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The Town Hall of Sant Antoni de Portmany

Sant Antoni de Portmany is one of the five municipalities of Ibiza. Associated historically with agriculture and with the sea, Sant Antoni has developed recently into a leading tourist destination of the Balearics, and become the “capital of Chill-Out”, a musical genre evocative of the sun dipping into the sea at twilight.
With this recent change of scenario, the population has found itself in need of new municipal structures able to provide efficient and upgraded services. It was decided to renovate and refurbish premises opposite the Club Náutico in Sant Antoni, at Portmany Bay, a huge natural harbour used since ancient times.
Spatial transparency reflects the dialogue between administration and the administered, based on parameters of simplicity and efficiency.

The lighting system utilizes a combination of direct and indirect sources, for optimum visual comfort. Light Air luminaires and Le Perroquet spotlights are used. The reception is a generous size, and benefits from the soft ambient light of the glass cubes defining the spaces constituting the council chamber and town planning office. This light is complemented by the accent light from then hanging Le Perroquet spots and Gem fittings.

With the exterior seeking to establish a transition between town and port, certain elements are translucent and others are compact, painted in a strong blue and illuminated with an evocative blue, favouring spatial continuity from the building to the sea.