Futur Habitable 2025: Natural stone & recycled pallet pavilion
Aulets Arquitectes builds a pavilion using natural stone blocks and recycled wooden pallets for Futur Habitable 2025 in Pollenca, Mallorca, Spain.
Stock photo for illustration only, not from the actual event
- Futur Habitable pavilion designed by Aulets Arquitectes in Pollenca, Mallorca
- Base constructed from massive dry-stacked natural stone blocks without mortar
- Canopy built using recycled wooden pallets arranged in a broad timber grid
- Project named a finalist in the 2026 FAD Awards for Ephemeral Interventions
For Pollença’s 2025 Futur Habitable program, architecture studio Aulets Arquitectes introduced an unexpectedly robust vision for the future in Pollença, Mallorca, Spain. The pavilion features massive blocks of natural stone stacked densely to form thick supports, displaying raw orange and cream faces that remain completely exposed beneath a wide timber canopy.
The colossal stone supports resemble a quarry stockpile rather than standard masonry. Individual blocks retain saw marks, broken edges, and natural color variations without any smooth exterior finish separating the material from its origin. This geological scale gives the structure walls thick enough to blend naturally with the surrounding garden planting and existing stonework.
Stock photo for illustration only, not from the actual event
Overhead, the design shifts to a lighter scale through the use of recycled wooden pallets. Forming the outer band of the canopy, these ordinary logistics components span across heavy timber beams resting on the stone piers. While the roof appears as a solid horizontal plane from afar, its repetitive slats become clearly recognizable up close, repurposing familiar storage items into architectural elements.
The combination of dry-built stone and recycled pallets highlights the growing importance of circular architecture and sustainable material reuse. By relying on locally sourced unworked stone and ubiquitous transport packaging, the design demonstrates how ephemeral structures can minimize environmental footprints while addressing contemporary construction challenges through readily available local resources.
Situated directly across a pedestrian pathway, the pavilion functions as a wide gateway where visitors walk between its stone supports. The central opening aligns precisely with a nearby church, while mature trees frame the roofline to soften the geometric lines and integrate the structure seamlessly into the garden environment.
This thoughtful design earned Aulets Arquitectes a finalist spot in the 2026 FAD Awards for Ephemeral Interventions. The jury praised the project's dry construction methodology and its reliance on local, recycled materials, proving that sustainable future architecture is already within reach.
Source: designboom
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