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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Archaeological space in Daroca, Spain by sergio sebastián_architectFebruary 3rd, 2013 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: sergio sebastián_architect The ground of the historical villa of Daroca folds and lifts to show the richness of its past to the public! The surface layer rises like a great cover revealing its core from the street, the valuable archaeological remains which have appeared under it. The building is generated from the urban fabric, as a new public space which covers and protects the history of this city and the representative character of the regional institution founded above this former place.  Image Courtesy Gabriel López
 Image Courtesy Gabriel López The historical relevance of the remains allows to date back the city foundation nine centuries before, from medieval hypothesis origin to celtiberian period. Due to this the institution promoted an ideas competition, with the aim to solve the relation between the initial need of a parking area and the presence of the archaeological finding, considering that this attitude could be an example for the private local promoters.  Image Courtesy Gabriel López The winning project built a new public place in the village, understood as an overlapping of layers that belong to different times, since 2000 years ago until now, where the relevance of them is not in each one but in their conciliated addition; as a museum opened to the street, that shows to the citizen the richness of his own past.  Image Courtesy Gabriel López The archaeologist team found the walls of two 10thC. Islamic medieval houses, five arches that probably took part of Almudi´s Palace (a mythical 15thC. medieval construction not founded until then), a piece of an important roman causeway, and two celtiberian silos, from the1stC.  Image Courtesy Gabriel López The new institutional programs established a rich dialogue with these historical structures, sculpting a multilevel space that generates a conference hall in the first level, a room for singular meetings into the space of archs and a little museum, as the treasure chest that contained the small pieces(ceramic, coins, etc.) founded in the excavation, both in the lower level. It is not a question of bringing the past to our time, but is about finding a way to live with it.  Image Courtesy Gabriel López Covering and protecting all, the deck-square incorporates the outside uses of the regional head offices and a temporary parking. Conceived as the main façade of the building, it is developed in continuity with the narrow streets of the historical city, expanding their same stone texture in a new public square, and integrating a contemporary interpretation of the ancient walls of the layers below, by lights that appear at night coloring the place.  Image Courtesy Gabriel López To build in a historical city demands a meticulous choice and use of material, and a more important thing, the adoption of an attitude about it. The attitude in this case is the choice of coexistence instead of mimicry, from a construction of concrete and steel, sensitive with the place, attentive with the historical memory, and coherent with contemporary needs. A strong concrete shell protects the inside, and allowed to complete the excavation comfortably outstanding the perimeter forces. Its effort is shown naturally as the interior texture. The use of cort-en steel flats allows to delimitate the area, to articulate the workarounds, and to preserve the findings  Image Courtesy Gabriel López  Image Courtesy Gabriel López  Image Courtesy Gabriel López  Image Courtesy Gabriel López  Image Courtesy Sergio Sebastián Franco  Image Courtesy Sergio Sebastián Franco  Image Courtesy Sergio Sebastián Franco  Image Courtesy Sergio Sebastián Franco  Image Courtesy Sergio Sebastián Franco  Image Courtesy Sergio Sebastián Franco  Image Courtesy Sergio Sebastián Franco
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