During the construction of the new shipyard, original materials such as stone and wood were used in the workshop area, while in the shed there is a wooden structure that remains open on the sides. Such is the concern that the study has had, that thanks to various analyses and cataloging, 90% of the original trusses and a large number of planks have been recovered, together with other characteristic elements of the original shipyard.
Rehabilitation of the Ciprián Traditional Shipyard by Fuertes-Penedo Arquitectos. Photograph by Ana Amado.
Rehabilitation of the Ciprián Traditional Shipyard by Fuertes-Penedo Arquitectos. Photograph by Ana Amado.
Description of project by Fuertes Penedo Arquitectos
Galicia had more than one hundred traditional shipyards along the coast, but currently there are only ten left standing. The order for the rehabilitation of the traditional Ciprián shipyard was born at the end of 2018, the property being in an advanced state of ruin.
Prior to the development of the project, a historical-artistic study is carried out that places the building in context within the history of the maritime heritage of the Outes coastline. Built at the end of the 19th century, it is built of wood, granite, and tile, taking advantage of local resources as well as construction techniques typical of riverside carpentry.
The building is made up of five spaces (exterior work platform, ramp, shed, workshop, and sawmill) and responds to a trapezoidal shape determined by environmental conditions and the functional needs of the activity of building wooden boats.
Rehabilitation of the Ciprián Traditional Shipyard by Fuertes-Penedo Arquitectos. Photograph by Ana Amado.
Rehabilitation of the Ciprián Traditional Shipyard by Fuertes-Penedo Arquitectos. Photograph by Ana Amado.
Incorporating a new cultural and interpretive use, the proposal aims to recover the original configuration of the building, eliminating alterations and additions that distort the whole and respecting at all times the memory of the activity that took place there. The final objective of the entire process is to recover the testimony of a traditional activity typical of our territory and transmit to the new generations what riverside carpentry meant on the Galician coasts.
