristic elements of these ancient buildings. Blakstad even offered himself to the Palestinians to regain their orginal architecture, when he crossed the border separating Israel and Jordan in 1993, after the peace agreement between Rabin and Arafat.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3727 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Colonias-Fenicias-en-la-Antiguedad.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"603\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Colonias-Fenicias-en-la-Antiguedad.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Colonias-Fenicias-en-la-Antiguedad-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,Palatino; font-size: 16px;\"><span lang=\"en\">After traveling around the eastern Mediterranean tracing similarities in the constructions, Blakstad reflected the results of comparative analysis in two publications: the &#8216;Gu\u00eda de la Architectura de Ibiza y Formentera&#8217; (in collaboration with the architect El\u00edas Torres, 1980), and in &#8216;La casa eivissenca. Claus d&#8217;una tradici\u00f3 mil\u00b7len\u00e0ria&#8217; (published by Rolph Blakstad in 2013).<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,Palatino; font-size: 16px;\"><span lang=\"en\">His works include all the information gathered by Blakstad to demonstrate the similarities of Ibizan architecture and customs with those of different places in the Middle East who share Phoenician and Carthaginian roots. His travels and his texts have sought to support the thesis that traditional Ibizan architecture stems from the occupation of the Phoenicians and Carthaginians and buildings had hardly changed in more than two millennia of existence.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Casa-Payesa-Antigua-Ibiza.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"863\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Casa-Payesa-Antigua-Ibiza.jpg 863w, https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Casa-Payesa-Antigua-Ibiza-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Casa-Payesa-Antigua-Ibiza-768x401.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 863px) 100vw, 863px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"st\" style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,Palatino; font-size: 11px; color: #808080;\">Finca Can Cala <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,Palatino; font-size: 11px; color: #808080;\"><span class=\"st\">\u00a9<\/span> Blakstad Design Consultants<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,Palatino; font-size: 16px;\"><span lang=\"en\">Rolph Blakstad&#8217;s passion for Ibiza&#8217;s rural architecture, its origins and ancestral customs, he devoted much of his life to a complete historical-typological study. However, although he was the son of an architect, he never graduated in architecture even though this was his great passion. For this reason, as his son Rolf explains, Blakstad was for long a discordant voice, but nowadays more and more experts agree with his theories.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,Palatino; font-size: 16px;\"><span lang=\"en\">Once the granddaughter of the famous architect Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus school, asked him, \u00abTell me, Mr. Blakstad, what is, your kind of architecture?\u00bb He replied, \u00abI look for the baby that your grandfather let out.\u00bb<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,Palatino; font-size: 16px;\"><span lang=\"en\">The interest and discipline that Rolph has pursued also differ from those of his friend the German architect, Erwin Broner. Broner, who lived in Ibiza since 1936, was part of the Bauhaus since before World War II, and approched Ibizan architecture with Bauhaus design concepts and modern materials. The Blakstad style, however, could be described as a continuation to Ibizan traditional contruction, trying to \u00abretain the value of the valuable in cultural tradition, which can be applied to modern life.\u00bb It is, Rolph&#8217;s approach could not have been more different from that of his colleague Erwin.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,Palatino; font-size: 16px;\"><span lang=\"en\">In some of his works can be seen in a sought the roots of oriental aesthetics, while for others he had chosen to highlight the style of Ibizan architecture:<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-1534 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"714\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Entrance-Front-Blakstad-Finca-Ibiza-Egypt-Style.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Entrance-Front-Blakstad-Finca-Ibiza-Egypt-Style.jpg 714w, https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Entrance-Front-Blakstad-Finca-Ibiza-Egypt-Style-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Blakstad-Style.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Blakstad-Style.jpg 717w, https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Blakstad-Style-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,Palatino; font-size: 11px; color: #808080;\"><span class=\"st\">\u00a9<\/span> Blakstad Design Consultants<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,Palatino; font-size: 16px;\"><span lang=\"en\">The interior designs of the Canadian architect were conceived to improve the disadvantages of the traditional finca. That meant, above all, an increase of light and space:<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-1534 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"391\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Interior-Blakstad-House-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Interior-Blakstad-House-2.jpg 391w, https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Interior-Blakstad-House-2-219x300.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"386\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Interior-Blakstad-House-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Interior-Blakstad-House-1.jpg 386w, https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Interior-Blakstad-House-1-216x300.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,Palatino; font-size: 16px;\"><span lang=\"en\">In 1967 Rolph Blakstad founded Blakstad Design Consultants. His studies became the basis of his research, design and construction for over 40 years. Rolph extensively studied Ibizan architecture, when it was still an ancient tradition who lived with the peasants builders, whose rules were transmitted orally from father to son. Similarly, today his sons Rolf and Nial run the business representing the family tradition, after their father passed away in 2012. A living tradition that adapts to changing circumstances, but which is still based on the lines and forms of the local construction of the island, from ancient tradition. The works of Blakstad Design Consultants have been adapted to the needs and technologies dictated by the modern lifestyle, but always faithful, from the architectural point of view, to the historical conditions that their father so much had been researching, studying and documenting.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,Palatino; color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\"><span lang=\"en\">Rolf and Nial Blakstad are still working on the restoration of Ibizan fincas and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/en\/unique-homes\/blakstad-design-finca-intuitive-match-of-traditional-and-modern\/\"><strong>building new houses<\/strong><\/a>. Today, the <\/span><span lang=\"en\">illustrations of their studies and their implementations <\/span><span lang=\"en\">have a major impact on green building practices and environment integrated construction.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-1534 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"714\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Pavilion-Blakstad-Style-Ibiza.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Pavilion-Blakstad-Style-Ibiza.jpg 714w, https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Pavilion-Blakstad-Style-Ibiza-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"707\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Blakstad-Design-Consultants-Headquarters.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Blakstad-Design-Consultants-Headquarters.jpg 707w, https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Blakstad-Design-Consultants-Headquarters-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"715\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Entrance-Front-Blakstad-Finca-Ibiza.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Entrance-Front-Blakstad-Finca-Ibiza.jpg 715w, https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Entrance-Front-Blakstad-Finca-Ibiza-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"888\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Interior-Blakstad-House-Lounge.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Interior-Blakstad-House-Lounge.jpg 888w, https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Interior-Blakstad-House-Lounge-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Interior-Blakstad-House-Lounge-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 888px) 100vw, 888px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,Palatino; font-size: 11px; color: #808080;\"><span class=\"st\">\u00a9<\/span> Blakstad Design Consultants<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,Palatino;\">One can say that the name Blakstad in Ibiza is synonymous with beautiful and distinctive designs, strongly influenced by the historical architectural bases from the island, combined with an authentic style of personal interpretation. An air of comfort can be perceived by visiting any villa built by Blakstad, probably because of the intellectual, emotional and intuitive approach to their work.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,Palatino; font-size: 14px; color: #333333;\">References:<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,Palatino; font-size: 14px; color: #333333;\"><span lang=\"es-ES\">MESTRE, Bartolo y TORRES, Elias (1971). <a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.raco.cat\/index.php\/CuadernosArquitecturaUrbanismo\/article\/viewFile\/175616\/245131\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Gu\u00eda <\/strong><\/a><\/span><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.raco.cat\/index.php\/CuadernosArquitecturaUrbanismo\/article\/viewFile\/175616\/245131\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>de Arquitectura de Ibiza y Formentera, islas Pitiusas<\/strong><\/a>. Disponible en: <span lang=\"es-ES\">CuadernosArquitecturaUrbanismo. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-family: Georgia,Palatino; color: #808080;\"><span lang=\"en\">Its possible that the pictures and the content reaches us through different channels and is sometimes difficult to know the author or the original source of the content. Whenever possible we added the author. If you are the author of any content (image, video, photography, text, etc.) and do not appear properly credited, please <\/span><a style=\"color: #808080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/en\/ibiza\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span lang=\"en\">contact<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span lang=\"en\"><a style=\"color: #808080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/en\/ibiza\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> us<\/strong><\/a> and we will name you as an author. 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At age 21 he studied art, medieval and Renaissance architecture in Florence, before his visit to Morocco, where he was inspired by his research on traditional Islamic architecture, craft design and subsequently the origins of Ibizan architecture, his most extensive research work. 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