Can Feliz, Spain
Can Feliz means ‘house of happiness’ in the Balearic dialect of Majorca, but Lin Utzon’s island home is much more than merely joyous. Meditative, restorative, an exemplar of nuanced Modernism in action, Can Feliz was designed by Lin’s father, Jørn Utzon, and completed in 1994. It was the Utzons’ second house in Majorca. The first, Can Lis (named after Jørn’s wife, Lin’s mother), was finished in 1972, five years after the Utzons first visited the Spanish island having fled Sydney and the furore surrounding the overdue and over-budget Opera House.
