Palma Intermodal Station, Building, Las Palmas Development, Balearic Islands Architecture Images
Palma Intermodal Station in Mallorca
Contemporary Mediterranean Building Development in Mallorca, Spain ? design by Joan Miquel Seguí
5 Aug 2019
Palma Intermodal Station
Architect: Joan Miquel Seguí
Location: Plaça d’Espanya, Palma, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

The Palma Intermodal Station was built in 2007, being located at the Plaza de España, the same place where the railway station already existed. The main access to the Intermodal Station was by stairs that went down uncovered toward the center of the station, with the inconvenience of eventual flooding – due to its funnel condition to the underground infrastructure -, creating discomfort for passengers on sunny days or rain and the continuous repairs of the escalators to be suffering the inclemencies of time.
The intervention focuses on two aspects: covering the access to the Intermodal Bus and Rail Station of Palma de Mallorca by means of a flat roof and emphasizing the location of the entrance by means of the location of an information tower, since it is partially hidden between two existing buildings.

The proposal is based on a simple action by forming a volume composed of a ceramic latticework, which means a minimum transformation of the existing and traditional buildings around while emphasizing the entrance and simultaneously protecting the station?s entrance from water and requireing a mi...