History strata. Renovation of San Jerónimo 17 by CUAC Arquitectura
30/03/2016.
[Granada] Spain
metalocus, PALOMA DE LA QUINTANA
metalocus, PALOMA DE LA QUINTANA
With references to the fifteenth century paintings of St. Jerome (Saint which gives its name to the street of the Atelier) in his study , the architects organized the project designing a large piece of furniture that goes through the space. The project moves and discover materials from previous works, revealing its history.
Entrance. Renovation of an office in San Jerónimo 17 by CUAC Arquitectura. Photography © Fernando Alda
Inside view. Renovation of an office in San Jerónimo 17 by CUAC Arquitectura. Photography © Fernando Alda
Furniture view. Renovation of an office in San Jerónimo 17 by CUAC Arquitectura. Photography © Fernando Alda
Inside view. Renovation of an office in San Jerónimo 17 by CUAC Arquitectura. Photography © Fernando Alda
Inside view. Renovation of an office in San Jerónimo 17 by CUAC Arquitectura. Photography © Fernando Alda
Inside view. Renovation of an office in San Jerónimo 17 by CUAC Arquitectura. Photography © Fernando Alda
Inside view. Renovation of an office in San Jerónimo 17 by CUAC Arquitectura. Photography © Fernando Alda
Inside view. Renovation of an office in San Jerónimo 17 by CUAC Arquitectura. Photography © Fernando Alda
Inside view. Renovation of an office in San Jerónimo 17 by CUAC Arquitectura. Photography © Fernando Alda
Inside view. Renovation of an office in San Jerónimo 17 by CUAC Arquitectura. Photography © Fernando Alda
Inside view. Renovation of an office in San Jerónimo 17 by CUAC Arquitectura. Photography © Fernando Alda
Inside view. Renovation of an office in San Jerónimo 17 by CUAC Arquitectura. Photography © Fernando Alda
Inside view. Renovation of an office in San Jerónimo 17 by CUAC Arquitectura. Photography © Fernando Alda
Outside view. Renovation of an office in San Jerónimo 17 by CUAC Arquitectura. Photography © Fernando Alda
Sketch. Renovation of an office in San Jerónimo 17 by CUAC Arquitectura.
Axonometric view. Renovation of an office in San Jerónimo 17 by CUAC Arquitectura.
Floor plan. Renovation of an office in San Jerónimo 17 by CUAC Arquitectura.
Section. Renovation of an office in San Jerónimo 17 by CUAC Arquitectura.
Section. Renovation of an office in San Jerónimo 17 by CUAC Arquitectura.
Section. Renovation of an office in San Jerónimo 17 by CUAC Arquitectura.
Reference. Saint Jerome in His Study by Antonello da Massina.
Reference. Saint Jerome in His Study by Henry V Steinwick.
CUAC Arquitectura has renovated this workspace located in the historic center of Granada seeking to highlight its heritage character. The history of the office is revealed through the different strata, which are shown. The project is one of 20 works that has been a finalist in the XIII Biennial of Spanish Architecture and Urbanism, BEAU.
Description of the project by CUAC Arquitectura
Saint Jerome 17 is a workspace, an office that brings together concepts and materials displaced within a local situated in the historic center of Granada.
Marked by the presence of a strong structure made of brick walls 60 cm. wide and wooden floors from the late nineteenth century, this place is a palimpsest of successive interventions to which we adhere us with recycled elements: a series of shuttering wood pieces is used for the creation of a channeling-cabinet infrastructure for network cabling and storage of books or models; six wooden doors, some metal shutters and pieces of glass saved from its demolition with several metal profiles from the refurbishment of a house in Granada are assembled for the formation of new holes.
Even the plasterboard fragments left without starting by the previous tenant are connected and transformed into a new infrastructure for electricity and lighting. A 4x1 meters high door taken from our old studio is finally transferred as a cornerstone.
Saint Jerome 17 is a project born of opportunity, made of what we find in the place, with the movement of materials from previous works or even with the discovery of unexpected historic contiguities. It is possible to make visible this dynamic, as well as reveal their different strata, mapping and modeling each brick, her wounds, dignifying its heritage presence as part of a continuous history of overlapping elements that we incorporate both minimizing energy invested as our presence.
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Authors
CUAC Arquitectura. F. Javier Castellano Pulido and Tomás García Píriz.
Collaborators
Álvaro Castellano Pulido (architect); Fernando Álvarez de Cienfuegos (graphic designer); Marta dell´Ovo (architecture student); Helena Doss (architecture student), Alessandro Remelli (architecture student), María Encarnación Sánchez Mingorance (architecture student).
Full name of the project
INSERTIONS IN SAN JERÓNIMO. Design and architecture Office-Atelier.
Date of end of works
December 2015
Owner
CUAC Arquitectura and Fernando Álvarez de Cienfuegos.
Building company
Jorge Calvo (Lauxa Carpenters); Leonardo Cena (Metalwork); Grupo Innovahogar del Sur, S.L. (Glass); Miguel Segura S.L. (Building work).
Technical architect
Miguel Ángel Jiménez Dengra.
Total budget
21.000 Euros.
Cost/m²
143 Euros/m².
Surface
146 m².
Venue
Calle San Jerónimo, 17. Granada, España.
Photography
Tomás García Píriz - Fco. Javier Castellano Pulido CUAC Arquitectura
CUAC Arquitectura is the studio formed by Tomás García Píriz and Fco. Javier Castellano Pulido, both graduated from E.T.S Architecture of Granada.
They have been guest teachers at Universidad Moderna of Lisboa (Portugal), Architecture School of Porto (Portugal), KA Kobenhaum University of Copenhague (Denmark), Facoltà di Architettura di Alghero, Università di Sassari (Cerdeña, Italy), Technische Universität Berlin and Accademia di Architectura di Mendrissio (Switzerland).
They have been lecturer at ETSA Granada (Spain), ETSA Madrid (Spain), ETSA Valencia (Spain), ETSA Alicante (Spain), Faculty of Fine Arts in Granada (Spain), ETSA Sevilla (Spain), KA Kobenhaum University of Copenhague (Denmark), EPFL, Lausanne (Switzerland), Academia di Architectura di Mendrissio (Switzerland) and many more...
Their work has been exhibited in national and international events in Jaén, Madrid, Seville, Leeuwarden, Rotterdam, Wien... In 2008 CUAC was selected by the Spanish Pavillion for the 11 Mostra Internazionnale di Architettura di Venezia. They has been also selected at ARQUIA PROXIMA Biennal of young Spanish architects (Edition 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014). In 2010 their work has been selected for the International ExhibitionLiquid Landscapes, European Landscape Exhibition in Barcelona. They also have been selected for the collective exhibition Global Design New York(London, 2012) o recently ABOVEMM(Selection of 30 Spanish Teams) in México and Arquitecturas Dispuestas in CAAC (Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo) Seville, Évora and Madrid.
