The solution for the former wine cellar is remarkable. Now it is a sample and wine tasting room with independent access from the outside. A metal structure, that reminds of the old metal wine racks still present in some homes, was designed a separate piece of furniture, set apart from the walls, to allow a full view of the vaulted room. The ceiling was used for a small lecture hall, with an entrance from the “plaza de armas”.
The stone structure is not covered when its quality and authenticity deserve it. It was cleaned and repointed with a finish similar to that of the exterior walls. A similar criterion was applied to the brick arches and vaults which, against some theories, were never un-plastered and even it they
The exterior openings were closed with stainless steel profile, sandblasted, always accessible and with a minimum impact section to allow the full perception of the medieval opening. The two main halls are directly connected by a spiral staircase with a solid curved wood frame as a banister. The access to this whole area is through a new exterior staircase with metal steps, wrapped in two parallel COR-TEN steel plates.
#restoration , #renovation , #adaptive_reuse , #Rehabilitation , #castle , #tower , #Spain , #landmark , #COR_TEN_steel
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The stone structure is not covered when its quality and authenticity deserve it. It was cleaned and repointed with a finish similar to that of the exterior walls. A similar criterion was applied to the brick arches and vaults which, against some theories, were never un-plastered and even it they
The exterior openings were closed with stainless steel profile, sandblasted, always accessible and with a minimum impact section to allow the full perception of the medieval opening. The two main halls are directly connected by a spiral staircase with a solid curved wood frame as a banister. The access to this whole area is through a new exterior staircase with metal steps, wrapped in two parallel COR-TEN steel plates.
#restoration , #renovation , #adaptive_reuse , #Rehabilitation , #castle , #tower , #Spain , #landmark , #COR_TEN_steel
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Santa María de Vilanova de la Barca / AleaOlea architecture & landscape
• Architects: AleaOlea architecture & landscape
• Location: 25690 Vilanova de la Barca, Lleida, Spain
• Architect in Charge: AleaOlea architecture & landscape
• Area: 200.0 m2
• Project Year: 2016
• Photographs: Adrià Goula
• Manufacturers: Terreal
• Promoter: Incasol. Institut Català del Sòl. Generalitat de Catalunya
• Constructor: Construccions Jaen-Vallés – Urcotex Inmobiliaria
• Technical Architects: Baldomer Ric
• Owner: Ajuntament de Vilanova de la Barca
The Old Church of Vilanova de la Barca
The Old Church of Vilanova de la Barca (Lleida, Spain) is a 13th-century Gothic building that was partially demolished in 1936 because of the bombings of Spanish Civil War. Since then, the church was in a general state of ruin preserving just its apse, some fragments of the naves and the western façade. The main aim of the project was the restoration of the original appearance of the church and its transformation in a new multi-purpose hall. The most important part of this intervention has focused on the covering elements. The project establishes a new brick façade based on a latticework texture and a new gabled Arab tile roof. The whole system is conceived as a new architectural ceramic shell that is gently supported on the remains of the ancient walls. From outside, the perception of the old church is restored, meanwhile inside the building, the project intensifies the entrance of natural light due to the new windows, the new proposed patio or thanks to the white rendering walls that have been introduced. Thus, the project establishes an architectural dialogue between the old and the new, past and present.
#restoration , #preservation , #adaptive_reuse , #Rehabilitation , #Church , #multi_purpose , #Spain
@revitalization
Santa María de Vilanova de la Barca / AleaOlea architecture & landscape
• Architects: AleaOlea architecture & landscape
• Location: 25690 Vilanova de la Barca, Lleida, Spain
• Architect in Charge: AleaOlea architecture & landscape
• Area: 200.0 m2
• Project Year: 2016
• Photographs: Adrià Goula
• Manufacturers: Terreal
• Promoter: Incasol. Institut Català del Sòl. Generalitat de Catalunya
• Constructor: Construccions Jaen-Vallés – Urcotex Inmobiliaria
• Technical Architects: Baldomer Ric
• Owner: Ajuntament de Vilanova de la Barca
The Old Church of Vilanova de la Barca
The Old Church of Vilanova de la Barca (Lleida, Spain) is a 13th-century Gothic building that was partially demolished in 1936 because of the bombings of Spanish Civil War. Since then, the church was in a general state of ruin preserving just its apse, some fragments of the naves and the western façade. The main aim of the project was the restoration of the original appearance of the church and its transformation in a new multi-purpose hall. The most important part of this intervention has focused on the covering elements. The project establishes a new brick façade based on a latticework texture and a new gabled Arab tile roof. The whole system is conceived as a new architectural ceramic shell that is gently supported on the remains of the ancient walls. From outside, the perception of the old church is restored, meanwhile inside the building, the project intensifies the entrance of natural light due to the new windows, the new proposed patio or thanks to the white rendering walls that have been introduced. Thus, the project establishes an architectural dialogue between the old and the new, past and present.
#restoration , #preservation , #adaptive_reuse , #Rehabilitation , #Church , #multi_purpose , #Spain
@revitalization