Analogy, contrast and addiction of elements were the concepts always present during the planning process of the town hall refurbishment of the municipality of Traspinedo. We wanted to recreate a new urban space inside the old Republican School that during the democracy turned into the City Hall. Our purpose: make simile of streets, squares and buildings, contained in a sky composed of wooden beams and an horizon bounded by rough stone walls.

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Architects: Óscar Miguel Ares Álvarez

Location: Plaza Mayor, 1, 47330 Traspinedo, Valladolid, Spain

Architect In Charge: Óscar Miguel Ares Álvarez

Area: 574.0 m2

Project Year: 2014

Photography: Óscar Miguel Ares Álvarez
Construction Management: Óscar Miguel Ares Álvarez

Execution Management: Javier Palomero Alonso

Collaborators: Bárbara Arranz González, Jesús J. Ruiz Alonso, Dorota Tokarska

Promoter: Ayuntamiento de Traspinedo

Construction: Aguado Núñez Construcciones S.L.

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From the architect. Analogy, contrast and addiction of elements were the concepts always present during the planning process of the town hall refurbishment of the municipality of Traspinedo. We wanted to recreate a new urban space inside the old Republican School that during the democracy turned into the City Hall. Our purpose: make simile of streets, squares and b...