Fundación César Manrique
We left park Timanfaya and drove along back roads towards Tinajo through a wine growing area.
The vines are planted in shallow pits with a stone wall on one side to protect them from the wind and radiate heat into the pit.
César Manrique was born in Arrecife on Lanzarote in 1919. He lived for many years in Madrid and New York before returning to Lanzarote in 1966. He was a painter and sculptor with an interest in urban planning and public art.
He died in 1992 leaving a legacy to Lanzarote of an homogenous built environment with strong empahasis on local architecture which is unobtrusive and very pleasing to the eye. It was a pleasure to see an alternative to the ghastly free for all that characterises much of Spain's coastal built environment.
After he died Manrique's home was passed to his foundation which opened it to the public as a showcase for his work. It was built at Tahíche near Arrecife on a volcanic plain and incorporates lava tunnels into the building and garden. We went to visit.
Palms in the garden with characteristic white detailing contrasting with the volcanic rock.
Sculptures and cactus in the garden.
Volcanic plain seen through north facing windows.
A Manrique painting.
A volcanic tunnel connecting two reception rooms.
A reception room in a lava tunnel with partially open ceiling through which a tree is growing.
Garden with pool and water feature.
Reception room with sculpture and tree.
Brick oven in the garden.
Cactus set in pebbles.
More pebbles.
Another lava cave reception room.
Pool bridge with more white highlighting.
Pool and garden.
Pool and garden from a different angle.
Path from house to garden.
Another sculpture in a third reception room.
Plants growing through a ceiling hole in this lava tunnel reception room.
Distinctive signage. This for the "ladies".
Exterior mural in the upper garden.
An exterior mobile many of which adorn public spaces around Lanzarote.
The vines are planted in shallow pits with a stone wall on one side to protect them from the wind and radiate heat into the pit.
César Manrique was born in Arrecife on Lanzarote in 1919. He lived for many years in Madrid and New York before returning to Lanzarote in 1966. He was a painter and sculptor with an interest in urban planning and public art.
He died in 1992 leaving a legacy to Lanzarote of an homogenous built environment with strong empahasis on local architecture which is unobtrusive and very pleasing to the eye. It was a pleasure to see an alternative to the ghastly free for all that characterises much of Spain's coastal built environment.
After he died Manrique's home was passed to his foundation which opened it to the public as a showcase for his work. It was built at Tahíche near Arrecife on a volcanic plain and incorporates lava tunnels into the building and garden. We went to visit.
Palms in the garden with characteristic white detailing contrasting with the volcanic rock.
Sculptures and cactus in the garden.
Volcanic plain seen through north facing windows.
A Manrique painting.
A volcanic tunnel connecting two reception rooms.
A reception room in a lava tunnel with partially open ceiling through which a tree is growing.
Garden with pool and water feature.
Reception room with sculpture and tree.
Brick oven in the garden.
Cactus set in pebbles.
More pebbles.
Another lava cave reception room.
Pool bridge with more white highlighting.
Pool and garden.
Pool and garden from a different angle.
Path from house to garden.
Another sculpture in a third reception room.
Plants growing through a ceiling hole in this lava tunnel reception room.
Distinctive signage. This for the "ladies".
Exterior mural in the upper garden.
An exterior mobile many of which adorn public spaces around Lanzarote.