Part of:

• Fonds: Ábalos&Herreros fonds, 1920-2009
•    Series: Architectural projects, 1953-2009
•      Project: Biblioteca de Usera, Madrid, Spain (1995-2003), 1995-2003

People:

• Abalos & Herreros (archive creator)
• Abalos & Herreros (architectural firm)
• Iñaki Abalos (architect)
• Juan Herreros (architect)
• Ángel Jaramillo Sánchez (architect)
• Rocío Reín (collaborator)
• Pablo Puertas (collaborator)
• Miguel Kreisler (collaborator)
• Peter Halley (artist)
• José Manuel Sierra (structural engineer)
• Juan Gómez (structural engineer)
• José Torra (surveyor)
• Madrid (Spain : Region). Dirección General de Archivos, Museos y Bibliotecas (client)
• Madrid (Spain : Region). Consejería de Educación y Cultura (client)

Title:

Biblioteca de Usera, Madrid, Spain (1995-2003)

Date:

1995-2003

Level of archival description:
Project

Extent and medium:

• 362 photographic materials
  256 printouts
  26 reprographic copies
  16 graphic records
  14 drawings
  1 model
  0.1 l.m. of textual records

Scope and content:
The project series documents the competition entry, design, and execution of the José Hierro public library in the Usera district, Madrid, Spain. Abalos & Herreros were invited to participate in the competition organised by Consejería de Educación y Cultura (Council for Education and Culture), of the Comunidad de Autónoma de Madrid, and their entry won. The firm worked in collaboration with architect Ángel S. Jaramillo and artist Peter Halley. The firm identified this project as number 94.
In 2003, this project was a finalist at the 7th edition of the Bienal de Arquitectua Española and received a mention at the 17th edition of the Premios de Urbanismo, Arquitectura y Obra Publica 2003 from the Madrid City Council.
Documenting the project are design development and working drawings, correspondence, notes, project descriptions, studies, specifications, photographic materials and a model.

Reference number:

AP164.S1.1995.D1

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 graphic materials, design development and presentation drawings, and 150 photographic materials related to this project arranged in series AP164.S2 and AP164.S3. See files ARCH277445, ARCH278157, ARCH278240, ARCH278352, ARCH278354, ARCH278365, ARCH278368, ARCH278384, ARCH278385, ARCH278391, ARCH278441, ARCH278445, ARCH278453, ARCH278485, ARCH268525, ARCH268541, ARCH268546, ARCH268597, ARCH268725, ARCH270961, ARCH270963, ARCH270966, ARCH270971, ARCH270973, ARCH270974, ARCH270975, ARCH270976, ARCH270977, ARCH270978, ARCH270979, ARCH274217, and ARCH274529.

Contains:

• ARCH268526, Ring binder with photographic materials from the project Biblioteca Usera, Madrid, Spain, ca. 1995
• ARCH268638, Images of sketches and views of the model and of the construction phase of the Usera library by Abalos & Herreros, between 1995 and 2003
• ARCH268643, Interior and exterior views, aerial views and collages of the library Usera and a water treatment plant, between 1995 and 2003
• ARCH268986, Mainly sketches, plans and reference materials for the project Biblioteca Usera by Abalos & Herreros, between 1995 and 2003
• ARCH268999, Plans and views of the model and interior/exterior views of the Biblioteca Usera by Abalos & Herreros, between 1995 and 2003
• ARCH270949, Portfolio containing textual records from the project Biblioteca Usera, Madrid, Spain, November 1999
• ARCH274659, Ring binder containing photographic materials from the project Biblioteca Usera, Madrid, Spain, between 1995 and 2003
• ARCH275350, Design development and working drawings, Biblioteca de Usera, Madrid, Spain, 1996, 1999-2000
• ARCH277500, Printed emails with photographs by Roland Halbe of the Biblioteca Usera, Madrid, Spain, 2003
• ARCH277509, Design development drawings, Biblioteca Usera, Madrid, Spain, ca. 2004
• ARCH283681, Model, Biblioteca de Usera, Madrid, Spain, 1997