Reg.Nr. HA-2003/SP/34

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
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.