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Henri Quillé (1928–2018) was a French architect and a pioneer of ecological, self-sufficient architecture, best known for his series of houses in Formentera, Spain, where he settled in the early 1970s. Blending modern architectural principles with local vernacular traditions, his work emphasized passive design strategies, renewable energy, water-collection systems, and climate-responsive construction, creating a body of residential architecture that sought a deep, sustainable relationship among building, landscape, and way of life.
Henri Quillé’s houses across Formentera constitute a disciplined family of low whitewashed dwellings that recalibrate vernacular forms to climate, terrain, and daily use. Aggregated rooms, shaded verandas, and introverted patios…
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