Complete Rehabilitation of an Eighteenth-Century Mansion in Fuentes de Andalucía

Abstract

This project has involved the full restoration of a mansion representative of the vernacular Andalusian Baroque style in the town of Fuentes de Andalucía, in the La Campiña region east of Seville. The house, built in the mid-eighteenth century by Alonso Ruiz Florindo—outstanding figure of a saga of master builders—is notable for the remarkable cut and carved brickwork of its facades and courtyards, characteristic of the distinctive ornamental language of this master’s output. When the project was undertaken, the building was in a dilapidated state, showing signs of dereliction and ruin. The work ranged from structural consolidation, removal of damp, and refurbishment of roofs to its extension through the addition of new volumes, the recomposition of the exterior spaces, a full renewal of amenities, and installation of new heating and cooling systems. Original features were also restored, such as the woodwork of eighteenth-century carved doors and beam-and-panel ceilings, along with a comprehensive restoration of the original ornamental geometry of the carved brickwork in the facade and courtyard.