Construction of homes to later be awarded as publicly-subsidised rental housing
What does it consist of?
The objective of this project is to develop and build 54 publicly-subsidised homes in Inca in order to deal with this island’s shortage of rental housing.
Data
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Mallorca (Inca)
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Govern de les Illes Balears
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Conselleria de Mobilitat i Habitatge
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6.512.951 €
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6.512.951 €
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6.512.951 €
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2018
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2018 - 2019
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Executed
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Social welfare
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Executed: 100%
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26.10.2022
The project
Article 47 of the Constitution stipulates the right to decent housing. Nonetheless, this right is subjected to the law of supply and demand, which sets market prices. These prices, which have been seriously affected by pressure from tourism, causing an average rise of 22% in rental costs per year. As a result, the Balearic Islands have the lowest housing accessibility index all over Spain, that is, the relationship between mean purchasing power and the theoretical cost of a home.
In terms of the supply and demand of publicly-subsidised housing, the Balearic Island Housing Institute (IBAVI) manages a fleet of 1,745 homes, 34 of which are currently available and in the process of being awarded. However, the demand for housing is on the upswing.
For this reason, the Balearic Island Housing Institute (IBAVI) presents this project, whose purpose is to develop and build a group of 54 publicly-subsidised homes on the land resulting from the grouping of 7 properties identified as registered property on Calle Enmet Arrahin, Calle Canonge Sebastià Garcias Palou and Avenida del Raiguer in Inca (Mallorca), so that they can later be awarded as publicly-subsidised rental housing. This aims to palliate the collateral effects of tourism, which hinders residents’ access to housing.
The proposal focuses on two essential aspects, namely the building’s appropriate integration into the urban and physical environment, and a solution that is a synthesis of the functional aspects of the programme.
In terms of the building, it is arranged along a north-south axis which gives rise to two independent volumes, generating a public space between both. The housing model is organised around a central area with water supply which defines two zones with two-way orientations. The location of the communal and private areas of the homes varies in height, generating different kinds of household layouts on each floor, with outdoor areas such as private gardens for the ground-level homes and terraces on the upper storeys.
Also worth noting is the fact that all the housing developed by IBAVI are energy-efficient in order to meet the European Energy Strategy’s objective of 20-20-20, which in Spain is currently equivalent to energy qualification A for residential buildings, with consumption under 15 kWh/m2/year.
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