Located in front of the monumental complex of Cordoba (Spain), Campo de la Verdad has gone through a major transformation in recent years. The refurbishment of the Roman Bridge and the surroundings of the Calahorra Tower, as well as the construction of Miraflores Bridge have substantially improved the connection between the two banks of the Guadalquivir river. In addition, important facilities such as the new Miraflores Park and the Andalusian Centre for Contemporary Creation C4 have eliminated the condition of suburb outside the city walls that has historically characterized this place. From this point of view, the site, now part of a strategic location in the city, must be understood not only in relation to the local pattern but also to this new condition.

Considerably influenced by local urban regulations based on typological preservation, the project develops a reinterpretation of them by the concept of massive facades and open and well‐lit interiors around courtyards, where general circulations take place. Furthermore, the project also performs this regulation as the desire to evoke familiar scenes of our culture: the open foyer as a transition between public and private space; the contrast between the controlled and calm courtyard atmosphere ‐characterized by the presence of water and vegetation‐ and the massive facades with vertical windows; or a specific materiality that comes from the use of traditional construction systems. Therefore, one of the main goals was to turn this architecture into a contemporary language, while creating a continuity relation ‐without nostalgia‐ between the values and memories that comes from it and which we associate with our common heritage.

▼庭院鸟瞰，aerial view of the center courtyard ©Fernando Alda