{"id":156299,"date":"2026-06-18T09:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T07:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mallorcaglobalmag.es\/?p=156299"},"modified":"2026-06-10T11:59:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T09:59:22","slug":"mallorca-enigma-casa-tres-huecos-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mallorcaglobalmag.es\/en\/mallorca-enigma-casa-tres-huecos-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Mallorca, the mystery of the house with three holes (I)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\">\n<div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a194988-6d04-83eb-b033-374218d50fa2-25\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-6a194988-6d04-83eb-b033-374218d50fa2-25\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a194988-6d04-83eb-b033-374218d50fa2-25\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-146\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"b23b7c03-2268-4cf6-8cd3-52d21473060b\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"55\" data-end=\"841\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-120460 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/mallorcaglobalmag.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CARLOS-GARCIA-INTERIOR-ARTICULO.jpg\" alt=\"Carlos Garc\u00eda-Delgado MGM13\" width=\"396\" height=\"192\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"61\" data-end=\"835\">The fascination with origins is a fundamental human drive. To see, or to touch with one&#8217;s own hands, a Greek, Babylonian, or Pharaonic Egyptian ring induces a hypnotic sense of vertigo, as if we were traversing time itself. Objects crafted centuries ago by human hands possess an enigmatic allure, as they instantly connect us to remote eras. And among all the artefacts that have surrounded humankind across diverse cultures, one has undoubtedly displayed the greatest temporal endurance -the one that has most effectively withstood the passage of time whilst remaining alive. I am referring to the house. The architect Eug\u00e8ne Viollet-le-Duc stated in his <em>Histoire de l\u2019Habitation Humaine<\/em> that the house is the cultural element that best symbolises a people\u2019s way of being.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"837\" data-end=\"2400\">Popular housing types \u2014the mental image people hold of a &#8216;home&#8217;\u2014 possess an antiquity far greater than is usually attributed to them: the very idea of the house thus becomes an archaeological fact of the first order. Prior to the 20th century, the vernacular house in every location adhered to specific models \u2014or &#8216;types&#8217;\u2014 that endured for centuries with barely any variation, including their exterior appearance. Houses would age to the point of ruin, but they were rebuilt without change time and time again, just as with other objects surrounding humankind: clothing, boats, farming implements, and tools. There existed an idea of the house that was maintained generation after generation. The evolution of object design was remarkably slow from the Neolithic period through to the 19th and 20th centuries. These housing &#8216;types&#8217; were repeated over and over, just as other objects were, to the point of defining entire geographical regions. It was customary to speak of &#8216;a Basque house&#8217;, &#8216;a Lombard house&#8217;, a Phrygian cap, or a Swiss Army knife. The artisan\u2019s goal was not innovation in design, but rather its perfection. The carpenter, blacksmith, cobbler, or master builder took pride in having introduced some detail capable of improving what they had received from a centuries-old tradition, which had already become something almost perfect. Today, houses are conceived by individual architects, and each one is different. But before the 20th century, they responded in every region to models that people held in mind, and which they repeated <em>ad infinitum<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_156295\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-156295\" class=\"size-full wp-image-156295\" src=\"https:\/\/mallorcaglobalmag.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Foto-articulo_Carlos-Garcia-Delgado_OPINION.webp\" alt=\"casa de tres huecos\" width=\"800\" height=\"824\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-156295\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The traditional &#8220;house with three holes&#8221; is one of the most recognisable and enduring models of Mallorcan vernacular architecture.<\/p><\/div>\n<p data-start=\"2402\" data-end=\"2742\">These objects were faithful emissaries of past generations, and the idea of the house was no exception to this slow evolution. The Industrial Revolution facilitated the mobility of ideas and people, and in architecture, it gave rise to styles of an international character, by then detached from the history and traditions of each location.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2744\" data-end=\"3335\">In Mallorca, one can speak of a single, consolidated type of vernacular house, which offers an elemental yet striking image. It is the \u2018three-aperture house\u2019: a wide, symmetrical facade of about 15 metres, with a central entrance and two lateral rooms. The most basic version consists of a ground floor and a single structural bay, but it can be extended horizontally (a double bay) or vertically (two storeys). It is found isolated in the countryside, as well as in towns and cities. The majority of the houses seen in the rural areas of Mallorca correspond to this type and its variations.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3337\" data-end=\"3921\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">And the question I put to you is: when and why did this type of house appear in Mallorca? What is its historical origin? Who were the first to build it? Why did it take root so decisively? This is the enigma I wish to pose today. Following painstaking research, we provided the answer in the book <em>Arquitectura Tradicional de la isla de Mallorca<\/em>. In the next article, I shall tell you how we managed to resolve the mystery, to explain the origin of this house and the historical moment in which it was established, many centuries ago now. We were even able to determine the exact year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\">\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mallorcaglobalmag.es\/en\/the-magazine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-155441 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mallorcaglobalmag.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Banner-Footer_ENG_MGM15.png\" alt=\"Mallorca Global Mag 15\" width=\"780\" height=\"141\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fascination with origins is a fundamental human drive. 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