Cala Mesquida Conservation Architecture

During a visit to a popular platja in Mallorca, I came across a very elegant, simple and environmentally conscious project for the conservation of the sand dunes. The dunes at the beach have been created gradually over the past 200 years and have also become the homes of a diverse wildlife. The area of this beach has within the last 30 years become a very busy resort for surfers and tourists due to its beauty and large crashing waves from the Mediterranean Sea. The largest cause of the depletion and disturbance of the sand dunes is the footsteps and human contact causing them to move and flatten. The project pictured is a fantastic, locally sourced timber elevated walkway that stretches for 800m long. The repetitive structure and elegant shadows creates for a very pleasant piece of conservation Architecture.