Rehabilitation of the Casa de las Conchas

Involved architects (2)
Involved architects
Carlos Puente Fernández
Víctor López Cotelo

In February 1984 the Ministry of Culture commissioned the refurbishment of the Casa de las Conchas for the State Public Library. At that time the house was in an advanced state of disrepair, although partial attempts had been made to try to resolve the problem The project is designed to eliminate the pathologies as well as construction features and materials that are "foreign" to the building, and to prepare it for public use, allowing the most important parts to be visited without changing the activities carried out inside, facilitating communication between all the rooms and levels and providing the installations necessary for its operation.

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The library programme is integrated into the building without exclusive detailing, albeit with the limitations that its typology may entail.

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The project focuses on the identification, definition and construction of the minimal items necessary for the life of the building, which must coexist with the original features while sharing the essence of the spirit of the building as an expression of its time, whose integration is catalysed by an intelligent and sensitive understanding of the constructional reality.

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General information

Rehabilitation of the Casa de las Conchas

YEAR

1993

Status

Built

Option to visit

Visit by appointment

Address

St. de la Compañía, 2

37002 Salamanca - Salamanca

Latitude: 40.962913781

Longitude: -5.665812058

Classification

Built area

501 - 5000 m²

Awards

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Involved architects

Carlos Puente Fernández

Víctor López Cotelo

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