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It respects to the maximum the conservation of its historical elements.
Methods such as the "sewing" of load-bearing walls with fiberglass are used and the repair of the vaults of the staircase is executed with the same technique as those of the churches.
The Mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jódar, along with the Councilors of Historic Casco, Recruitment and Personnel in the Municipal Consistory, Francisco Garcia, Juan Francisco Martínez and Fulgencio Gil, has reported that the comprehensive repair and recovery works of Villaescusa House have Already achieved 60% of execution, and its completion is expected, if no relevant incidents arise, during the second quarter of 2017.
The First Edil has stressed that the actions for the repair of the Palace of Villaescusa, which involve an investment of 350,000 euros, are clearly respectful of the original condition of the building, as they are based on the adoption of techniques and use of traditional materials with the Objective of combining classic and modern elements so that they work together to respond to situations like earthquakes.
This obliges to conjugate the respect to the historical character of the property and its elements with the exigency of strengthening it against hypothetical seismic episodes.
Francisco Jódar has stated that it is a building built with load-bearing walls and woody structures and that, therefore, requires a very particular intervention, away from the usual performances in buildings of modern structure, since it needs a work adapted to the Characteristics of its structure.
The challenge that has had to be faced in the execution of these works is to maintain all those historical elements of the building retaining the strengths of the structures that have kept this construction in place despite the seismic eventualities that it has suffered .
"Slimming" the structure and the covers to increase the resistance of the Palace.
The Mayor has explained that all metal reinforcements (mainly large steel beams) are being removed and reinforcing the existing wood slabs by their upper face, by installing wood sheets, in addition to a layer of compression With arlite (clay stone of very light weight), connected by boleros barraqueros and a mesh of distribution.
This technique forms a beam of mixed wood-concrete composition, which increases the strength of the slab and drastically reduces damages in the event of an earthquake.
Work is being done with the primary objective of lightening the weight of the building, as has been done, for example, with church roofs and domes.
For this, those elements that suppose overload are being eliminated, such as gravel fillings and double or triple soles.
The heights of the floors of each plant have been unified, correcting the difference of level that existed in the floor of the same plant.
To date, 60% of the work has been completed, lightening the building by 300 tons.
To lighten the property, is also proceeding to the removal of any type of slab or concrete or metallic structure of the decks.
The new roofs are being built with beams of laminated wood and sandwich panel crowned with the tiles originating from the building.
In this way the load on the walls is also considerably reduced.
Respecting and improving the characteristic elements.
To preserve the idiosyncrasy of the building, all the vaulted walls of brick have been maintained, especially those of the staircase, removing exclusively the broken bricks that have been replaced by others of identical material.
It is a technique that has required great precision, and whose execution is identical to the one performed to reduce the weight of the vaults in the churches lorquinas damaged by the earthquakes of 2011.
The intervention to respect the structure of the ladder box has also required the reinforcement of its high floor, connecting its corners, as well as checking for the existence of a top wooden sleeper, to support the structure.
The performance in the traditional stone walls of Villaescusa has seen the repair of the cracks they had, which have been "stitched" with rods of fiberglass.
The works include the pitting of the exterior and interior facade cladding, new cladding and painting.
A fully accessible and better prepared Palace in case of emergencies.
One of the guidelines that are guiding the work in the building is the need to remove the architectural barriers that it presented, in such a way that it is totally accessible for people with disabilities.
This includes, for example, the complete replacement of the elevator, with a new elevator of better performance, more comfortable and less consumption.
In fact it is able to self-supply of energy to operate autonomously for an extended period of time in case of power failure.
These works also include the adaptation of toilets to the accessibility regulations.
The works add the installation of an emergency staircase that will communicate the two floors of the building with the interior patio, whose uralite decks will be replaced by a sandwich panel.
The objective is that the property now has an escape route in case of emergency, improving its security.
The building will once again house the municipal services of Heritage, Recruitment, Tourism and Statistics.
The challenges of repairing Villaescusa.
Maintain as many old structures as possible.
Do not modify stiffness.
Do not place new materials to avoid dangerous discontinuities.
Maintain your main elements.
Add only those that increase their values.
Follow the criterion of minimum intervention.
Use softer materials so that the intervention is in the background.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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