WIP07 – Molinar Townhouses

Today I visited the construction site of the Molinar Townhouses. I had never been involved in a construction site before. Nor did I think it could ever happen. To be honest, for me it was an area that simply somehow works—or should work—and my contribution is limited to living in the finished product.

But a month ago I started at PREDATOR SL. And it quickly became clear to me that if I’m going to work with Arnd in marketing, the moment will come to put on a construction worker’s helmet and visit a site.

And in fact I was looking forward to it. To truly understand how a company works, you have to know its heart. And what makes it beat. And then you continue through the rest of the organism it consists of. All the way to every person and every detail. When I arrived at Predator, the first thing I wanted was to understand the characteristics that best define this company.

The words I heard most often were “quality” and “location”. And I can assure you that after this site visit, these two values have contributed even more to my understanding of this company.

I have always been an enthusiastic follower of architecture and interior design firms and channels. Time and again I tried to imagine what it’s like to live in such an aesthetic home—one that appeals to me visually so much, that fits my taste so perfectly.

In this post I won’t write about technical details—I can’t do that well enough—I want to share my impressions from the perspective of an average consumer.

I introduced myself to the site management of the Molinar Townhouse project with a chocolate Santa. And it worked quite well: they contentedly ignored me and I could listen in and tag along undisturbed. And the conversation got going straight away about wardrobes made of real walnut wood.

As we climbed over raw blocks and cables, I became more and more aware of how many small details have to be taken into account to build houses like these. As residents, we don’t realize that at all.

As I listened to the technicians, I did feel a little out of place, but one thing quickly became clear to me: It’s not enough to do things well. You always have to stay on top of them, always try to find the best outcome, and you have to try to anticipate what potential problems might arise.

I also quickly understood that experience is an important aspect. Ideally: lots of experience. Only mistakes improve your future results, as it always is in life. But that experience makes a big difference between a well-built house and a house where problems are already waiting beneath the beautiful surface for its future residents.

On this project we are working with Islabau. And, as on probably any construction site, there are always occasional conflicts of interest and disagreements. But what I could see is that here professionals work with professionals. And they exchange on technical aspects to find the best solution. Because they basically trust one another.

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We started the Molinar Townhouse project in summer 2020 and are planning completion in March 2022; then we’ll need another roughly three months for furnishing and the official inspections and certificates. In addition, the kitchens need to be installed, which are of incredibly high importance to us, because for our generation they are simply the center of a home.

In this project I was able to see in detail what my company means by “quality”. I was fascinated by how the pools are built. Gently rounded edges made of Ezarri glass mosaic tiles. And in different colors too, so that the houses have a personal touch. But more on that in a later post. At the center of the “stage” of this architectural production then natural stone. Yes, for me the wall behind the pool is a masterpiece. Solid, massive natural stone in the purest Mallorcan style. And it is a true art how these natural stones become a wall—something only a few local masters still master.

What is particularly important to me in a house is natural light. And ideally large windows that are as well insulated as possible. Today I was able to admire the newly installed ground-floor sliding windows by Technal, and I was delighted to look out from inside the house onto the beautiful natural-stone wall outside, which fills the entire field of view from the window. Once the pools are cleaned and filled, it will become a dream zone that won’t need anything more than a few pieces of furniture. And when it gets dark and the pool is lit, the light reflections will trace across the patio walls with the movement of the water. Beautiful! I’m excited!

These 125 m2 houses will even have a KNX bus system. It will then control the air-conditioning units and the underfloor heating, which are supplied by a Daikin inverter system. The engineers also explained to me that these are not only the most innovative systems, but also the most expensive ones on the market.

I’m really excited to come back for another visit in a few weeks and see how the work has progressed and to show you more details!

Best regards from Portixol!

Alba

P.S. 6 of the 8 townhouses are already rented. If you’re interested, take a look at the project page…