SGA-CP-001
Multi storey urban building in Seville, Macarena
LOCATION
This building is located in Sevilla’s north district, San Gil-Alameda (near the popular Basilica de la Macarena and the old city gate of the same name) and close to San Gil Church and BasÃlica Omnium Sanctorum, both catalogued as Bien de Interés Cultural del Patrimonio Histórico Español which is the legal form that guarantees the maximum level of protection conferred on a property in Spain, recognizing their high historical and architectural value.
At walking distance from Plaza de la Alameda (in six minutes), and with easy and quick access by car to major streets (Calle Resolana and Avenida Torneo).
CURRENT CONDITION
ORIGINAL TYPE: Storey house
CONSTRUCTION DATE: 1922-23
CURRENT USE: Commerce
LEGAL PROTECTION LEVEL: C / Protección Parcial / Grado 1
PLOT AREA (m²): 759,12
PLOT AREA OCCUPANCY (m²): 676,44
CONSTRUCTED AREA (m²): 1.700
FLOORS: 3 above ground level, 0 underground
ARCHITECTURAL INTEREST ELEMENTS: Bare brick nineteenth-century style façade facing main streets
INTERVENTION CRITERIONS
MAXIMUN PLOT AREA OCCUPANCY (m²): existing plot area occupancy must be maintained.
BUILDING HEIGHT: Existing height must be maintained as general principle
MAXIMUN BUILDING AREA: Existing global area must be maintained as general principle
CONSTRUCTION ABOVE MAXIMUN HEIGHT: technical facilities, elevator machine, roof over staircases, light elements, swimming-pools, storage rooms…
LEGAL USE REGIME: residence
Other allowed uses:
Ground floor: workshops + store + commerce + garage
Ground and first floors: workshops + office + hotel + recreational facilities
On all floors: residence + commerce (current use) + study (personal/professional office)
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SAN GIL ALAMEDA (MACARENA)
THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, ITS HISTORY
Its urban history dates back to the beginning of XII century, when a new stretch of the defending city wall was built, being Seville governed by Sultan Alà ibn Yúsuf (1083-1143). As a result, Seville’s extension became three times larger and the north area was incorporated within the city’s perimeter.
Urban axes articulating the new land appeared almost immediately: Calle Sol, Bustos Tavera, Calle San Luis (which is natural extension of the ancient roman Cardo Maximus) and Calle Feria.
Right after the conquest of the city by the catholic King Fernando III (removing Muslim Caid Axafat in 1248 from power), the construction works of San Gil and Omnium Snactorum churches starts over previous mosque plots. It is now when Calle Feria surrounding strengthen as commercial and craft industry focus.
Commerce with the newly discovered Americas (1492) boosts the economic development of Seville, as its river port holds the monopoly for the trade of incoming goods. Because of that, outstanding urban transformations are carried out in the district (like the drying of the Alameda Lagoon and its subsequent reforestation) and craft activities are promoted. All this contributed to growth of the north area population and to its urban consolidation.
But terrible plague of 1649 decimated the population to a half and San Gil neighborhood was severely affected. It was only in the XVIII century that crafts activities along Calle Feria awakes: in 1719 a first market pavilion is built, and this will give raise to the popular current one. Simultaneously, and nearby the new market, the construction works of Palacio del Pumarejo start.
In 1836 the poet Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer was born in a patio house on the street which today bears his name.
MACARENA NEIGHBORHOOD TODAY
Macarena / San Gil Alameda maintain its popular and commercial character and is one of the most vibrant and bustling areas in the city. It gathers more than a dozen outstanding historical buildings (the traditional market on Calle Feria included) and enjoys five catalogued public spaces, among which the Alameda de Hercúles promenade and Plaza del Pumarejo are best known.
The cultural offer at Macarena/San Gil/Alameda district is rich and diverse. Teatro Municipal Alameda hosts the Jazz Festival of Seville, Flamenco Biannual Festival, South Pop Festival, Audiovisual Festival Zemos98 and most specially theater shows for kids, very popular among sevillians on Sundays evening. Espacio Cultural Santa Clara (an ancient monastery recently renovated) hosts the Guitar Annual Festival of Sevilla, the Poets House, the Flamenco Biannual Festival and the Old Music Festival of Sevilla. Restaurants, bookshops, art galleries abound, contributing to the vitality of the neighborhood.