Old Salt-Fish Processing Centre - presently Casa de Aldán
The rehabilitation of a century old salt-fish factory into a rural tourism house. The ruins of the stone walls were used as starting point for the new design which uses the additional materials of cedar and oxidised steel and glass, chosen for their resistance to the effects of ...
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Project details
| Title: | Old Salt-Fish Processing Centre - presently Casa de Aldán |
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| Entr. year: | 2003 |
| Result: | Diploma |
| Country: | Spain |
| Town: | Aldán, Cangas do Morrazo, Pontevedra (Galicia) |
| Category type: | architectural heritage |
| Building type/ Project type: | industrial heritage |
| Former use: | Salt-fish factory |
| Actual use: | Rural tourism house |
| Built: | 19th century |
| Architect / Proj.leader: | Alfonso Penela Fernandez, Architect |
| The Jury's citation: | For the sensitive and delicate rehabilitation of an old stone ruin, allowing traces of the past to co-exist with the modern style and spaces of its new function as a rural tourist accommodation. |
| GPS: | 42°16'53.0"N 8°49'14.1"W |
| Web, Links: | www.acasadealdan.net/ |
Description:
The rehabilitation of a century old salt-fish factory into a rural tourism house. The ruins of the stone walls were used as starting point for the new design which uses the additional materials of cedar and oxidised steel and glass, chosen for their resistance to the effects of the close by salt water. The new design takes advantage of the simple forms of the old factory and combines the new materials into forms which harmonise well with their surroundings.
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