Ordenación de la Plaza de Castilla, Madrid, Spain (1986)

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• Fonds: Ábalos&Herreros fonds, 1920-2009
•    Series: Architectural projects, 1953-2009
•      Project: Ordenación de la Plaza de Castilla, Madrid, Spain (1986), 1986-1987

People

• Abalos & Herreros (archive creator)
• Abalos & Herreros (architectural firm)
• Iñaki Abalos (architect)
• Juan Herreros (architect)

Title

Ordenación de la Plaza de Castilla, Madrid, Spain (1986)

Dates of creation

1986-1987

Level of archival description

Project

Extent and Medium

• 12 drawings
• 3 panels
• 1 model

Scope and Content

This project series documents a competition entry for the organization of the Plaza de Castilla. Specifically, the project had to accommodate two small plots as well as find solutions for the existing and future needs of a traffic interchange in Madrid, Spain. The project includes a mixed-use tower block for public and private activities. The firm identified this project as number 42.

In 1986, Abalos & Herreros won second prize for this project at a national competition organised by the Ayuntamiento de Madrid.

Documenting this project are design development and presentation drawings, textual documentation, panels and a model.

Reference Number

AP164.S1.1986.D6

Arrangement

Materials in this project series were kept in their original order.

Location

Madrid Spain

Language of material

Spanish

Related units of description

• Note that there are additional photographic and graphic materials, design development and presentation drawings related to this project arranged in series AP164.S2 and AP164.S3. See files ARCH277513, ARCH278411, ARCH278433, ARCH278440, ARCH278461, ARCH268540, ARCH268582, ARCH268719, ARCH268879, ARCH269279, ARCH270960, ARCH270966, ARCH270975, ARCH270976, ARCH271077, ARCH271461, ARCH271624, and ARCH274529.

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  • Reference Number: ARCH267787
  • Title: Elevations, plans and site plans
  • Dates of creation: ca. 1986
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Abalos & Herreros (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Stage and Purpose:

  • presentation drawing (proposal)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 9 black ink on translucent paper with pieces of translucent paper or electrophotographic print affixed with adhesive tape, 1 black ink on translucent paper

  Dimensions:

  sheets: 90 × 31,2 cm

  Location:

  Madrid Spain

  Credit line:

  Abalos & Herreros fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Iñaki Ábalos et Juan Herreros/
  Gift of Iñaki Ábalos and Juan Herreros
  

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  • Materials in this file were originally arranged along with materials in file ARCH267797.

  Folder Number:

  164-006-007

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  • Reference Number: ARCH267797
  • Title: Site plan, Ordenación de la Plaza Castilla, Madrid, Spain
  • Dates of creation: ca. 1986
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Abalos & Herreros (architectural firm)
  • Iñaki Abalos (architect)
  • Juan Herreros (architect)
  • Abalos & Herreros (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 drawing(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • design development drawing

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 black ink on translucent paper with orange paper cuts affixed with adhesive tape

  Dimensions:

  sheet: 101,1 × 100,9 cm

  Physical Description:

  - The drawing is rolled.

  Inscription:

  uninscribed

  Location:

  Madrid Spain

  Credit line:

  Abalos & Herreros fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Iñaki Ábalos et Juan Herreros/
  Gift of Iñaki Ábalos and Juan Herreros
  

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  • This drawing was originally arranged along with materials in file ARCH267787.
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  • Reference Number: ARCH268309
  • Title: Plan of the model for the Ordenación de la Plaza Castilla, Madrid, Spain
  • Dates of creation: ca. 1986
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Abalos & Herreros (architectural firm)
  • Abalos & Herreros (archive creator)

  Description:

  Includes a plan, an elevation, a perspective and a site plan.

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 drawing(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • presentation drawing (proposal)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 graphite, red ink and tape on electrophotographic print

  Dimensions:

  sheet: 50 × 116,1 cm

  Physical Description:

  - Strips of adhesive tape frame the drawing. - The drawing has a white plastic hanging strip on its left edge.

  Inscription:

  inscribed

  Location:

  Madrid Spain

  Credit line:

  Abalos & Herreros fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Iñaki Ábalos et Juan Herreros/
  Gift of Iñaki Ábalos and Juan Herreros
  

  Folder Number:

  164-006-017

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  • Reference Number: ARCH269767
  • Title: Competition drawing of the site plan for the Ordenación de la Plaza Castilla, Madrid, Spain
  • Dates of creation: 1986 or 1987?
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Abalos & Herreros (architectural firm)
  • Abalos & Herreros (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 panel(s)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 mounted reprographic copy

  Technique and media:

  Wood, cardboard, metal

  Dimensions:

  panel: 119 × 83.8 × 2.4 cm (46 7/8 × 33 × 15/16 in.)

  Inscription:

  inscribed, labelled and numbered

  Location:

  Madrid Spain

  Credit line:

  Abalos & Herreros fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Iñaki Ábalos et Juan Herreros/
  Gift of Iñaki Ábalos and Juan Herreros
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH269768
  • Title: Competition drawing of elevations for the Ordenación de la Plaza Castilla, Madrid, Spain
  • Dates of creation: 1986 or 1987?
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Abalos & Herreros (architectural firm)
  • Abalos & Herreros (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 panel(s)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 mounted reprographic copy

  Technique and media:

  Wood, cardboard, metal

  Dimensions:

  panel: 118.9 × 83.7 × 2.4 cm (46 13/16 × 32 15/16 × 15/16 in.)

  Inscription:

  inscribed and numbered

  Location:

  Madrid Spain

  Credit line:

  Abalos & Herreros fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Iñaki Ábalos et Juan Herreros/
  Gift of Iñaki Ábalos and Juan Herreros
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH269769
  • Title: Competition drawing of plans and perspectives, Ordenación de la Plaza Castilla, Madrid, Spain
  • Dates of creation: 1986 or 1987?
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Abalos & Herreros (architectural firm)
  • Abalos & Herreros (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 panel(s)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 mounted reprographic copy

  Technique and media:

  Wood, cardboard, metal

  Dimensions:

  model: 119 × 83.7 × 2.8 cm (46 7/8 × 32 15/16 × 1 1/8 in.)

  Inscription:

  inscribed, labelled and numbered

  Location:

  Madrid Spain

  Credit line:

  Abalos & Herreros fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Iñaki Ábalos et Juan Herreros/
  Gift of Iñaki Ábalos and Juan Herreros
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH271460
  • Title: Portfolio containing several versions of the project description (dummies) for the project Ordenación de la Plaza Castilla, Madrid, Spain
  • Dates of creation: 1986
  • Form: drawings, textual records, photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Abalos & Herreros (architectural firm)
  • Abalos & Herreros (archive creator)

  Description:

  Contains project descriptions, conceptual and presentation drawings. Includes as well a textual record entitled : "Bases del Concurso para la Ordenación, Urbanización y Edificación de la Plaza Castilla y su entorno urbano".

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 14 stats, 12 black-and-white transparencies, 7 black ink on translucent paper, 1 flat, 1 negative, 1 electrophotographic print on translucent paper, 1 colour electrophotographic print, 1 electrophotographic print

  Dimensions:

  portfolio: 36,4 × 51,4 × 2,2 cm

  Inscription:

  dated, inscribed and labelled

  Credit line:

  Abalos & Herreros fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Iñaki Ábalos et Juan Herreros/
  Gift of Iñaki Ábalos and Juan Herreros
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH283678
  • Title: Model, Ordenación de la Plaza Castilla, Madrid, Spain
  • Dates of creation: 1986
  • Form: models
  • Catalogued items within this file 1

  People:

  • Abalos & Herreros (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 model in metal, wood, cardboard and paper

  Dimensions:

  model: 8 × 57 × 52 cm

  Credit line:

  Abalos & Herreros fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Iñaki Ábalos et Juan Herreros/
  Gift of Iñaki Ábalos and Juan Herreros
  

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    • ARCH269167
    • Model of the Ordenación de la Plaza Castilla, Madrid, Spain
    • Form: models
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