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The first time we saw Can Monroig It was in 2002, I think I remember it was a June day around three in the afternoon; Robert and I had met up in Inca with Sebastián Mora, the owner of a house that was for sale in the city. We were walking from the city centre,…

In 2011, after a visit to Can Monroig and referring to the decoration of the house, journalist Esteban Mercer Palou wrote in the Diario de Mallorca: their experience has led them to carry out an impressive archaeological work, worthy of Indiana Jones - I am not exaggerating - but they have gone further. The decoration, a…

Hooligan definition according to the Royal Academy: "one who scandalizes, bothers or commits destruction in public places. Its synonyms are: rude, scoundrel, pimp, shameless, mischievous, uncivil, brute, troublemaker, vandal. All these sofas have something of an oxymoron. They are not or do not invite one to sit down. They are to be looked at alertly and rather they recline in the looking (Ariel Mastandrea…

    Restoration process of a traditional Mallorcan house. We recently told you about the latest project of Can Monroig in Mallorca "Restoring a traditional Mallorcan house". In future articles we will tell you how the restoration process progresses so that you can better appreciate the changes. After dismantling the house, removing what…

    The tapial or rammed earth technique is not very well known in Mallorca despite the fact that it has been widely used in the construction of houses since the Muslim era. It consists of building walls with damp clay soil, compacted by pounding with a "rammer", using a wooden formwork to form it. In Mallorca, constructions are made of clay, which is made of earth, and is made of clay.

    In the interior of Mallorca it is not unusual to find traditional houses abandoned and in a state of ruin. Surrounded by fields that were once cultivated, once they lost their identity and usefulness, they have been left to their fate. House in Porreres Interiors of Mallorca In many cases they were never…

For a few months now we have been working on a project to build two sustainable homes in Cameroon. In one of them, which is already in the finishing phase, our job is to supervise the finishing and decoration of the house. Locating local materials such as baked clay bricks, local artisans for the…

Earth building systems Thursday 19 April at Can Monroig Time: 16:30 Speech by Juana Font Arellano, president of the Antonio Font de Bedoya Foundation in Palencia. Art historian, professor in various courses, Master of Restoration in different European Universities and institutions, as well as National Societies of History of the…

    Conservation and restoration of mural paintings on adobe Thursday 26 April 2012 in Can Monroig (Inca) Time: 16:30 Speech by Isabel de Rojas, Technical Director of Xicaranda. Graduate in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Assets. At the end of this speech we will go to Sineu. Meeting point: Church Square in Sineu. Sign up…

Rammed earth walls are made by compacting layers of earth within a formwork. In addition to sharing the ecological qualities of other earth construction systems, rammed earth has the advantage of its material austerity, as it does not require the inclusion of plant fibres and needs very little water to be able to withstand the elements.