{"id":2153,"date":"2021-09-16T17:22:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T15:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/?p=2153"},"modified":"2024-09-20T17:06:52","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T15:06:52","slug":"the-urbanisation-calo-den-real-a-work-by-andre-jacqmain-in-ibiza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kelosa.com\/blog\/en\/architects\/the-urbanisation-calo-den-real-a-work-by-andre-jacqmain-in-ibiza\/","title":{"rendered":"The Urbanisation Cal\u00f3 d’en Real. A Work by Andr\u00e9 Jacqmain in Ibiza"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cal\u00f3 d’en Real is located in the municipality of San Jos\u00e9 de la Talaia, southwest of Ibiza, between Cala Moli and Cala Vedella. The complex was founded in 1974 as a project among several Belgian friends, who bought the land that formed the plateau and assigned the design to architect Andr\u00e9 Jacqmain. The initial philosophy of Cal\u00f3 d’en Real was to be a community of family and friends, which meant for these first residents that the design of all homes had to be conceived by the same architect, thus establishing a unique style.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Before Cal\u00f3 d’en Real, the Belgian architect had already authored major projects between 1960 and 1970. Thanks to this, despite being usual that the client had the final say in approving a project, Jacqmain was taken much into consideration and therefore allowed to express and develop his ideas. This was not in vain and the architect finished granting this development with its own character, a unique concept in Ibiza and probably in the world.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

A good example of the works at the time were backing the name of Andr\u00e9 Jacqmain is the famous <\/span>Foncolin<\/i><\/span> (1955), one of the first structures with exposed frames and a supporting facade composed of prefabricated concrete elements. Considered by many one of his masterpieces, being the result of a successful collaboration with the designer and interiorist Jules Wabbes. In this work architecture and design share the aspiration of innovation and quality. Today it is considered a formal manifesto of the technical architecture of the 50s, where cutting-edge technologies were accompanied by a strong quality and sophistication of materials such as precast concrete or facades adorned with oak and bronze railings.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t