Renovation of the Casa de la Panaderia at Plaza Mayor of Madrid
12/02/2016.
Bakery House. [MAD] Spain
metalocus, SARA REBOLLO, ANDREA PORTILLO
metalocus, SARA REBOLLO, ANDREA PORTILLO
Within a historical context so characteristic as the Plaza Mayor of Madrid, the team of architects redesigns the interior space of the former Bakery House, now Tourism Centre, to bring up its qualities and to improve its use.
Renovation of the Tourism Centre at the Plaza Mayor of Madrid by José Manuel Sanz architects. Photography © Jose Cullen.
Renovation of the Tourism Centre at the Plaza Mayor of Madrid by José Manuel Sanz architects. Photography © Jose Cullen.
Renovation of the Tourism Centre at the Plaza Mayor of Madrid by José Manuel Sanz architects. Photography © Jose Cullen.
Imagen interior del rediseño del Centro de Turismo de la Plaza Mayor de Madrid por José Manuel Sanz arquitectos. Fotografía © Jose Cullen.
Renovation of the Tourism Centre at the Plaza Mayor of Madrid by José Manuel Sanz architects. Photography © Jose Cullen.
Renovation of the Tourism Centre at the Plaza Mayor of Madrid by José Manuel Sanz architects. Photography © Jose Cullen.
Renovation of the Tourism Centre at the Plaza Mayor of Madrid by José Manuel Sanz architects. Photography © Jose Cullen.
Renovation of the Tourism Centre at the Plaza Mayor of Madrid by José Manuel Sanz architects. Photography © Jose Cullen.
Renovation of the Tourism Centre at the Plaza Mayor of Madrid by José Manuel Sanz architects. Photography © Jose Cullen.
Renovation of the Tourism Centre at the Plaza Mayor of Madrid by José Manuel Sanz architects. Photography © Jose Cullen.
Details. Renovation of the Tourism Centre at the Plaza Mayor of Madrid by José Manuel Sanz architects. Photography © Jose Cullen.
Details. Renovation of the Tourism Centre at the Plaza Mayor of Madrid by José Manuel Sanz architects. Photography © Jose Cullen.
Details. Renovation of the Tourism Centre at the Plaza Mayor of Madrid by José Manuel Sanz architects. Photography © Jose Cullen.
Floor plan of the renovation of the Tourism Centre at the Plaza Mayor of Madrid by José Manuel Sanz architects. Image © Jose Manuel Sanz arquitectos.
Section of the renovation of the Tourism Centre at the Plaza Mayor of Madrid by José Manuel Sanz architects. Image © Jose Manuel Sanz arquitectos.
Hi-Macs furniture for the renovation of the Tourism Centre at the Plaza Mayor of Madrid by José Manuel Sanz architects. Image © Jose Manuel Sanz arquitectos.
Details of the renovation of the Tourism Centre at the Plaza Mayor of Madrid by José Manuel Sanz architects. Image © Jose Manuel Sanz arquitectos.
Details of the renovation of the Tourism Centre at the Plaza Mayor of Madrid by José Manuel Sanz architects. Image © Jose Manuel Sanz arquitectos.
Details of the renovation of the Tourism Centre at the Plaza Mayor of Madrid by José Manuel Sanz architects. Image © Jose Manuel Sanz arquitectos.
Renovation of the Tourism Centre at the Plaza Mayor of Madrid by José Manuel Sanz architects. Photography © Jesús Granada.
The project carried out by José Manuel Sanz arquitectos, undertook the renovation of the Tourism Centre at the Plaza Mayor in Madrid on the ground floor of the the Bakery House. The architects redesigned the inner space, with a better visual connection between the courtyard and the central zone, which is cleared, allowing an easier movement of the visitor through the place, and is reconfigured with a special furniture designed together with Hi-Macs.
Description of the project by José Manuel Sanz arquitectos
Considering the historical space as a demanding heritage, the aim of this project was precisely to recover the nature of the inherited historical space perception, barely altered since the intervention of Gómez de Mora and Tomás Román after the fire of 1672.
Thus, it was fundamental to understand two basic points that define the intervention. Firstly, keep the space defined by the granite columns mainly empty. Secondly, introduce a contemporary piece which would set a constant dialogue with the classical structure, not keeping the classical geometry. In this way it was important to value the mentioned classical building structure through a modern piece which was not formally and materially related to the classical building.
This modern twisting piece, made with Hi-Macs, works as an argument for the generation of different kind of spaces which define the necessary program of a tourist information office and connect, at the same time, the two existing spaces in the historical building; the columns room and the courtyard.
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Architects
Collaborators
Irene Brea Martínez, Leticia Llansó García, Jaime Sanz de Haro, Luisa Santamaría Gallardo. Quantity Surveyor.- Juan Antonio Santuy.
Client
Madrid-Destino, Ayuntamiento de Madrid.
Constructor
Edhinor.
Dates
Design.- December 2013. Works.- May-October 2015.
Area
Area of intervention.- 291 m².
Location
Casa de la Panadería. Plaza Mayor, 27. Madrid, Spain.
Photography
Jose Manuel Sanz Arquitectos
José Manuel Sanz is architect by the School of Architecture of Madrid (ETSAM) Design Professor and postgraduate Master Professor, with numerous publications, exhibitions and conferences in Universities and Institutions. He has been a member of the Culture Committee of the College of Architects of Madrid (COAM) and jury in various competitions and awards. He runs his architectural firm since 1974 with significant achievements in institutional, corporate, cultural, educational and housing buildings, among others, both new construction and rehabilitation and renovation, as well as urban design, interior design, furniture, landscaping, etc. He has about 40 Awards and distinctions, between national and international, for his proposals and finished work.
