Hernán Cortés Hall of Residence, University of Salamanca

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Estudio de Arquitectura Antonio Fernández Alba
Antonio Fernández Alba
Francisco Gálvez Martín
Alejandro Palancares Gayo
Jesús Morín Alba
Estudio de Arquitectura Antonio Fernández Alba

The university programme called for two nuclei to accommodate young married couples and single students, with a capacity of 200 places. Located in the vicinity of the old city wall. The external image of the building is based on the idea of a walled enclosure. The by-laws of the area permitted eight-storey buildings, a circumstance that would have eliminated the historic panorama of the city's monumental ensemble.

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The project proposes a revision of the ordinance by creating a four-storey basal body occupying the geographical depression of the site and leaving the entire image of the city free. Built in sandstone and using the traditional techniques of the great buildings of Salamanca's Plateresque style, its architecture recovers the image of the lost city, amidst speculation and urban chaos.

Noemí Vicente Martín, Iván Rincón Borrego

General information

Hernán Cortés Hall of Residence, University of Salamanca

YEAR

1971

Status

Built

Option to visit

Visit from public roads

Address

Wwy. San Vicente, 103

37007 Salamanca - Salamanca

Latitude: 40.962922491

Longitude: -5.673427394

Classification

Building materials

Concrete

Stone

Brick

Construction system

Reinforced concrete structure on walls and pillars, and floor slabs. Villamayor stone cladding as a façade.

Built area

5001 - 20000 m²

Involved architects

Alejandro Palancares Gayo

Antonio Fernández Alba

Francisco Gálvez Martín

Jesús Morín Alba

Involved architectural firms

Estudio de Arquitectura Antonio Fernández Alba

Information provided by

Historical Service of the Official College of Architects of Madrid (COAM)

Fondo documental DOCOMOMO Ibérico

MITMA

Estudio de Arquitectura Antonio Fernández Alba

Website links

Fondo documental DOCOMOMO Ibérico

Historical Service of the Official Association of Architects of Madrid (COAM)

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  • Noemí Vicente Martín, Iván Rincón Borrego
  • Floor Plan - Fernández-Alba, Antonio (2003). Premio Nacional de Arquitectura 2003. MITMA
  • Location - Fernández-Alba, Antonio (2003). Premio Nacional de Arquitectura 2003. MITMA
  • Panoramic view of the whole - Fernández-Alba, Antonio (2003). Premio Nacional de Arquitectura 2003. MITMA
  • Noemí Vicente Martín, Iván Rincón Borrego
  • View of the side façade - Fernández-Alba, Antonio (2003). Premio Nacional de Arquitectura 2003. MITMA
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40.962922491 -5.673427394 391455f9-0c23-486b-b1e5-00d0459ccc39 Built
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Itineraries

Salamanca

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