Restoration of the "Botines House" by Antoni Gaudí, León
Rehabilitación de Edificio adptándolo aa los nuevos usos conservando su carácter original. Recuperación de la estructura proyectada por Gaudí, adaptando su configuracion antigua para usos administrativos y culturales, que había sido eliminada en las reformas de los años 40 y 50. ...
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Project details
| Title: | Restoration of the "Botines House" by Antoni Gaudí, León |
|---|---|
| Entr. year: | 1998 |
| Result: | Diploma |
| Country: | Spain |
| Town: | León |
| Category type: | architectural heritage |
| Building type/ Project type: | Multipurpose building |
| Former use: | Corporate headquarters building (comprising residential apartments for the owners, warehouses and offices to run the business) |
| Actual use: | Cultural attraction, seat of a savings bank (Caja España), ground floor and basement open to the public |
| Built: | 19th century |
| Architect / Proj.leader: | Antoni Gaudí, Architect , Felix Compadre Diez y Mariano Diez Saez de Miera, Architects (León - ES) |
| The Jury's citation: | For the careful and precise operation that transformed the premises of Gaudi's building in León, whilst recovering lost or hidden elements and eliminating distortions from a previous operation 40 years ago, thus returning to the building its original splendour. |
| GPS: | 42°27'21.6" N; 6°3'25.0" W |
| Web, Links: | www.gaudiallgaudi.com/AA018%20Botines%20House.htm |
Description:
Rehabilitación de Edificio adptándolo aa los nuevos usos conservando su carácter original. Recuperación de la estructura proyectada por Gaudí, adaptando su configuracion antigua para usos administrativos y culturales, que había sido eliminada en las reformas de los años 40 y 50.
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