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El Real de la Jara, Spain
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EERJ
El Real de la Jara, Spain
Project Featured on Oct 11, 2016
YEAR
2013
SIZE
10,000 sqft - 25,000 sqft
BUDGET
$100K - 500K
PROYECTO DE OBRAS DE ADECUACIÓN DEL PATIO DE ARMAS DEL CASTILLO DE EL REAL DE LA JARA.
“Proyecto de desarrollo local y urbano de la provincia de Sevilla: Programa operativo FEDER de Andalucía 2007-2013” Proyecto de desarrollo sostenible y cohesión social de la Sierra Norte y Sierra Sur de Sevilla.
Architecture design, project engineering and Construction works management:
Miguel Villegas Ballesta.
Project team:
Lourdes Bueno Garnica, architect and Ignacio Hornillos Cárdenas, architect
Project year: 2011
Construction year: 2012-13
Developer: Sevilla County Council
Photo credits: © Jesús Granada
Contractor: Construcciones Francisco Manzano S.L.
EERJ
Architectural intervention on the inner ward of El Real de la Jara Castle, Sevilla
The intervention takes place in the fortress named “Castillo de El Real de la
Jara”, catalogued as BIC R-I-51-0008180 (Bien de Interés Cultural: Cultural
Interest Property), placed on the highest point of the hill right north of the village, in the county and Natural Park of the North Range of Sevilla.
The project has been funded by the “Urban and local development project of the province of Sevilla: FEDER Operational program for Andalucía 2007-2013. Sustainable development and social cohesion project for the North Range and South Range of Sevilla.”
Dating from the XIV century, the fortress had a strategic situation on the “Banda
Gallega”, a defense line built to protect the south from possible portuguese
invasions. It is still perceived by the visual connection with the nearby castles of Cala and Santa Olalla de Cala. The castle courtyard has few historic remains of very little value localized on its northwest corner.
The castle walls also keep very little authenticity, as it was rebuilt without proper criteria by an artisans school at the end of the 20th century. A recent intervention, to recover the parapet walk, placed a virtual line of metal profiles to allow interpretation of the original remains and the fake rebuilding.
Thus our approach was not to touch the material body of the castle, historical nor contemporary, but to bringing the inmaterial property back to the village, a public space in which public festivities could be held.
A thick, dense and kind blanket, trimmed off the minimum necessary to transform a stark interior in a space for the people.
The determining conditions for the design were an extremely tight budget, preserving the heritage character of the castle, respecting the previous intervention made on the parapet walk, and guaranteeing the use of the castle as a public gathering space for the village.
We took profit of the natural steep grounds of the castle, formed by the natural rock substrate, to minimize the intervention. Just a series of low retaining walls, forming the terraces that will host the upcoming events, and another series of higher ones to let us control the ramps to guarantee universal accessibility to all the usable space.
The parts of the space left untreated are answering to a double approach. To reveal the extreme thinness of the intervention, and as proof of the budget limit and the preexisting conditions of the courtyard interior space.
Thus the intervention results in a new public square, the castle walls as
urban fabric, the doors as street-like entrances, and the interior spaces as
places to stroll or stay.
A new urban space surrounded by nature.
Being a main stop in the Santiago pilgrim Via de la plata route, the castle is receiving constant visits through the year from tourists, and has been already integrated as a new asset for the village daily routines, as proven by the pictures provided, some of which were completely unstaged.
“Proyecto de desarrollo local y urbano de la provincia de Sevilla: Programa operativo FEDER de Andalucía 2007-2013” Proyecto de desarrollo sostenible y cohesión social de la Sierra Norte y Sierra Sur de Sevilla.
Architecture design, project engineering and Construction works management:
Miguel Villegas Ballesta.
Project team:
Lourdes Bueno Garnica, architect and Ignacio Hornillos Cárdenas, architect
Project year: 2011
Construction year: 2012-13
Developer: Sevilla County Council
Photo credits: © Jesús Granada
Contractor: Construcciones Francisco Manzano S.L.
EERJ
Architectural intervention on the inner ward of El Real de la Jara Castle, Sevilla
The intervention takes place in the fortress named “Castillo de El Real de la
Jara”, catalogued as BIC R-I-51-0008180 (Bien de Interés Cultural: Cultural
Interest Property), placed on the highest point of the hill right north of the village, in the county and Natural Park of the North Range of Sevilla.
The project has been funded by the “Urban and local development project of the province of Sevilla: FEDER Operational program for Andalucía 2007-2013. Sustainable development and social cohesion project for the North Range and South Range of Sevilla.”
Dating from the XIV century, the fortress had a strategic situation on the “Banda
Gallega”, a defense line built to protect the south from possible portuguese
invasions. It is still perceived by the visual connection with the nearby castles of Cala and Santa Olalla de Cala. The castle courtyard has few historic remains of very little value localized on its northwest corner.
The castle walls also keep very little authenticity, as it was rebuilt without proper criteria by an artisans school at the end of the 20th century. A recent intervention, to recover the parapet walk, placed a virtual line of metal profiles to allow interpretation of the original remains and the fake rebuilding.
Thus our approach was not to touch the material body of the castle, historical nor contemporary, but to bringing the inmaterial property back to the village, a public space in which public festivities could be held.
A thick, dense and kind blanket, trimmed off the minimum necessary to transform a stark interior in a space for the people.
The determining conditions for the design were an extremely tight budget, preserving the heritage character of the castle, respecting the previous intervention made on the parapet walk, and guaranteeing the use of the castle as a public gathering space for the village.
We took profit of the natural steep grounds of the castle, formed by the natural rock substrate, to minimize the intervention. Just a series of low retaining walls, forming the terraces that will host the upcoming events, and another series of higher ones to let us control the ramps to guarantee universal accessibility to all the usable space.
The parts of the space left untreated are answering to a double approach. To reveal the extreme thinness of the intervention, and as proof of the budget limit and the preexisting conditions of the courtyard interior space.
Thus the intervention results in a new public square, the castle walls as
urban fabric, the doors as street-like entrances, and the interior spaces as
places to stroll or stay.
A new urban space surrounded by nature.
Being a main stop in the Santiago pilgrim Via de la plata route, the castle is receiving constant visits through the year from tourists, and has been already integrated as a new asset for the village daily routines, as proven by the pictures provided, some of which were completely unstaged.
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