The historical and the contemporary: interactions and dialogues. Castilla 55 by Javier Haro Greppi
07/05/2021.
[Seville] Spain
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In the emblematic Triana neighbourhood, the local architect Javier Haro Greppi has completed the remodelling and re-functionalization of an old 18th-century courtyard house.
The housing complex, named after the street where it is located, is situated a few blocks from the Triana Bridge and is surrounded by iconic locations such as Torre del Oro, Plaza de Toros, and some more contemporary ones in the neighbouring Isla de la Cartuja, like the Tower of Seville or the CaixaForum.
The housing complex, named after the street where it is located, is situated a few blocks from the Triana Bridge and is surrounded by iconic locations such as Torre del Oro, Plaza de Toros, and some more contemporary ones in the neighbouring Isla de la Cartuja, like the Tower of Seville or the CaixaForum.
Castilla 55 by Javier Haro Greppi. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Castilla 55 by Javier Haro Greppi. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Castilla 55 by Javier Haro Greppi. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Castilla 55 by Javier Haro Greppi. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Castilla 55 by Javier Haro Greppi. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Castilla 55 by Javier Haro Greppi. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Castilla 55 by Javier Haro Greppi. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Castilla 55 by Javier Haro Greppi. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Castilla 55 by Javier Haro Greppi. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Castilla 55 by Javier Haro Greppi. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Castilla 55 by Javier Haro Greppi. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Castilla 55 by Javier Haro Greppi. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Castilla 55 by Javier Haro Greppi. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Castilla 55 by Javier Haro Greppi. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Castilla 55 by Javier Haro Greppi. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Castilla 55 by Javier Haro Greppi. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Castilla 55 by Javier Haro Greppi. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Castilla 55 by Javier Haro Greppi. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Castilla 55 by Javier Haro Greppi. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Ground floor. Castilla 55 by Javier Haro Greppi. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
First floor. Castilla 55 by Javier Haro Greppi. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Second floor. Castilla 55 by Javier Haro Greppi. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Attic floor plan. Castilla 55 by Javier Haro Greppi. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Main facade. Castilla 55 by Javier Haro Greppi. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Patio section. Castilla 55 by Javier Haro Greppi. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Facade section. Castilla 55 by Javier Haro Greppi. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Axonometric. Castilla 55 by Javier Haro Greppi. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Construction process. Castilla 55 by Javier Haro Greppi. Courtesy of Javier Haro Greppi.
Construction process. Castilla 55 by Javier Haro Greppi. Courtesy of Javier Haro Greppi.
Given the regulatory conditions that accompany a building with a heritage value of these characteristics, the project team, led by Javier Haro Greppi, was forced to conserve several pre-existing protected elements such as the façade, the staircase and the patios. This led to the intervention being focused on the interior and the rear of the building, where the restrictions were lower and provided greater freedom of design.
The proposal materializes, from the project, that condition of linkage between the historic district of Triana and the Isla de la Cartuja, of a much more contemporary cut, which is given from the implantation of the building to the materials (new and original) selected for the intervention.
Lastly, the intervention focuses, not only on the preservation of the historic building but also on solving the natural lighting problems that come along with this type of plots, predominantly longitudinal, inserted in highly saturated blocks with controlled heights. To solve this, the architects used the patios that they were obliged to conserve, enhancing them with a sheet of water on the ground floor that reflects sunlight, and with the creation of new open areas through the demolition of spaces without regulatory protection.
The proposal materializes, from the project, that condition of linkage between the historic district of Triana and the Isla de la Cartuja, of a much more contemporary cut, which is given from the implantation of the building to the materials (new and original) selected for the intervention.
Lastly, the intervention focuses, not only on the preservation of the historic building but also on solving the natural lighting problems that come along with this type of plots, predominantly longitudinal, inserted in highly saturated blocks with controlled heights. To solve this, the architects used the patios that they were obliged to conserve, enhancing them with a sheet of water on the ground floor that reflects sunlight, and with the creation of new open areas through the demolition of spaces without regulatory protection.
Description of project by Javier Haro Greppi
Castilla 55
It intervenes in a stately courtyard house from the 18th century, on an emblematic street in the Triana neighborhood, in which the protection of the main construction elements (façade, first bay, staircase and patio) will condition the development of the project, focusing the intervention in the rear area of the plot.
In the proposed rehabilitation, both the first bays and the bearing walls that define the outline of the building, visible inside the houses, have been maintained. Preserving the original materiality, symbolized in the thick solid brick factories.
The project focuses on the intervention on the void resulting after the demolition of the rear area, delimited only by the perimeter bearing walls. A building is projected that develops around a courtyard delimited with walls of tubular metal profiles lacquered in white, which will give the building a unique image. A contemporary language and materiality is used, glass, metal structure, walkways ... in contrast to the constructive elements that remain.
The new outdoor space that is generated, becomes the most representative element, which allows projected loft-type homes to have large glass surfaces, guaranteeing ample lighting.
The reflections on a large sheet of water, accentuate the lighting of the patio, and increase the privacy of the houses on the ground floor, since they prevent the approach to their glass walls.
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Architects
Javier Haro Greppi.
Project team
Javier González Guerrero. Cristina Pérez Maraver. Jesus Triviño Ruiz. María Fernández Naranjo. Karmele Diérez Holgado. Technical architect.- Javier Villa Barbacid. Structural calculation.- Fernando Tarriño León. Facilities.- Singek.
Builder
Clan Galydea.
Developer
Promoter.- Castilla 55 Andalusian Cooperative Society. Management.- Gaesa Cooperativa.
Dates
October 2017 > August 2020.
Location
Calle Castilla 55. Sevile. Spain.
Photography
Javier Haro Greppi
Javier Haro Greppi (Seville, 1971) is an architect who graduated from the ETSA Seville in 1999.
In addition to his own architecture office, Haro Greppi has partnered since 2010 with his colleague Michel Campioni, whom he met when they were constructing a building by Benedetta Tagliabue in the city of Seville. Their collaboration took the name of Archirevolution, a multidisciplinary design, calculation and construction team based in Mallorca and Seville.
He has also collaborated with Ignacio Villa Barbacid under the name of Haro Architects, with whom he carried out a small reform in the sacristy of the Sagrario of the Cathedral of Seville, completed in 2017.
He has also collaborated, on many projects, with the photographer Fernando Alda.
In addition to his own architecture office, Haro Greppi has partnered since 2010 with his colleague Michel Campioni, whom he met when they were constructing a building by Benedetta Tagliabue in the city of Seville. Their collaboration took the name of Archirevolution, a multidisciplinary design, calculation and construction team based in Mallorca and Seville.
He has also collaborated with Ignacio Villa Barbacid under the name of Haro Architects, with whom he carried out a small reform in the sacristy of the Sagrario of the Cathedral of Seville, completed in 2017.
He has also collaborated, on many projects, with the photographer Fernando Alda.
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