The renovation has meant the integration of the wall into the urban fabric, as well as adding heritage value thanks to the history behind it. For the Barrio de la Villa, it has meant a cultural and social increase in the area.
Project description by EYAC Arquitec
The situation of deterioration and degradation in which this environment of the Barrio de la Villa and the Walls of the Castle was found, motivated the realization of the present intervention on the remains of the southern section of the medieval Wall; always combining archaeological research with attempts to restore and consolidate existing wall structures.
On the other hand, the particular geological-geotechnical problems of the area, related to phenomena associated with the unstable situation of the edge of the slope where the action is located, and which caused permanent damage to said structures, precipitated the need to act against the risk of landslides that existed and that could have affected not only the conservation of the heritage but also to the houses that sit on this very degraded edge of the Villa (houses on Ana de la Rosa and Tinte streets)
Consolidation and Improvement of the Medieval Wall of Cabra by EYAC Arquitec. Photograph by Manolo Espaliú.
The actions carried out involve the consolidation and recovery of the Wall in the section that runs parallel to Ana de la Rosa Street, as well as the structural consolidation of the slope that descends towards the back of Tinte Street. In addition, with these actions, the risk of slipping in the most dangerous section has been eliminated.
From the constructive point of view, the sum of innovative methodologies in the heritage field (consolidation injections) with local and traditional rehabilitation and reconstruction techniques of stone factories, defines the character of the intervention. In this way it has been possible to eliminate the risk of landslides, the damaged sections of the Wall have been consolidated, new walls have been rebuilt where we found lost sections and new routes have been created that provide new perspectives.
Consolidation and Improvement of the Medieval Wall of Cabra by EYAC Arquitec. Photograph by Manolo Espaliú.
The present intervention supposes the consolidation and recovery of the Medieval Wall, allows the integration of the walled enclosure in the urban fabric in addition to the Enhancement of this Enclave Patrimonial, with Iberian, Roman, and medieval defensive structures, of transcendental importance due to the impact that the recovery of this property means socially and culturally for the inhabitants of the Barrio de la Villa in particular and the people of Egabrense in general.
