Heritage recovery. Consolidation and Improvement of the Medieval Wall of Cabra by EYAC Arquitec
11/07/2023.
[Cabra - Cordoba] Spain
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EYAC Arquitec has been commissioned to carry out an intervention on the remains of the southern section of a medieval wall. In this project, archaeological research is combined with attempts to restore and consolidate the structures of the existing walls. The medieval wall is located in Cabra, a Spanish city and municipality in the province of Córdoba, in Andalusia.
A problem that affected the integrity of the wall was the instability of the edge of the hillside where it is located. This situation caused permanent damage to the structures and created the need to act against the risk of landslides. Without the improvement of the wall, this situation could have also affected the adjoining houses.
A problem that affected the integrity of the wall was the instability of the edge of the hillside where it is located. This situation caused permanent damage to the structures and created the need to act against the risk of landslides. Without the improvement of the wall, this situation could have also affected the adjoining houses.
Consolidation and Improvement of the Medieval Wall of Cabra by EYAC Arquitec. Photograph by Manolo Espaliú
Consolidation and Improvement of the Medieval Wall of Cabra by EYAC Arquitec. Photograph by Manolo Espaliú
Consolidation and Improvement of the Medieval Wall of Cabra by EYAC Arquitec. Photograph by Manolo Espaliú
Consolidation and Improvement of the Medieval Wall of Cabra by EYAC Arquitec. Photograph by Manolo Espaliú.
Consolidation and Improvement of the Medieval Wall of Cabra by EYAC Arquitec. Photograph by Manolo Espaliú.
Consolidation and Improvement of the Medieval Wall of Cabra by EYAC Arquitec. Photograph by Manolo Espaliú.
Consolidation and Improvement of the Medieval Wall of Cabra by EYAC Arquitec. Photograph by Manolo Espaliú.
Consolidation and Improvement of the Medieval Wall of Cabra by EYAC Arquitec. Photograph by Manolo Espaliú.
Consolidation and Improvement of the Medieval Wall of Cabra by EYAC Arquitec. Photograph by Manolo Espaliú.
Consolidation and Improvement of the Medieval Wall of Cabra by EYAC Arquitec. Photograph by Manolo Espaliú.
Consolidation and Improvement of the Medieval Wall of Cabra by EYAC Arquitec. Photograph by Manolo Espaliú.
Consolidation and Improvement of the Medieval Wall of Cabra by EYAC Arquitec. Photograph by Manolo Espaliú.
Floor plan - intervention. Consolidation and Improvement of the Medieval Wall of Cabra by EYAC Arquitec.
Section A. Consolidation and Improvement of the Medieval Wall of Cabra by EYAC Arquitec.
Section B. Consolidation and Improvement of the Medieval Wall of Cabra by EYAC Arquitec.
General Elevation. Consolidation and Improvement of the Medieval Wall of Cabra by EYAC Arquitec.
General Elevation. Consolidation and Improvement of the Medieval Wall of Cabra by EYAC Arquitec.
EYAC Arquitec chooses, from a constructive point of view, a union between innovative methodologies and local and traditional reconstruction techniques. Damaged areas are consolidated, walls are rebuilt where there were missing sections, and new routes are created that provide the wall with new perspectives.
The renovation has meant the integration of the wall into the urban fabric, as well as adding heritage value thanks to the history behind it. For the Barrio de la Villa, it has meant a cultural and social increase in the area.
Consolidation and Improvement of the Medieval Wall of Cabra by EYAC Arquitec. Photograph by Manolo Espaliú.The renovation has meant the integration of the wall into the urban fabric, as well as adding heritage value thanks to the history behind it. For the Barrio de la Villa, it has meant a cultural and social increase in the area.
Project description by EYAC Arquitec
The situation of deterioration and degradation in which this environment of the Barrio de la Villa and the Walls of the Castle was found, motivated the realization of the present intervention on the remains of the southern section of the medieval Wall; always combining archaeological research with attempts to restore and consolidate existing wall structures.
On the other hand, the particular geological-geotechnical problems of the area, related to phenomena associated with the unstable situation of the edge of the slope where the action is located, and which caused permanent damage to said structures, precipitated the need to act against the risk of landslides that existed and that could have affected not only the conservation of the heritage but also to the houses that sit on this very degraded edge of the Villa (houses on Ana de la Rosa and Tinte streets)
Consolidation and Improvement of the Medieval Wall of Cabra by EYAC Arquitec. Photograph by Manolo Espaliú.
The actions carried out involve the consolidation and recovery of the Wall in the section that runs parallel to Ana de la Rosa Street, as well as the structural consolidation of the slope that descends towards the back of Tinte Street. In addition, with these actions, the risk of slipping in the most dangerous section has been eliminated.
From the constructive point of view, the sum of innovative methodologies in the heritage field (consolidation injections) with local and traditional rehabilitation and reconstruction techniques of stone factories, defines the character of the intervention. In this way it has been possible to eliminate the risk of landslides, the damaged sections of the Wall have been consolidated, new walls have been rebuilt where we found lost sections and new routes have been created that provide new perspectives.
Consolidation and Improvement of the Medieval Wall of Cabra by EYAC Arquitec. Photograph by Manolo Espaliú.
The present intervention supposes the consolidation and recovery of the Medieval Wall, allows the integration of the walled enclosure in the urban fabric in addition to the Enhancement of this Enclave Patrimonial, with Iberian, Roman, and medieval defensive structures, of transcendental importance due to the impact that the recovery of this property means socially and culturally for the inhabitants of the Barrio de la Villa in particular and the people of Egabrense in general.
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Architects
EYAC Arquitec. Architects.- Alejandro A. Cobo Fernández.
Collaborators
Technical architect.- Carlos J. Blazquez Nunez.
Dr Achitect.- Pilar Gimena Córdoba.
Dr Achitect.- Pilar Gimena Córdoba.
Developer
Hon. Cabra Town Hal.
Area
1,275 sqm.
Dates
Year of construction.- 2022.
Photography
Alejandro Cobo Fernández, Carlos j. Blázquez Núñez. EYAC Arquitec
EYAC Arquitec is an Architecture & Engineering studio with more than 20 years of experience from its members in the integral management of projects.
EYAC Arquitec was born in 2018 as a result of years of close collaboration between its founding partners Mr. Alejandro Cobo and D. Carlos Blázquez, in a multitude of projects of different kinds, with D. Emilio Yanes in the past and with Dª. Pilar Gimena, from the beginning of this new stage.
We carry out actions on Building Pathologies, Structural Intervention, Intervention in Heritage (including BIC - Assets of Cultural Interest), Restoration and Rehabilitation; having intervened in a multitude of Special Projects of a very diverse nature, ranging from New Plant Works of Office and Housing Buildings to Interventions in Singular Works, with various uses, going through a multitude of actions related to the taking of Corrective Measures to problems related to infinity of pathologies in building and land engineering, soil instability, etc..., and advising the Administration and private companies in different areas, thanks to our great experience in the analysis and identification of pathologies in building and a great Knowledge of structural systems, soil mechanics and derived problems.
EYAC Arquitec was born in 2018 as a result of years of close collaboration between its founding partners Mr. Alejandro Cobo and D. Carlos Blázquez, in a multitude of projects of different kinds, with D. Emilio Yanes in the past and with Dª. Pilar Gimena, from the beginning of this new stage.
We carry out actions on Building Pathologies, Structural Intervention, Intervention in Heritage (including BIC - Assets of Cultural Interest), Restoration and Rehabilitation; having intervened in a multitude of Special Projects of a very diverse nature, ranging from New Plant Works of Office and Housing Buildings to Interventions in Singular Works, with various uses, going through a multitude of actions related to the taking of Corrective Measures to problems related to infinity of pathologies in building and land engineering, soil instability, etc..., and advising the Administration and private companies in different areas, thanks to our great experience in the analysis and identification of pathologies in building and a great Knowledge of structural systems, soil mechanics and derived problems.
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