ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
GOODLIFE presents the redesign of an atmospheric bungalow on the sunny island of Mallorca.
In issue no. 189, GOODLIFE takes a look at living spaces around the globe: which materials, colours and shapes reflect the zeitgeist of interior design? To explore this question, the magazine took a closer look at this Mallorcan finca designed by Thomas Mang.
Careful renovation
‘I left the old stone surfaces and floors as they were,’ says architect Mang. ‘The carpentry and bathrooms are new. Of course, we also do complete new builds and conversions, but you don’t always have to tear everything out to make something better. I’m in favour of careful renovations.’
According to GOODLIFE, it is a ‘special sensitivity to spaces, structures and the interplay of furniture and materials’ that characterises Thomas Mang’s projects.
Pine meets Eichholtz & Sempre
The finca in Mallorca echoes the feel of pine, which a carpenter used to customise parts of the kitchen and bathrooms; pine wood also frames some larger mirror surfaces.
‘The colours in the garden with its lush vegetation are so intense that we only used white, cream and taupe tones in the interior,’ says Thomas Mang. These are complemented by a sofa, table and chairs from Eichholtz; lighting from Sempre; and photographic works by Sante D’Orazio.
Holistic architecture
For GOODLIFE, this is an all-round successful piece of holistic architecture that shows how ‘cultural influence and personal expression can be combined in interior design’.
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