The development of this project marked the start of
the recovery of the first inhabited area of the city of Salamanca and has
allowed to stop environmental degradation by restoring the secular road layout.
Following the agreement with owners in a complex and lengthy operation of urban
land subdivision has allowed the construction on the remains of the old Convent
of San Vicente of a center for research, conservation, exhibition and public
dissemination of the many important remains behind in the environment. This
center, like the Archaeological Museum seeks recreation and presentation of
historical remains, and simultaneously provide showrooms and / or teaching.
The exhibition space built corresponds to part of the
trace of the old Convent of San Vicente on which they have undertaken the
following actions:
- Discovery and design of two wings of the cloister
and part of it, they are seen in warehouses, floors and original walls of the
Convent of San Vicente, and scattered remains of the protohistoric town.
- Close and cover of two of the wings of the cloister
with a neat wood and metal structure that rests on the remains of pre-existing
walls.
- Construction of a series of walkways and platforms
supported by the layout of the original building's walls allow a series of
tours for contemplating the remains.
In a second phase has been completed the museologic
and museographic projects, giving the building a series of exhibition content,
which together with the continent itself represent a journey through the
history of the City. It has already completed the first phase of the
archaeological park after the move to public ownership of the property, has
demolished the Spanish-American College, which occupied part of the
archaeological remains, which has allowed the first excavations of an extensive
and intensive to allow further exposure within the building.
It has made the excavation and exposure of an area of
great archaeological value that shows different structures of occupation and
huts, it has been arranged on lightweight protection that must be surmounted
and supplemented for better performance.