The house of Erwin Broner in Ibiza, a “local” modernist masterpiece
(2022) Domus —
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- Published on "Domusweb", 12 April 2022. In the 1930s Ibiza became the perfect refuge for many German intellectuals fleeing Nazism. Among them was Erwin Broner, the architect and artist who designed on the island one of the first examples of modern architecture inspired by traditional Ibizan houses. In the early 1960s Broner decided to buy a plot of land overlooking the rocks of Sa Penya, in Ibiza, where he applied the principles of modern architecture combined with a fascination for primitive, vernacular Ibizan architecture. During his years of exile on the island, Broner had allowed himself to be seduced by the charm of the rural houses, self-built by the island's inhabitants using construction systems handed down from fathers to sons. This architecture, capable like no other of blending into the natural surroundings, became almost an obsession for Broner, who spent his days cycling around the island to photograph traditional houses. The typical Ibizan house, the result of a process of applying hereditary craftsmanship, is a house composed of open spaces with terraces, stone walls and narrow paths. Surrounded by local flora, the house is perfectly integrated into the landscape.
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