Description:
The restoration of the old military Fortress, which was in a terrible state after years of decline and abandon, was an ambitious challenge and was made with the objective to stregthen and restore the original structures and adapt them to a new social use that would guarantee the conservation of the buildings and their natural environment. Given that the building was listed as BIC (which in Spanish stands for Building of Cultural Interest), it was necessary to adapt the project to the strict Spanish and European regulations for buildings included in the Historic Heritage List, and to integrate the new installations and services into the existing volumes, as it was impossible to add or increase any new volumes. This was a great technical challenge and an important creative exercise, which has resulted in the conversion of the old military buildings to a new civil use, without losing their architectural essence.