Urbanización del entorno de La Villa, San Adrián

La unidad de tratamiento perseguida, lleva hasta sus últimas consecuencias la adopción de un esquema formal y constructivo y se apoya en unos materiales que, usados en toda su extensión, permiten una variedad de diseño que no es solamente formal sino superficial, en función de sus propias cualidades internas.

Se ha estudiado la secuencia de muros, su altura, implantación y forma, de modo que los recorridos permitan recuperar y recrear perspectivas diferentes, sin perder nunca de vista la silueta dominante de la Iglesia. En este sentido se ha evitado la aparición de muros de grandes dimensiones buscando su escalonamiento y concatenación armónicos para recrear los perfiles de un casco histórico ya desaparecido.

Los muros se ejecutan con hormigón armado teñido en masa con óxidos rojizos para entonar con los grandes paños de ladrillo. El dibujo y la textura creados por la sucesión de muros, bordillos y planos de las rampas trata de ofrecer variedad visual, salvar los desniveles existentes y crear lugares en los que la visión, a medida que el paseante se desplaza en altura, vaya enriqueciéndose con nuevos planos y superficies pavimentadas que se superponen a las visiones del paisaje natural y urbano de San Adrián.

URBAN DESIGN OF "LA VILLA", SAN ADRIÁN

This project, executed in two phases, was born of the overarching need to improve conditions of stability on the earthworks where the old parish church is tucked away. It is an item in the baroque tradition which constitutes practically the only historical reference to the town of San Adrián, whilst at the same time as consolidating itself as an important post in bringing about improved access to the environment, and taking advantage of its mountainous terrain conditions, is fittingly able to delineate the old parish at the same time as endowing it with an urban hallmark in keeping with its relevance and milestone condition in the La Villa whole.

The overall treatment takes the adoption of a formal, constructive framework to its modern, logical conclusion, and relies on certain materials which, when used to the full extent of their potential, allow a variety of designs which are not only formal, but also superficial, according to its own inner qualities.

The sequence of walls, their height, installation and format, has been studied in such a way as to allow their directions to recover and recreate different perspectives without ever losing sight of the church's dominant silhouette. In this way, the appearance of large dimension walls has been avoided, seeking a harmonious staggered and concatenation, to recreate the profile of an historic quarter long since disappeared.

The walls were built with reinforced concrete dyed throughout with rust red oxides to fit in aesthetically with the large expanses of brickwork. The outline and texture created by the succession of walls, kerbs and level ramps is an attempt to offer visual variety, to safeguard existing unevenness, and to create places where the visual aspect, as the walker gains in height, gets more rewarding, through different levels and paved surfaces, and with views of San Adrián's natural rolling  town and countryside becoming superimposed on the viewer.

Autores del proyecto: Miguel A. Alonso de Val, Rufino J. Hernández Minguillón (ah asociados) http://www.ahasociados.com . Colaboradores: María José Prieto, Miguela Modrego. Aparejadores: Michel Aldaz García-Mina, Luis González, Patricia Sánchez Delgado. Promotor: Ayuntamiento de San Adrián. Contratista: Ferreira da Mota S.L. y Padenasa, S.A. Fecha proyecto: Octubre, 1998. Fecha finalización: Diciembre, 2001. Superficie construida: 1.656 m2. Fotografía: José Manuel Cutillas – Proyectar y archivo ah asociados.