Amann Canovas Maruri

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Madrid

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http://www.amann-canovas-maruri.es/

03APR 2012

Parque del Molinete / Amann Canovas Maruri

Posted in Architecture - Cultural by Amann Canovas Maruri | Tags: Spain

The building is essentially a cover protecting the remains of a Roman assembly (thermal baths, forum and domus) in the archaeological site of Molinete Park in Cartagena, Spain.

This cover is certainly another piece in the historic area of Cartagena whose main architectural challenge is to reconcile very different architectures; from the roman time, passing through baroque to nowadays, making all the interventions vibrate together in the neighborhood.

It is a transition element, between very diverse urban conditions: in size, material and structure; from the dense city centre to the sloping park.

The primary goal of the work is to respect the existing remains, using a long-span structure, which requires the least amount of support for lifting the cover.

The intervention unifies all the remains in a single space, allowing a continuous perception of the whole site.

The cover also generates a new urban facade in the partition wall.

The project also pursues a sense of lightness and is conceived as an element that allows light inside.

The inner layer is built with a modular system of corrugated multiwall translucent polycarbonate sheets.

The outer layer, constructed with perforated steel plates, qualifies the incidence of light and gives a uniform exterior appearance.

Besides to the steel structure, the building set includes an elevated walkway parallel to the street, that is accessible – like all the built tours - for disabled visitors.

It is a very light structure hanging from steel beams.

Conceived as a glass box, with a faceted, partially visible geometry, it makes up the street façade and allows a view of the ruins from three meters high as this high path set out an overall vision of the roman remains.

City:
CARTAGENA MURCIA

Client:
Cartagena Puerto de Culturas

Design team:
Authors: Atxu Amann, Andrés Cánovas, Nicolás Maruri.
Team: Nacho Álvarez-Monteserín, Javier Gutiérrez, Ana López, Pablo Sigüenza, José López
Promoter: Cartagena Puerto de Culturas
Quantity surveyor: Rafael Checa
Construction: TMR
Construction surveyor: Andrés Canovas y Nicolás Maruri.
Budget: 977.719€
Structure: José Cerezo Ingeniería SL
Facilities: Condiciones Internas SL
Site are: 2036 m²
Built area: 1847m²
Materials: Steel, polycarbonate sheets.
Scientific surveyors: José Miguel Noguera Celdrán
María José Madrid Balanza
Regional Goverment surveyors: Manuel Lechuga Galindo
Carlos García Cano
Archaeological dig directors: José Miguel Noguera Celdrán
María José Madrid Balanza
Restoration-preservation director: Izaskun Martínez Péris

Photographer:
David Frutos

Status:
Completed

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