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applied sciences, 2024
In the city of Valencia (Spain), there existed from the Middle Ages until the mid-nineteenth cent... more In the city of Valencia (Spain), there existed from the Middle Ages until the mid-nineteenth century a building that fulfilled a municipal strategic function: The “new flour-weighing house”. Its purpose was to distribute food to the population and collect the corresponding indirect municipal taxes. Today, the existence of this building is not remembered, neither by scientists nor by citizens, and its importance, location and appearance are unknown. The building investigated, behind which the medieval façade of the “flour-weighing house” is hidden, is the Colomina Palace. In the investigation, its growth phases have been detected, and an idea of its structural organisation has been obtained. Research and investigation have been carried out by consulting historical, cartographic and archival material, together with advanced geomatics techniques, including close-range photogrammetry, terrestrial laser scanning and thermography. The fuse of colour and thermal imagery, together with point clouds and 3D models, help to visualise and check the different spatial transformations of the current “Colomina Palace”, adapting the sequence from medieval times into present. The methodology proposed in this study avoids the need to carry out destructive tests and the processing of permits, which speeds up decision-making and historical architectural reconstruction.
Designs, 2024
In 1944, the architect Antonio Gómez Davó designed and built a new house for Mr. Ferrer at Rocafo... more In 1944, the architect Antonio Gómez Davó designed and built a new house for Mr. Ferrer at Rocafort in the suburbs of Valencia (Spain). In this same year, Europe, America, Russia and even Japan were still at war and Spain was recovering from its own intestine conflict. Therefore, architectural innovations and influences were scarce, as was the circulation of specialized journals on the matter. Still, many creations were occurring, like ceramic vaults and the brise-soleil; further, the architect Le Corbusier had stated his profound nostalgia for the Mediterranean, a sea that he had come to appreciate in his travels to the “East”. In the case of Gómez Davó, having been born and raised in a prominent family of Valencia, he could not remain indifferent to the design features that appeared in the vernacular architecture of the area, especially the type of inclined louvers of Arabic descent, that covered bow-windows and balconies and which have come to be known in Spain as the Majorcan louvers; these are currently even employed by prominent architects like Rafael Moneo at the extension of the Painter Miro Foundation. However, with so many difficult circumstances surrounding him, Gómez Davó could not get to the point of producing a ground-breaking design based on solar assumptions for the whole façade of the house he was building; instead, when providing an entrance porch apt for living life in the pure Mediterranean tradition, he ventured to construct a surprising perforated wall oriented to the south in order to control radiation in the winter and provide shade in the summer while affording excellent light and superb conditions of ventilation. By means of self-devised simulation tools, we have analyzed the conditions of the house and especially of his innovative brise-soleil, which are at times reminiscent of Alvar Aalto’s solutions for day-lit roofs, and which he intuitively adapted to the latitude of Valencia with the help of incipient notions of solar geometry. By outlining such unknown and bold precedent and assessing the house’s proper climatic performance, we contribute to revitalizing the early and daring pioneers of solar architecture in peripheral Spain and Europe during the birth of critic regionalism, a fact often disregarded in the conventional history of Modern Architecture.
Pasado y Memoria, 2024
El espacio público urbano es un lugar en el que históricamente se ha reflejado tanto el ejercicio... more El espacio público urbano es un lugar en el que históricamente se ha reflejado tanto el ejercicio del poder como la reivindicación ciudadana. En España, la dictadura fran- quista establecería mecanismos de control del espacio público. Durante el periodo de la Transición, la voluntad de participar en lo público y las reivindicaciones sociales ur- banas serían canalizadas a través de las asociaciones de vecinos. Entre los principales objetivos de estos colectivos ciudadanos figuraba la creación, urbanización y mejora de los espacios públicos, especialmente las plazas urbanas. Los barrios más periféricosy de inmigración serían los ámbitos más activos de estas reivindicaciones urbanas. La recuperación cívica del espacio público sería una de las principales directrices so- ciales. En las corporaciones locales, la democratización plena no llegaría hasta abril de 1979, con las primeras elecciones municipales. En poco tiempo, el protagonismo representativo de los actores sociales de la escena urbana sería relevado por el de los actores políticos. Todos estos actos y actores son estudiados en la ciudad de Alicante como laboratorio histórico urbano. Los resultados evidencian la evolución de los ac- tores implicados y sus actitudes, la desigual fortuna de las soluciones urbanas y los principales motivos de todo ello, destacando las limitaciones del diseño participativo, la retracción de la conciencia ciudadana y la política urbana de pequeña escala.
Remote sensing, 2024
The city of Valencia (Spain) is famous for its Gothic bridges, built in the 16th century. Today, ... more The city of Valencia (Spain) is famous for its Gothic bridges, built in the 16th century. Today, the bridges no longer cross over the Turia River but have become walkways over one of the most extensive gardens in Europe. One of these bridges is the Serranos Bridge, the oldest bridge in the city and for centuries, it was the only one that existed. This research narrates the evolution of the historical changes related to this bridge, using Historic Building Information Modelling (HBIM) technology. The Serranos Bridge (and related Serranos Towers) were recorded with the help of terrestrial laser scanning, and parametric 3D modelling was followed after scan-to-HBIM. By referring to historical documents and traces from the past, the height of the historic wall of the city was obtained and used to recreate the urban footprint of the area. In addition, the details of the historical bridge components and the subsequent volumetric changes were reconstructed through HBIM. This investigation shows that there is a common symbol in the historical bridges of Valencia, called Casilicium, of which no traces can be identified in the present bridge. The effective integration of historical data, geomatics and HBIM can be used to understand the past and its complex transformation over six centuries with unprecedented expectations.
Cuaderno de notas, 2023
Palacios manieristas 2 The consolidation of a palatial model based on the Vitruvian domus. From t... more Palacios manieristas 2 The consolidation of a palatial model based on the Vitruvian domus. From the Palazzo dei Tribunali in Rome to the Palazzo Te in Mantua The article highlights that the free-standing palaces of the late Italian Renaissance, built by architects of Bramante's circle, share the same compositional scheme in plan, based on the study of the Vitruvian domus. Starting with the Palace of the Chancellery in Rome, the private palaces' typology was consolidated during the 16th century. It consists of the articulation of the floor plan throughout two orthogonal axes: a main one clearly inspired by the longitudinal axis of the classical domus and an added second transverse axis, which joins two new and secondary accesses. This spatial organization generates a building divided into four almost autonomous parts, endowed with their own communication elements. Although articulated by a central cortile, it allows independent functioning. This typological model should be considered as one of the taxonomies that have so far not been highlighted in the Italian Mannerist architecture of Bramante's circle.
LIÑO 29. Revista Anual de Historia del Arte., 2023
Precedent historic styles were analysed and recovered by historicist revisionism and revivalism d... more Precedent historic styles were analysed and recovered by historicist revisionism and revivalism during the
nineteenth century. The lack of a style of its century lead to eclecticism, a trend that involved merging diverse
ornamental repertories. Accordingly, eclectic garden design emp333loyed historic styles of different origins. As
the cities grew, suburban gardens were integrated within the urban sprawl. The Monforte Gardens in Valencia
represent a relevant case study characteristic of nineteenth century major garden design and development transformations.
Most significant are the design resources and strategies introduced in the original design by Sebastián
Monléon and, subsequently by Javier de Winthuysen as this research —including a thorough redrawing of the
garden layout— gives evidence of. The Monforte Gardens represent an eclectic urban gardening design example
in which the different parts maintain their independence without losing an overall unitary concept. Although
traditionally considered neoclassical gardens, this research argues they should be properly considered as eclectic
romantic gardens.
Ciudad y territorio, Sep 28, 2020
Desde mediados del siglo XIX, España intentaba recuperar las zonas rurales despobladas para su de... more Desde mediados del siglo XIX, España intentaba recuperar las zonas rurales despobladas para su desarrollo demográfico y agropecuario. Una continua evolución legislativa, mediante sucesivas dis- posiciones reguladoras, intentaría aportar soluciones desde un enfoque normativo. Tras la Guerra Civil, se propondrían modelos de colonización que contaran con dotaciones productivas y otros equipamientos a fin de reestructurar el medio rural y evitar su despoblación. En este contexto surgiría la Colonia de Aguas Vivas en Alzira, Valencia, un asentamiento agropecuario desarrollado en torno a un hospital antituber- culoso. Como principal conclusión, aunque esta actuación comparte algunas de las características propias de otros poblados de colonización, presenta unas particularidades promotoras, funcionales, urbanísticas, arquitectónicas y estilísticas que informan su necesaria puesta en valor.
espanolEn el “barri del mercat”, de la ciudad de Valencia y muy cerca de su gran Lonja, se encuen... more espanolEn el “barri del mercat”, de la ciudad de Valencia y muy cerca de su gran Lonja, se encuentra el conjunto edilicio objeto de este estudio. Las investigaciones, realizadas desde el simple campo de la toponimia, hasta el analisis constructivo, hacen suponer que se trata del edificio gremial de los tundidores valencianos. Se comprueba como el edificio, ahora camuflado por otras intervenciones posteriores, corresponde un tipo que no se puede relacionar con los habitualmente construidos en la ciudad de Valencia. Su origen claramente de la epoca de esplendor foral valenciano, sus dimensiones y los acabados utilizados en su construccion parecen remitir a un obrador medieval. Se ha reconocido una estructura de gran importancia que afecta conjuntamente a las hoy distintas propiedades. Esto unido a otras circunstancias propias y necesarias para ejercer el oficio de abaxador, existentes en el edificio, han venido a confirmar esta hipotesis. En este articulo se ofrece documentacion grafi...
Remote Sensing
In the framework of built heritage monitoring techniques, a prominent position is occupied by the... more In the framework of built heritage monitoring techniques, a prominent position is occupied by thermography, which represents an efficient and non-invasive solution for these kinds of investigations, allowing the identification of phenomena detectable only in the non-visible range of the electromagnetic spectrum. This is of extreme interest, especially considering the possibility of integrating the radiometric information with the 3D models achievable from laser scanning or photogrammetric techniques, characterised by a high spatial resolution. This paper aims to illustrate how combining different geomatics techniques (in particular, by merging thermal images, laser scanning point clouds, and traditional visible colour photogrammetric data) can efficiently support historical analyses for studying heritage buildings. Additionally, a strategy for generating HBIM models starting from the integration of 3D thermal investigations and historical sources is proposed, concerning both the mul...
Remote sensing, 2022
Abstract: In the framework of built heritage monitoring techniques, a prominent position is occu-... more Abstract: In the framework of built heritage monitoring techniques, a prominent position is occu- pied by thermography, which represents an efficient and non-invasive solution for these kinds of investigations, allowing the identification of phenomena detectable only in the non-visible range of the electromagnetic spectrum. This is of extreme interest, especially considering the possibility of integrating the radiometric information with the 3D models achievable from laser scanning or pho- togrammetric techniques, characterised by a high spatial resolution. This paper aims to illustrate how combining different geomatics techniques (in particular, by merging thermal images, laser scanning point clouds, and traditional visible colour photogrammetric data) can efficiently support historical analyses for studying heritage buildings. Additionally, a strategy for generating HBIM models starting from the integration of 3D thermal investigations and historical sources is proposed, concerning both the multi-temporal modification of the volumes of the building and the individual architectural elements. The case study analysed for the current research was the Palacio de Co- lomina in Valencia, Spain, a noble palace—now the headquarters of a university—that, during the last few centuries, has been subjected to considerable transformations in terms of rehabilitation works and modification of its volume.
VLC ARQUITECTURA, 2022
When modern architecture was built in Spain, it was from an almost exclusively formal perspective... more When modern architecture was built in Spain, it was from an almost exclusively formal perspective, leaving aside the industrial and social considerations that were an important part of its reason for being in the rest of Europe. The article studies one of the peri-urban space buildings that became fashionable in our territory during the 1920s and 1930s. It was these new population centres that led to the appearance of new architectural types, very characteristic of the Spanish pre-civil war period. The house for Dr. López-Trigo, currently demolished, is a good example of these new architectural typologies that were intended to give an idea of progress and modernity. There was the difficulty that, since it was not a new construction, the architect had to adapt to the existing elements. For this reason, he not only transformed the building giving it an avant-garde appearance, but also took advantage of all those materials that were in a position to be reused. The result was a cubist building to which curved elements were added, referring it to machinist architecture and reinforcing its idea of modernity.
Virtual Archaeology Review, 2020
The Palace of the Admirals of Aragón is in the city of Valencia, Spain. It was built in the Gothi... more The Palace of the Admirals of Aragón is in the city of Valencia, Spain. It was built in the Gothic style of the Valencian self-governing period, and has always been an “architectonic type” reference of this era. Referring to the building itself, there are two elements to highlight because of their interest. The first is its courtyard, which fits into the developed standards in all states of the old Crown of Aragón, talking about either the ones currently in Spain or those existing in France or Italy. Because of that, researchers came up with the term “Mediterranean Gothic” to define this style, since there are currently different geographic regions belonging to different countries. This courtyard will be the main research objective of this paper; it was designed before the ground floor, first floor and small attic interventions. The second element which makes this building unique is its ceilings of carved painted woodwork. Until the present day, this Palace has only been refurbishme...
Arte y Ciudad, 2012
Resumen El pensamiento romántico y la estética ecléctica marcaron las directrices de las artes du... more Resumen El pensamiento romántico y la estética ecléctica marcaron las directrices de las artes durante buena parte del siglo XIX. La arquitectura de jardines, es una de las artes que ejemplifica la aplicación de dichos preceptos. Por una parte, el historicismo imperante generalizó el interés por los estilos del pasado. En el caso de los jardines, renacimiento italiano, barroco francés y pintoresquismo inglés, fueron las referencias que los arquitectos y jardineros emplearon en los diseños decimonónicos. Por otra parte, los cambios sociales del siglo XIX, generaron nuevas necesidades dotacionales en las ciudades, como los parques urbanos de diversas escalas. Algunos jardines privados acabaron por integrarse en la ciudad como espacio público para el disfrute ciudadano. En Valencia, la génesis y posterior evolución de los Jardines de Monforte, ejemplifican y ponen en evidencia todas estas consideraciones estéticas, históricas y sociales. Palabras clave Espacio público, jardín urbano, eclecticismo, jardín romántico, siglo XIX.
VLC arquitectura. Research Journal, 2018
In Valencia there was a large building complex, the Grupo Benéfico San Francisco Javier in the di... more In Valencia there was a large building complex, the Grupo Benéfico San Francisco Javier in the district of Campanar, built in Spanish neo-colonial style, now disappeared. Among many of its endowments was a chapel designed in Maghrebi style (1941), which, of the entire ensemble, is the only construction currently left standing. The article, written with unpublished material, reveals the building and analyses the author, the Valencian architect Antonio Gómez Davó, to verify whether or not he acted with archaeological rigor in its design. For this, its building elements and parameters have been compared with other existing religious buildings in North Africa. This analysis shows efficiency in the floor plan and other parameters, for its use as a Catholic church. There is, on the other hand, a Maghrebi archaeological project rigor; in terms of its construction system, its forms and its decoration. We must also highlight the wise decision of including in the chapel a missing Spanish hist...
RESUMEN El presente artículo da a conocer tres proyectos sobre una misma tipología, el casino con... more RESUMEN El presente artículo da a conocer tres proyectos sobre una misma tipología, el casino concebido como club o lugar de reunión. Una misma tipología para una misma ciudad y en un espacio de tiempo aproximado (1931-49), concebida desde el punto de vista de tres arquitectos distintos: Alfonso Garín Ortolá, Antonio Gómez Davó y Cayetano Borso di Carminati González. Estos tres proyectos son absolutamente inéditos y parte de su interés, además de tratarse de una tipología poco frecuente hoy en día, radica en que dos de ellos se concibieron con un carácter mixto; es decir, debían simultanear el uso de "casino" con otro distinto. Ninguno de los proyectos llegó a construirse, siempre por motivos económicos, pero se puede comprobar el esfuerzo que hicieron estos arquitectos para complacer programas, normalmente complejos, ya que los usos demandados singularizaban a una clase alta del momento. Por ello, a través del análisis de estas propuestas, se pueden comprobar las aspiraciones de ocio y/o intelectuales de la sociedad valenciana de esa época.
EGA. Revista de expresión gráfica arquitectónica, 2013
This article will examine the graphic influence of Japanese art, specifically the woodblock print... more This article will examine the graphic influence of Japanese art, specifically the woodblock prints called Ukiyo-emade by the artist Hiroshige (1797-1858), in the early years of the work carried out by the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), represented in the drawings for the Wasmuth Portfolio, a publication released in Berlin in 1910 that intended to be Wright's letter of introduction in the old continent.
EGA, expresión gráfica arquitectónica, 2020
The aim of this paper is to show the method of the perspective restitution in the photography of ... more The aim of this paper is to show
the method of the perspective restitution in the photography of the long lost Valencian palace of Jura Real, in order to digitally rebuild
its façade. This work has been carried out through a search for old graphic and photographic material, in public and private archives. Fortunately, some elements have been found that belonged to
the demolished palace, which provide a metric reference. As a result of the graphic procedure, details of which can be found in this text, the missing façade has been redrawn by introducing the information into a vector-drawing program (Autocad).
Archivo de arte valenciano, 2020
En el “barri del mercat”, de la ciudad de Valencia y muy cerca de su gran Lonja, se encuentra el ... more En el “barri del mercat”, de la ciudad de Valencia y muy cerca de su gran Lonja, se encuentra el conjunto edilicio objeto de este estudio. Las investigaciones, realizadas desde el simple campo de la toponimia, hasta el análisis constructivo, hacen suponer que se trata del edificio gremial de los tundidores valencianos. Se comprueba como el edificio, ahora camuflado por otras inter- venciones posteriores, corresponde un tipo que no se puede relacionar con los habitualmente construidos en la ciudad de Valencia. Su origen claramente de la época de esplendor foral valenciano, sus dimensiones y los acabados utilizados en su construcción parecen remitir a un obrador medieval. Se ha reconocido una estructura de gran importancia que afecta conjunta- mente a las hoy distintas propiedades. Esto unido a otras circunstancias propias y necesarias para ejercer el oficio de abaxador, existentes en el edificio, han venido a confirmar esta hipótesis. En este artículo se ofrece documentación gráfica inédita, que da cuenta del estado actual del inmueble y propone una hipótesis reconstructiva, tanto en planta como en volumen.
Ciudad y territorio, estudios territoriales, 2020
Desde mediados del siglo XIX, España intentaba recuperar las zonas rurales despobladas para su de... more Desde mediados del siglo XIX, España intentaba recuperar las zonas rurales despobladas para su desarrollo demográfico y agropecuario. Una continua evolución legislativa, mediante sucesivas dis- posiciones reguladoras, intentaría aportar soluciones desde un enfoque normativo. Tras la Guerra Civil, se propondrían modelos de colonización que contaran con dotaciones productivas y otros equipamientos a fin de reestructurar el medio rural y evitar su despoblación. En este contexto surgiría la Colonia de Aguas Vivas en Alzira, Valencia, un asentamiento agropecuario desarrollado en torno a un hospital antituber- culoso. Como principal conclusión, aunque esta actuación comparte algunas de las características propias de otros poblados de colonización, presenta unas particularidades promotoras, funcionales, urbanísticas, arquitectónicas y estilísticas que informan su necesaria puesta en valor.
Virtual Archaeology Review, 2020
El actual Palacio del Almirante de Aragón, en Valencia (España), monumento histórico artístico de... more El actual Palacio del Almirante de Aragón, en Valencia (España), monumento histórico artístico desde 1944, es el resultado de la suma de varias intervenciones arquitectónicas a lo largo del tiempo. Tradicionalmente y a nivel disciplinar, se ha tomado este edificio como un paradigma de los palacios bajomedievales, construidos en los territorios del antiguo imperio aragonés. Los principales elementos arquitectónicos existentes en este monumento, incluso en época moderna, se han considerado como originales, o al menos ejecutados durante el siglo XVI. Este extremo tiene su explicación en que dichas intervenciones se realizaron “en estilo” y con pericia, tal como se solía hacer en aquella época en nuestro país. Este artículo da cuenta de una serie de obras efectuadas en el edificio, todas ellas desconocidas, durante la primera parte del siglo XX (1902-1935). Estas obras, anteriores a una actuación integral e institucional realizada en 1987, afectaron a su patio, pero también alteraron de forma importante el volumen del edificio. El texto, apoyándose en documentación inédita, identifica y data estas intervenciones, aclarando los autores y los trabajos acometidos. Se presta especial atención al patio central del palacio, como elemento claramente singularizador del monumento. La investigación se ha apoyado, en una búsqueda documental en archivos, públicos y privados, así como en un detenido estudio de los elementos alterados, en visitas al propio edificio. Para comprobar de forma más precisa la evolución y el alcance de las antedichas intervenciones, se han interpretado con modelados gráficos en 3D, tanto en el caso del patio como en el del volumen de todo el edificio. Estos modelados dan una idea con aceptable exactitud de sus distintas fases de transformación hasta adoptar su aspecto actual.
applied sciences, 2024
In the city of Valencia (Spain), there existed from the Middle Ages until the mid-nineteenth cent... more In the city of Valencia (Spain), there existed from the Middle Ages until the mid-nineteenth century a building that fulfilled a municipal strategic function: The “new flour-weighing house”. Its purpose was to distribute food to the population and collect the corresponding indirect municipal taxes. Today, the existence of this building is not remembered, neither by scientists nor by citizens, and its importance, location and appearance are unknown. The building investigated, behind which the medieval façade of the “flour-weighing house” is hidden, is the Colomina Palace. In the investigation, its growth phases have been detected, and an idea of its structural organisation has been obtained. Research and investigation have been carried out by consulting historical, cartographic and archival material, together with advanced geomatics techniques, including close-range photogrammetry, terrestrial laser scanning and thermography. The fuse of colour and thermal imagery, together with point clouds and 3D models, help to visualise and check the different spatial transformations of the current “Colomina Palace”, adapting the sequence from medieval times into present. The methodology proposed in this study avoids the need to carry out destructive tests and the processing of permits, which speeds up decision-making and historical architectural reconstruction.
Designs, 2024
In 1944, the architect Antonio Gómez Davó designed and built a new house for Mr. Ferrer at Rocafo... more In 1944, the architect Antonio Gómez Davó designed and built a new house for Mr. Ferrer at Rocafort in the suburbs of Valencia (Spain). In this same year, Europe, America, Russia and even Japan were still at war and Spain was recovering from its own intestine conflict. Therefore, architectural innovations and influences were scarce, as was the circulation of specialized journals on the matter. Still, many creations were occurring, like ceramic vaults and the brise-soleil; further, the architect Le Corbusier had stated his profound nostalgia for the Mediterranean, a sea that he had come to appreciate in his travels to the “East”. In the case of Gómez Davó, having been born and raised in a prominent family of Valencia, he could not remain indifferent to the design features that appeared in the vernacular architecture of the area, especially the type of inclined louvers of Arabic descent, that covered bow-windows and balconies and which have come to be known in Spain as the Majorcan louvers; these are currently even employed by prominent architects like Rafael Moneo at the extension of the Painter Miro Foundation. However, with so many difficult circumstances surrounding him, Gómez Davó could not get to the point of producing a ground-breaking design based on solar assumptions for the whole façade of the house he was building; instead, when providing an entrance porch apt for living life in the pure Mediterranean tradition, he ventured to construct a surprising perforated wall oriented to the south in order to control radiation in the winter and provide shade in the summer while affording excellent light and superb conditions of ventilation. By means of self-devised simulation tools, we have analyzed the conditions of the house and especially of his innovative brise-soleil, which are at times reminiscent of Alvar Aalto’s solutions for day-lit roofs, and which he intuitively adapted to the latitude of Valencia with the help of incipient notions of solar geometry. By outlining such unknown and bold precedent and assessing the house’s proper climatic performance, we contribute to revitalizing the early and daring pioneers of solar architecture in peripheral Spain and Europe during the birth of critic regionalism, a fact often disregarded in the conventional history of Modern Architecture.
Pasado y Memoria, 2024
El espacio público urbano es un lugar en el que históricamente se ha reflejado tanto el ejercicio... more El espacio público urbano es un lugar en el que históricamente se ha reflejado tanto el ejercicio del poder como la reivindicación ciudadana. En España, la dictadura fran- quista establecería mecanismos de control del espacio público. Durante el periodo de la Transición, la voluntad de participar en lo público y las reivindicaciones sociales ur- banas serían canalizadas a través de las asociaciones de vecinos. Entre los principales objetivos de estos colectivos ciudadanos figuraba la creación, urbanización y mejora de los espacios públicos, especialmente las plazas urbanas. Los barrios más periféricosy de inmigración serían los ámbitos más activos de estas reivindicaciones urbanas. La recuperación cívica del espacio público sería una de las principales directrices so- ciales. En las corporaciones locales, la democratización plena no llegaría hasta abril de 1979, con las primeras elecciones municipales. En poco tiempo, el protagonismo representativo de los actores sociales de la escena urbana sería relevado por el de los actores políticos. Todos estos actos y actores son estudiados en la ciudad de Alicante como laboratorio histórico urbano. Los resultados evidencian la evolución de los ac- tores implicados y sus actitudes, la desigual fortuna de las soluciones urbanas y los principales motivos de todo ello, destacando las limitaciones del diseño participativo, la retracción de la conciencia ciudadana y la política urbana de pequeña escala.
Remote sensing, 2024
The city of Valencia (Spain) is famous for its Gothic bridges, built in the 16th century. Today, ... more The city of Valencia (Spain) is famous for its Gothic bridges, built in the 16th century. Today, the bridges no longer cross over the Turia River but have become walkways over one of the most extensive gardens in Europe. One of these bridges is the Serranos Bridge, the oldest bridge in the city and for centuries, it was the only one that existed. This research narrates the evolution of the historical changes related to this bridge, using Historic Building Information Modelling (HBIM) technology. The Serranos Bridge (and related Serranos Towers) were recorded with the help of terrestrial laser scanning, and parametric 3D modelling was followed after scan-to-HBIM. By referring to historical documents and traces from the past, the height of the historic wall of the city was obtained and used to recreate the urban footprint of the area. In addition, the details of the historical bridge components and the subsequent volumetric changes were reconstructed through HBIM. This investigation shows that there is a common symbol in the historical bridges of Valencia, called Casilicium, of which no traces can be identified in the present bridge. The effective integration of historical data, geomatics and HBIM can be used to understand the past and its complex transformation over six centuries with unprecedented expectations.
Cuaderno de notas, 2023
Palacios manieristas 2 The consolidation of a palatial model based on the Vitruvian domus. From t... more Palacios manieristas 2 The consolidation of a palatial model based on the Vitruvian domus. From the Palazzo dei Tribunali in Rome to the Palazzo Te in Mantua The article highlights that the free-standing palaces of the late Italian Renaissance, built by architects of Bramante's circle, share the same compositional scheme in plan, based on the study of the Vitruvian domus. Starting with the Palace of the Chancellery in Rome, the private palaces' typology was consolidated during the 16th century. It consists of the articulation of the floor plan throughout two orthogonal axes: a main one clearly inspired by the longitudinal axis of the classical domus and an added second transverse axis, which joins two new and secondary accesses. This spatial organization generates a building divided into four almost autonomous parts, endowed with their own communication elements. Although articulated by a central cortile, it allows independent functioning. This typological model should be considered as one of the taxonomies that have so far not been highlighted in the Italian Mannerist architecture of Bramante's circle.
LIÑO 29. Revista Anual de Historia del Arte., 2023
Precedent historic styles were analysed and recovered by historicist revisionism and revivalism d... more Precedent historic styles were analysed and recovered by historicist revisionism and revivalism during the
nineteenth century. The lack of a style of its century lead to eclecticism, a trend that involved merging diverse
ornamental repertories. Accordingly, eclectic garden design emp333loyed historic styles of different origins. As
the cities grew, suburban gardens were integrated within the urban sprawl. The Monforte Gardens in Valencia
represent a relevant case study characteristic of nineteenth century major garden design and development transformations.
Most significant are the design resources and strategies introduced in the original design by Sebastián
Monléon and, subsequently by Javier de Winthuysen as this research —including a thorough redrawing of the
garden layout— gives evidence of. The Monforte Gardens represent an eclectic urban gardening design example
in which the different parts maintain their independence without losing an overall unitary concept. Although
traditionally considered neoclassical gardens, this research argues they should be properly considered as eclectic
romantic gardens.
Ciudad y territorio, Sep 28, 2020
Desde mediados del siglo XIX, España intentaba recuperar las zonas rurales despobladas para su de... more Desde mediados del siglo XIX, España intentaba recuperar las zonas rurales despobladas para su desarrollo demográfico y agropecuario. Una continua evolución legislativa, mediante sucesivas dis- posiciones reguladoras, intentaría aportar soluciones desde un enfoque normativo. Tras la Guerra Civil, se propondrían modelos de colonización que contaran con dotaciones productivas y otros equipamientos a fin de reestructurar el medio rural y evitar su despoblación. En este contexto surgiría la Colonia de Aguas Vivas en Alzira, Valencia, un asentamiento agropecuario desarrollado en torno a un hospital antituber- culoso. Como principal conclusión, aunque esta actuación comparte algunas de las características propias de otros poblados de colonización, presenta unas particularidades promotoras, funcionales, urbanísticas, arquitectónicas y estilísticas que informan su necesaria puesta en valor.
espanolEn el “barri del mercat”, de la ciudad de Valencia y muy cerca de su gran Lonja, se encuen... more espanolEn el “barri del mercat”, de la ciudad de Valencia y muy cerca de su gran Lonja, se encuentra el conjunto edilicio objeto de este estudio. Las investigaciones, realizadas desde el simple campo de la toponimia, hasta el analisis constructivo, hacen suponer que se trata del edificio gremial de los tundidores valencianos. Se comprueba como el edificio, ahora camuflado por otras intervenciones posteriores, corresponde un tipo que no se puede relacionar con los habitualmente construidos en la ciudad de Valencia. Su origen claramente de la epoca de esplendor foral valenciano, sus dimensiones y los acabados utilizados en su construccion parecen remitir a un obrador medieval. Se ha reconocido una estructura de gran importancia que afecta conjuntamente a las hoy distintas propiedades. Esto unido a otras circunstancias propias y necesarias para ejercer el oficio de abaxador, existentes en el edificio, han venido a confirmar esta hipotesis. En este articulo se ofrece documentacion grafi...
Remote Sensing
In the framework of built heritage monitoring techniques, a prominent position is occupied by the... more In the framework of built heritage monitoring techniques, a prominent position is occupied by thermography, which represents an efficient and non-invasive solution for these kinds of investigations, allowing the identification of phenomena detectable only in the non-visible range of the electromagnetic spectrum. This is of extreme interest, especially considering the possibility of integrating the radiometric information with the 3D models achievable from laser scanning or photogrammetric techniques, characterised by a high spatial resolution. This paper aims to illustrate how combining different geomatics techniques (in particular, by merging thermal images, laser scanning point clouds, and traditional visible colour photogrammetric data) can efficiently support historical analyses for studying heritage buildings. Additionally, a strategy for generating HBIM models starting from the integration of 3D thermal investigations and historical sources is proposed, concerning both the mul...
Remote sensing, 2022
Abstract: In the framework of built heritage monitoring techniques, a prominent position is occu-... more Abstract: In the framework of built heritage monitoring techniques, a prominent position is occu- pied by thermography, which represents an efficient and non-invasive solution for these kinds of investigations, allowing the identification of phenomena detectable only in the non-visible range of the electromagnetic spectrum. This is of extreme interest, especially considering the possibility of integrating the radiometric information with the 3D models achievable from laser scanning or pho- togrammetric techniques, characterised by a high spatial resolution. This paper aims to illustrate how combining different geomatics techniques (in particular, by merging thermal images, laser scanning point clouds, and traditional visible colour photogrammetric data) can efficiently support historical analyses for studying heritage buildings. Additionally, a strategy for generating HBIM models starting from the integration of 3D thermal investigations and historical sources is proposed, concerning both the multi-temporal modification of the volumes of the building and the individual architectural elements. The case study analysed for the current research was the Palacio de Co- lomina in Valencia, Spain, a noble palace—now the headquarters of a university—that, during the last few centuries, has been subjected to considerable transformations in terms of rehabilitation works and modification of its volume.
VLC ARQUITECTURA, 2022
When modern architecture was built in Spain, it was from an almost exclusively formal perspective... more When modern architecture was built in Spain, it was from an almost exclusively formal perspective, leaving aside the industrial and social considerations that were an important part of its reason for being in the rest of Europe. The article studies one of the peri-urban space buildings that became fashionable in our territory during the 1920s and 1930s. It was these new population centres that led to the appearance of new architectural types, very characteristic of the Spanish pre-civil war period. The house for Dr. López-Trigo, currently demolished, is a good example of these new architectural typologies that were intended to give an idea of progress and modernity. There was the difficulty that, since it was not a new construction, the architect had to adapt to the existing elements. For this reason, he not only transformed the building giving it an avant-garde appearance, but also took advantage of all those materials that were in a position to be reused. The result was a cubist building to which curved elements were added, referring it to machinist architecture and reinforcing its idea of modernity.
Virtual Archaeology Review, 2020
The Palace of the Admirals of Aragón is in the city of Valencia, Spain. It was built in the Gothi... more The Palace of the Admirals of Aragón is in the city of Valencia, Spain. It was built in the Gothic style of the Valencian self-governing period, and has always been an “architectonic type” reference of this era. Referring to the building itself, there are two elements to highlight because of their interest. The first is its courtyard, which fits into the developed standards in all states of the old Crown of Aragón, talking about either the ones currently in Spain or those existing in France or Italy. Because of that, researchers came up with the term “Mediterranean Gothic” to define this style, since there are currently different geographic regions belonging to different countries. This courtyard will be the main research objective of this paper; it was designed before the ground floor, first floor and small attic interventions. The second element which makes this building unique is its ceilings of carved painted woodwork. Until the present day, this Palace has only been refurbishme...
Arte y Ciudad, 2012
Resumen El pensamiento romántico y la estética ecléctica marcaron las directrices de las artes du... more Resumen El pensamiento romántico y la estética ecléctica marcaron las directrices de las artes durante buena parte del siglo XIX. La arquitectura de jardines, es una de las artes que ejemplifica la aplicación de dichos preceptos. Por una parte, el historicismo imperante generalizó el interés por los estilos del pasado. En el caso de los jardines, renacimiento italiano, barroco francés y pintoresquismo inglés, fueron las referencias que los arquitectos y jardineros emplearon en los diseños decimonónicos. Por otra parte, los cambios sociales del siglo XIX, generaron nuevas necesidades dotacionales en las ciudades, como los parques urbanos de diversas escalas. Algunos jardines privados acabaron por integrarse en la ciudad como espacio público para el disfrute ciudadano. En Valencia, la génesis y posterior evolución de los Jardines de Monforte, ejemplifican y ponen en evidencia todas estas consideraciones estéticas, históricas y sociales. Palabras clave Espacio público, jardín urbano, eclecticismo, jardín romántico, siglo XIX.
VLC arquitectura. Research Journal, 2018
In Valencia there was a large building complex, the Grupo Benéfico San Francisco Javier in the di... more In Valencia there was a large building complex, the Grupo Benéfico San Francisco Javier in the district of Campanar, built in Spanish neo-colonial style, now disappeared. Among many of its endowments was a chapel designed in Maghrebi style (1941), which, of the entire ensemble, is the only construction currently left standing. The article, written with unpublished material, reveals the building and analyses the author, the Valencian architect Antonio Gómez Davó, to verify whether or not he acted with archaeological rigor in its design. For this, its building elements and parameters have been compared with other existing religious buildings in North Africa. This analysis shows efficiency in the floor plan and other parameters, for its use as a Catholic church. There is, on the other hand, a Maghrebi archaeological project rigor; in terms of its construction system, its forms and its decoration. We must also highlight the wise decision of including in the chapel a missing Spanish hist...
RESUMEN El presente artículo da a conocer tres proyectos sobre una misma tipología, el casino con... more RESUMEN El presente artículo da a conocer tres proyectos sobre una misma tipología, el casino concebido como club o lugar de reunión. Una misma tipología para una misma ciudad y en un espacio de tiempo aproximado (1931-49), concebida desde el punto de vista de tres arquitectos distintos: Alfonso Garín Ortolá, Antonio Gómez Davó y Cayetano Borso di Carminati González. Estos tres proyectos son absolutamente inéditos y parte de su interés, además de tratarse de una tipología poco frecuente hoy en día, radica en que dos de ellos se concibieron con un carácter mixto; es decir, debían simultanear el uso de "casino" con otro distinto. Ninguno de los proyectos llegó a construirse, siempre por motivos económicos, pero se puede comprobar el esfuerzo que hicieron estos arquitectos para complacer programas, normalmente complejos, ya que los usos demandados singularizaban a una clase alta del momento. Por ello, a través del análisis de estas propuestas, se pueden comprobar las aspiraciones de ocio y/o intelectuales de la sociedad valenciana de esa época.
EGA. Revista de expresión gráfica arquitectónica, 2013
This article will examine the graphic influence of Japanese art, specifically the woodblock print... more This article will examine the graphic influence of Japanese art, specifically the woodblock prints called Ukiyo-emade by the artist Hiroshige (1797-1858), in the early years of the work carried out by the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), represented in the drawings for the Wasmuth Portfolio, a publication released in Berlin in 1910 that intended to be Wright's letter of introduction in the old continent.
EGA, expresión gráfica arquitectónica, 2020
The aim of this paper is to show the method of the perspective restitution in the photography of ... more The aim of this paper is to show
the method of the perspective restitution in the photography of the long lost Valencian palace of Jura Real, in order to digitally rebuild
its façade. This work has been carried out through a search for old graphic and photographic material, in public and private archives. Fortunately, some elements have been found that belonged to
the demolished palace, which provide a metric reference. As a result of the graphic procedure, details of which can be found in this text, the missing façade has been redrawn by introducing the information into a vector-drawing program (Autocad).
Archivo de arte valenciano, 2020
En el “barri del mercat”, de la ciudad de Valencia y muy cerca de su gran Lonja, se encuentra el ... more En el “barri del mercat”, de la ciudad de Valencia y muy cerca de su gran Lonja, se encuentra el conjunto edilicio objeto de este estudio. Las investigaciones, realizadas desde el simple campo de la toponimia, hasta el análisis constructivo, hacen suponer que se trata del edificio gremial de los tundidores valencianos. Se comprueba como el edificio, ahora camuflado por otras inter- venciones posteriores, corresponde un tipo que no se puede relacionar con los habitualmente construidos en la ciudad de Valencia. Su origen claramente de la época de esplendor foral valenciano, sus dimensiones y los acabados utilizados en su construcción parecen remitir a un obrador medieval. Se ha reconocido una estructura de gran importancia que afecta conjunta- mente a las hoy distintas propiedades. Esto unido a otras circunstancias propias y necesarias para ejercer el oficio de abaxador, existentes en el edificio, han venido a confirmar esta hipótesis. En este artículo se ofrece documentación gráfica inédita, que da cuenta del estado actual del inmueble y propone una hipótesis reconstructiva, tanto en planta como en volumen.
Ciudad y territorio, estudios territoriales, 2020
Desde mediados del siglo XIX, España intentaba recuperar las zonas rurales despobladas para su de... more Desde mediados del siglo XIX, España intentaba recuperar las zonas rurales despobladas para su desarrollo demográfico y agropecuario. Una continua evolución legislativa, mediante sucesivas dis- posiciones reguladoras, intentaría aportar soluciones desde un enfoque normativo. Tras la Guerra Civil, se propondrían modelos de colonización que contaran con dotaciones productivas y otros equipamientos a fin de reestructurar el medio rural y evitar su despoblación. En este contexto surgiría la Colonia de Aguas Vivas en Alzira, Valencia, un asentamiento agropecuario desarrollado en torno a un hospital antituber- culoso. Como principal conclusión, aunque esta actuación comparte algunas de las características propias de otros poblados de colonización, presenta unas particularidades promotoras, funcionales, urbanísticas, arquitectónicas y estilísticas que informan su necesaria puesta en valor.
Virtual Archaeology Review, 2020
El actual Palacio del Almirante de Aragón, en Valencia (España), monumento histórico artístico de... more El actual Palacio del Almirante de Aragón, en Valencia (España), monumento histórico artístico desde 1944, es el resultado de la suma de varias intervenciones arquitectónicas a lo largo del tiempo. Tradicionalmente y a nivel disciplinar, se ha tomado este edificio como un paradigma de los palacios bajomedievales, construidos en los territorios del antiguo imperio aragonés. Los principales elementos arquitectónicos existentes en este monumento, incluso en época moderna, se han considerado como originales, o al menos ejecutados durante el siglo XVI. Este extremo tiene su explicación en que dichas intervenciones se realizaron “en estilo” y con pericia, tal como se solía hacer en aquella época en nuestro país. Este artículo da cuenta de una serie de obras efectuadas en el edificio, todas ellas desconocidas, durante la primera parte del siglo XX (1902-1935). Estas obras, anteriores a una actuación integral e institucional realizada en 1987, afectaron a su patio, pero también alteraron de forma importante el volumen del edificio. El texto, apoyándose en documentación inédita, identifica y data estas intervenciones, aclarando los autores y los trabajos acometidos. Se presta especial atención al patio central del palacio, como elemento claramente singularizador del monumento. La investigación se ha apoyado, en una búsqueda documental en archivos, públicos y privados, así como en un detenido estudio de los elementos alterados, en visitas al propio edificio. Para comprobar de forma más precisa la evolución y el alcance de las antedichas intervenciones, se han interpretado con modelados gráficos en 3D, tanto en el caso del patio como en el del volumen de todo el edificio. Estos modelados dan una idea con aceptable exactitud de sus distintas fases de transformación hasta adoptar su aspecto actual.
Tres arquitectos, una ciudad y un tiempo : Ribes, Mora y Goerlich en la València de principios del siglo XX, 2022
Los elementos ornamentales de la obra modernista valenciana, distinguieron y personificaron tanto... more Los elementos ornamentales de la obra modernista valenciana, distinguieron y personificaron tanto al autor de la misma como a los artistas-artesanos que participaron en su embellecimiento y, por supuesto, representaron la posición social de los dueños de los edificios. Tanto a nivel teórico como plástico, existió un desarrollo evidente del pensamiento de Gottfried Semper, en la distinción del plano de carga del plano ornamental. La innovación arquitectónica de los estilos fin de siglo radicó, en gran medida, en una introducción masiva de revestimientos polícromos. La importancia del detalle, en la arquitectura, era un componente de potencial fuerza expresiva que los maestros-artistas del cambio de siglo explotaban, que permitía distinguir lo común de lo excepcional. En este texto, se analizan detalladamente los nuevos materiales aparecidos en el periodo y su convivencia con los tradicionales. Se estudia la aplicación del estilo en edificios públicos importantes, de la ciudad de Valencia, como los mercados Central y Colón, y la Estación de Ferrocarriles del Norte.
Revisando la época de las vanguardias. Apuntes para una arquitectura en e siglo XXI., 2018
En un libro dedicado a la arquitectura de vanguardia, parece conveniente estudiar la postura de l... more En un libro dedicado a la arquitectura de vanguardia, parece conveniente estudiar la postura de los "otros arquitectos". El texto da a conocer la postura de los arquitectos denominados tradicionalistas, los que no rompían con la historia, con respecto a las vanguardias. Éstos fiaban la modernidad de la arquitectura a la tradicional y continua evolución que había ido formando los distintos estilos a lo largo del tiempo. Se toma como ejemplo de uno de estos arquitectos a Casto Fernández-Shaw Iturralde, debido a la gran divulgación que tuvieron desde la revista profesional, que el mismo dirigía. Cortijos y rascacielos.