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Interior Renovation

Natural Stone Cuenca Hanging Houses Renovation by Redondo Soria Arquitectos

La ciudad fortificada de Cuenca, declarada Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la UNESCO, tiene como máximo exponente el enclave de las Casas Colgadas, tres pretéritos edificios residenciales de estilo gótico que se asoman en voladizo sobre la hoz del río Huécar. El estudio local Redondo Soria Arquitectos ha llevado a cabo una extensa labor de rehabilitación del histórico conjunto, que data del siglo xvi, tanto en sus espacios exteriores como en las salas interiores, que albergan el conspicuo Museo de Arte Abstracto Español y un conocido restaurante. El proyecto, bajo el mandato del respeto al patrimonio junto a la utilización de un lenguaje rotundo y abstracto, propone una reordenación y optimización de los espacios para mejorar la accesibilidad al edificio. El hilo conductor entre las nuevas intervenciones es el uso predominante de la Piedra Natural de Cosentino, empleada en distintas superficies y colores, desde los solados al propio mobiliario. De este modo, encontramos una nueva escalera revestida de granito en color Negro Zimbawe, una pequeña cava para la degustación de vinos en un pulido acabado Ónix y una nueva sala en el espacio bajocubierta, fruto de la demolición del forjado y la resignifiación de un espacio en muy mal estado de conservación. En su conjunto, la renovación de las Casas Colgadas logra una armonía entre el recinto patrimonial y las experiencias artísticas y culinarias que se ofrecen en el interior de este emblema de la ciudad.

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The fortified city of Cuenca, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is most resoundingly represented by its Hanging Houses, three originally residential buildings rendered in Gothic style that cantilever vertiginously over the Huécar river gorge. The local firm Redondo Soria Arquitectos has done a thorough job of redeveloping the historical complex, which dates back to the 16th century. This means the exterior and the interior areas alike, including the renowned Museum of Spanish Abstract Art and a famous restaurant. Carried out under a mandate of respect for heritage and in pursuit of a bold abstract language, the project rearranges and optimizes the spaces with a view to making the building and its parts more accessible. The thread that holds together the latest interventions is the predominance of Natural Stone Tiles by Cosentino, used in different sizes and colors on everything from flooring to furniture. Thus we find a new staircase clad in granite of a black Zimbawe color tone, a small wine-tasting cellar presenting a polished onyx-like finish, and a new hall directly under the roof, the result of tearing down the slab and repurposing a space which was in a poor state of preservation. Overall, the renovation of the Hanging Houses of Cuenca achieves a sense of harmony between the historical enclave on one hand, and the artistic and gastronomical experiences that are offered in the interiors of the walled town’s principal emblem.


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