"The Light has returned to the Ateneo!". Refurbishment of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente
15/11/2022.
[MAD] Spain
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Madrid architecture studio, Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos, designed the renovation and restoration of the Ateneo de Madrid, an emblematic cultural institution located in the Spanish downtown capital. The complex is made up of three buildings: Prado 19, Prado 21 and Santa Catalina 10. The buildings were declared a Site of Cultural Interest (BIC) with a Monument category.
The Ateneo de Madrid is a private institution declared of public utility, which was founded in 1820 to spread science, arts and literature. The complex has great historical value, housing an extraordinary Library, a very active Assembly Hall, the Chinaware, the Portrait Gallery and Manuel Azaña's Office.
Access to the institution is through the original building at number 21 Prado Street which was designed by Enrique Fort and Luis de Landecho, in 1884.
The Ateneo de Madrid is a private institution declared of public utility, which was founded in 1820 to spread science, arts and literature. The complex has great historical value, housing an extraordinary Library, a very active Assembly Hall, the Chinaware, the Portrait Gallery and Manuel Azaña's Office.
Access to the institution is through the original building at number 21 Prado Street which was designed by Enrique Fort and Luis de Landecho, in 1884.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Sketch. Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos.
Site plan. Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos.
Site plan. Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos.
Site plan. Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos.
Site plan. Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos.
Old first floor plan. Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos.
First-floor plan, renovated: 1. ACCESS HALL 2. CONFERENCE ROOM 3. FRONT OF PARDO BAZÁN ROOM 4. SKYLIGHT 1 5. RECEPTION 6. TRANSITION SPACES 7. 3-SECTION LADDER 8. SKYLIGHT 2 9. PORTRAIT GALLERY 10. ROOMS OF THE CHINESE SHOP 11. OFFICE OF AZAÑA 12. LIBRARY. Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos.
Old second floor plan. Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos.
Second floor plan, renovated: 1. ACCESS HALL 2. CONFERENCE ROOM 3. FRONT OF PARDO BAZÁN ROOM 4. SKYLIGHT 1 5. RECEPTION 6. TRANSITION SPACES 7. 3-SECTION LADDER 8. SKYLIGHT 2 9. PORTRAIT GALLERY 10. ROOMS OF THE CHINESE SHOP 11. OFFICE OF AZAÑA 12. LIBRARY. Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos.
Section before: 1. ACCESS HALL 2. CONFERENCE ROOM 3. FRONT OF PARDO BAZÁN ROOM 4. PRESS ROOM (OLD SKYLIGHT 1) 5. RECEPTION 6. TRANSITION SPACES 7. 3-SECTION LADDER 8. OLD SKYLIGHT 2 9. PORTRAIT GALLERY 10. ROOMS OF THE CHINESE SHOP 11. OFFICE OF AZAÑA 12. LIBRARY. Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos.
Section, renovate: 1. ACCESS HALL 2. CONFERENCE ROOM 3. FRONT OF PARDO BAZÁN ROOM 4. SKYLIGHT 1 5. RECEPTION 6. TRANSITION SPACES 7. 3-SECTION LADDER 8. SKYLIGHT 2 9. PORTRAIT GALLERY 10. ROOMS OF THE CHINESE SHOP 11. OFFICE OF AZAÑA 12. LIBRARY.. Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos.
Axonometric, renovate: 1. ACCESS HALL 2. CONFERENCE ROOM 3. FRONT OF PARDO BAZÁN ROOM 4. SKYLIGHT 1 5. RECEPTION 6. TRANSITION SPACES 7. 3-SECTION LADDER 8. SKYLIGHT 2 9. PORTRAIT GALLERY 10. ROOMS OF THE CHINESE SHOP 11. OFFICE OF AZAÑA 12. LIBRARY.. Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos.
Elevation. Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos.
Diagram. Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos.
Diagram. Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos.
Old Ateneo de Madrid.
Old Ateneo de Madrid.
Old Ateneo de Madrid.
Old Ateneo de Madrid.
Old Ateneo de Madrid.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Jorge Carrión.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Image courtesy of Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Davide Curatola.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Davide Curatola.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Davide Curatola.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Davide Curatola.
The restoration project, designed by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos, is part of a program for the Conservation and Rehabilitation of the Spanish Architectural Heritage of the General Directorate of Architecture, Housing and Land of the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda
The main purpose of the rehabilitation work was to refurbish a building that, after numerous reforms over the years, had not adapted to fire protection, accessibility and removal of architectural barriers regulations. Although this was the reason for the reform, the objective that has articulated the interventions has focused on emphasizing the original construction "in its spatial context and in its authentic materiality, without falling into mere imitations".
Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos have paid special attention to the spatial recovery of the original section from 1884. The main section, with great spatial richness and thanks to the interesting management of light, organizes the main spaces, from Prado Street to the backyard of the neo-Mudejar façade, articulating the two stairs with two skylights.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.The main purpose of the rehabilitation work was to refurbish a building that, after numerous reforms over the years, had not adapted to fire protection, accessibility and removal of architectural barriers regulations. Although this was the reason for the reform, the objective that has articulated the interventions has focused on emphasizing the original construction "in its spatial context and in its authentic materiality, without falling into mere imitations".
Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos have paid special attention to the spatial recovery of the original section from 1884. The main section, with great spatial richness and thanks to the interesting management of light, organizes the main spaces, from Prado Street to the backyard of the neo-Mudejar façade, articulating the two stairs with two skylights.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Refurbishment and restoration of Ateneo de Madrid by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Description of project by Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos
RETURNING NATURAL LIGHT TO ATENEO DE MADRID!
Ateneo de Madrid “La Docta Casa”
Ateneo de Madrid is a private institution, declared by the Government as a “public utility service” focused on the dissemination of science, arts and literature since 1820. The building contains a collection of emblematic spaces, such as the Library, the Concert Hall, the Cacharrería (special room for discussions), the Gallery of Portraits and the former office of Manuel Azaña, who was - among others - contributing to the creative and intellectual history of Spain.
The complex is located in the heart of the inner city of Madrid, and is composed by three buildings: Prado 19, 21, and Santa Catalina 10. It is listed as a BIC (Bien de Interés Cultural) with the category of a Monument. The original building of Prado 21 was designed in 1884 by Enrique Fort y Luis de Landecho, with interiors made by Arturo Mélida y Alinari.
The refurbishment and restoration works are part of an ambitious program for Architecture Heritage Conservation by the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda of Spain.
Restoration and refurbishment, an attitude
The key aim of the project is to eliminate all negative impacts which influenced the building in the last century. Besides, it was updated to current accessibility standards. The restoration and reparation of the existing is driven by the idea that the original structure should be emphasized in its spatial context and original materiality. The new reflects the old without imitating it. Following the charter of Venice and for a clear reading of the whole intervention, all the new works and additions are linked by using a new and unique material: oak wood.
Returning natural light to Ateneo
The whole process has been a work of “contemporary archeology”. The existing main section of the building was equipped with skylights over the main two stairs. Those were able to articulate spatially to the complex. In the middle of the 20th century, these skylights and the double story high entrance hall were closed. The project invests most of the efforts in this main longitudinal section, in recovering its spatial configuration and returning natural light to Ateneo!
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Architects
Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos.- Natalia Gutiérrez, Julio de la Fuente.
Collaborators
Architecture team.- Teresa Castillo, Raquel Marugán, Lara Casabona, Daniel Bueno, Cristina Infante.
Surveyors.- Jorge Carrión, Ignacio Moreno.
Structure.- Mecanismo Ingeniería.
MEP.- 2pi Ingeniería.
Safety Management.- Previntegra.
Surveyors.- Jorge Carrión, Ignacio Moreno.
Structure.- Mecanismo Ingeniería.
MEP.- 2pi Ingeniería.
Safety Management.- Previntegra.
Promoter / Client
Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda (Fomento) of the Government of Spain Project included in a program for Refurbishment of the Architecture Spanish Heritage. Ateneo de Madrid.
Builder
PECSA (Promociones, Edificios y Contratas SA).
Project management - Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos.
Project management - Gutiérrez-delaFuente Arquitectos.
Area
5,950 sqm.
Budget
€ 2.391.792,85.
Dates
Project development - 2016-2018.
Development of the project - 2019-2022.
Development of the project - 2019-2022.
Location
Ateneo de Madrid. Ateneo Científico, Literario y Artístico de Madrid, Calle Prado 21, Madrid, Spain.
Photography
Natalia Gutiérrez, Julio de la Fuente. Gutiérrez - de la Fuente Arquitectos
Gutiérrez - de la Fuente Arquitectos office was founded in 2006 in Madrid by Natalia Gutiérrez and Julio de la Fuente. The founders studied Architecture at ETSAM (Madrid School of Architecture), and continued their training in Madrid, and Ateliers Jean Nouvel in Paris.
Natalia Gutiérrez was Member of the Young Architects Committee (2013), and the Ethics Committee (2010-2012) in the Professional Association of Architects in Madrid COAM. Currently Natalia combines the office with her position as city planner in a town of the Madrid Metropolitan Area. Curator Madrid/AUE pavilion in Seoul Biennale, 2019.
Julio de la Fuente was Member of the National Jury in the international competition Europan 12 Germany and Poland (Foreing Member of the German and Polish Jury 2013), and member of the Jury in Europan 14 Spain (2017). Now, he is Member of the Europan Europe Technical Committee (2013-). COAM Official Correspondent in Germany (2015-17). Curator Madrid/AUE pavilion in Seoul Biennale, 2019.
Portrait by ©Davide Curatola.
Natalia Gutiérrez was Member of the Young Architects Committee (2013), and the Ethics Committee (2010-2012) in the Professional Association of Architects in Madrid COAM. Currently Natalia combines the office with her position as city planner in a town of the Madrid Metropolitan Area. Curator Madrid/AUE pavilion in Seoul Biennale, 2019.
Julio de la Fuente was Member of the National Jury in the international competition Europan 12 Germany and Poland (Foreing Member of the German and Polish Jury 2013), and member of the Jury in Europan 14 Spain (2017). Now, he is Member of the Europan Europe Technical Committee (2013-). COAM Official Correspondent in Germany (2015-17). Curator Madrid/AUE pavilion in Seoul Biennale, 2019.
Portrait by ©Davide Curatola.
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