The logic of a pantheon. Restoration of the hermitage of Santa Ana de Porcuna by Pablo M. Millán
13/11/2022.
[Porcuna - Jaén] Spain
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metalocus, ADELA BONAS
Architecture studio led by Pablo M. Millán designed the renovation of the hermitage of Santa Ana de Porcuna, a Spanish municipality in the province of Jaén, Andalusia, on the border with the province of Córdoba. Located 42 km from Jaén and 63 km from Córdoba.
The project works on the remains of what was the hermitage of Santa Ana de Porcuna. A space battered by the vicissitudes of abandonment and aggressive interventions with the building.
The project works on the remains of what was the hermitage of Santa Ana de Porcuna. A space battered by the vicissitudes of abandonment and aggressive interventions with the building.
Restoration of the hermitage of Santa Ana de Porcuna by Pablo M. Millán. Photograph by Javier Callejas Sevilla
Restoration of the hermitage of Santa Ana de Porcuna by Pablo M. Millán. Photograph by Javier Callejas Sevilla
Restoration of the hermitage of Santa Ana de Porcuna by Pablo M. Millán. Photograph by Javier Callejas Sevilla
Restoration of the hermitage of Santa Ana de Porcuna by Pablo M. Millán. Photograph by Javier Callejas Sevilla
Restoration of the hermitage of Santa Ana de Porcuna by Pablo M. Millán. Photograph by Javier Callejas Sevilla
Restoration of the hermitage of Santa Ana de Porcuna by Pablo M. Millán. Photograph by Javier Callejas Sevilla.
Restoration of the hermitage of Santa Ana de Porcuna by Pablo M. Millán. Photograph by Javier Callejas Sevilla
Restoration of the hermitage of Santa Ana de Porcuna by Pablo M. Millán. Photograph by Javier Callejas Sevilla
Urban plan. Restoration of the hermitage of Santa Ana de Porcuna by Pablo M. Millán.
Site plan. Restoration of the hermitage of Santa Ana de Porcuna by Pablo M. Millán.
Ground floor plan. Restoration of the hermitage of Santa Ana de Porcuna by Pablo M. Millán.
Roof plan. Restoration of the hermitage of Santa Ana de Porcuna by Pablo M. Millán.
Section. Restoration of the hermitage of Santa Ana de Porcuna by Pablo M. Millán.
Section. Restoration of the hermitage of Santa Ana de Porcuna by Pablo M. Millán.
Elevation. Restoration of the hermitage of Santa Ana de Porcuna by Pablo M. Millán.
Axonometry. Restoration of the hermitage of Santa Ana de Porcuna by Pablo M. Millán.
Axonometry. Restoration of the hermitage of Santa Ana de Porcuna by Pablo M. Millán.
Pablo M. Millán designed the project paying attention to recovering and restoring the pre-existence, defining the architectural space by light and matter. With the entrance of light in an orderly, sober and serene way, as if it were a pantheon, a vertical oculus has been opened that tenses the space and allows "the light that comes from above to fall".
The design provides the element with the necessary spatiality to recover the essentials of the religious sphere, on three different fronts: archaeological excavation, heritage restoration of the emerging structures and the incorporation of minimal contemporary architectural elements.
The design provides the element with the necessary spatiality to recover the essentials of the religious sphere, on three different fronts: archaeological excavation, heritage restoration of the emerging structures and the incorporation of minimal contemporary architectural elements.
Restoration of the hermitage of Santa Ana de Porcuna by Pablo M. Millán. Photograph by Javier Callejas Sevilla.
Project description by Pablo M. Millán
The architectural space is defined by light and matter. Constructing a space is not a constructive exercise, but the process by which these two elements coexist. We work on the remains of what was the hermitage of Santa Ana de Porcuna. A space battered by the vicissitudes of abandonment and aggressive interventions with the building. The main objective of the project was, to recover and restore the pre-existing elements, to provide the element with the necessary spatiality to recover the essentials of the religious sphere.
With the entrance of light in an orderly, sober and serene way, the transcendental dimension of architecture has been recovered. To do this, as if it were a pantheon, a vertical oculus has been opened that tenses the space and allows "the light that comes from above to fall". Given the archaeological component of a place of burials and tombs (results obtained from the different archaeological excavations) the new intervention should recover the volumetry and also provide what is necessary to characterize this architecture as that of a religious space.
The intervention for the Church of Santa Ana in Porcuna is organized on three different fronts: archaeological excavation (with the corresponding conservation of the remains), heritage restoration of the emerging structures and the incorporation of minimal contemporary architectural elements to enhance the value of the new space. Thus, with this “noli me tangere” we achieve that the pre-existing coexist with contemporary elements, knowing at all times what has been restored and what has been incorporated.
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Architects
Collaborators
Quantity surveyor.- Rafael Jerez Romera; Javier Serrano Terrones.
José Luis González Gallego (Execution of work).
Rafael Antonio Saco Montilla (Archaeology).
Immaculate Luque Pecci (Engineering).
Tecnisondeos, S.C.A. (Geotechnical study).
Iguzzini (Lighting).
José Luis González Gallego (Execution of work).
Rafael Antonio Saco Montilla (Archaeology).
Immaculate Luque Pecci (Engineering).
Tecnisondeos, S.C.A. (Geotechnical study).
Iguzzini (Lighting).
Developer / Construction
Ilustre Ayuntamiento de Porcuna.
Dates
Year of work.- 2022.
Project year.- 2014.
Project year.- 2014.
Location
Calle Santa Ana s/n. Porcuna, Jaén, Spain.
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Pablo Manuel Millán Millán
Pablo Manuel Millán Millán is Doctor Architect by the University of Seville with the thesis 'Inhabiting the cliff: the little convent as a promoter of a new architecture in the hills of Valparaiso.' After completing the "Master in Architecture and Historical Heritage" and the "Master in Management of Latin American and Andalusian Heritage", he has focused his study on the contemporary analysis of historical buildings and structures.
At present, together with the research and teaching activity carried out at the Higher Technical School of Architecture of Seville, he is a researcher at the School of Architecture and Design of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso in Chile. Among his recent works, we could highlight the project for the rehabilitation and conservation of the San Francisco de Estepa Convent (Seville), the Rehabilitation of the 16th century Royal Butchers of Porcuna (Jaén), the conservation project of the Greater Sacristy of the Sanctuary of Regla in Chipiona (Cádiz), the restoration of the Monastery of San Juan de la Penitencia in Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) or the restoration of the Chapel in Martín de la Jara (Seville).
He has been awarded with the best academic record by Fundación Caja de Arquitectos; 2nd Europe Architecture Award 2017; Build Architecture Award or recently nominated for the Andrés de Vandelvira awards.
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