Torre do Monte Manor House (Pazo da Torre do Monte), Padrón
Conservative and very meticulous restoration with a new distribution that adapts the interior to the exterior grandeur. . Use of traditional materials and structural and constructive solutions, also adopting modern solutions for comfort . Recovery of the concept of patient life ...
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Project details
Title: | Torre do Monte Manor House (Pazo da Torre do Monte), Padrón |
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Entr. year: | 2001 |
Result: | Diploma |
Country: | Spain |
Town: | Padrón, La Coruña (Galicia) |
Category type: | architectural heritage |
Building type/ Project type: | residential building |
Former use: | Manor house |
Actual use: | Manor house |
Built: | 14th century |
Architect / Proj.leader: | Luisa García Gil, Architect (Santiago de Compostela - ES) |
The Jury's citation: | "For an exemplary rehabilitation of a traditional Galician building that recovered, taught and used traditional techniques and crafts which were almost lost" |
Description:
Conservative and very meticulous restoration with a new distribution that adapts the interior to the exterior grandeur. . Use of traditional materials and structural and constructive solutions, also adopting modern solutions for comfort . Recovery of the concept of patient life . Creation of a kind of private Workshop School where traditional construction trades were recreated . Apart from the residential, didactic purpose with guided visits of schools . Editing of documentary videos to project prior to visits . PARTICULAR WORK WITHOUT SUBSIDY OR ADMINISTRATIVE TUTORSHIP
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