Kalam was established in 1987 aiming to ensure a distinctive quality value necessary in our industry; through qualified on staff professionals, with broad experience in all essential trades.
our staff
a guarantee of success
We have recruited and trained in our workshops, the best team of specialists in restoration and architectural reproductions, in Occupational Risk Prevention, Materials Quality Assurance, Construction Pathology…
an excellent
track record
With restorations recognized and rewarded. We have completed restorations, recognized and awarded by professionals and managers of architectural heritage, such as the interventions in the cathedrals of Sigüenza, Santiago de Compostela, Coria (Cáceres), Cuenca, Plasencia, Almería, Cádiz or Seville.
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interventions in World Heritage Sites
+750
professional and craftsmen around the world
+ 1000
jobs successfully completed
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disciplinary proceedings
our own specialized staff
In Kalam it has been a priority to ensure the value-added differentiation of our work, enabling us to earn the trust of our clients and a position at the forefront of the industry. To that end, we have created a team of technicians, historians, Fine Arts graduates, restorers, master craftsmen and essential trades, all with training and experience in rehabilitation and restoration, who count with the proper equipment and make use of the adequate materials.
project support department
Intervention in heritage and extraordinary monuments, always complex buildings which require troubleshooting various functional problems and have a whole repertoire of pathologies, led us to create the Project Support Department (DAP in Spanish). In the different preliminary research or predesign phases, DAP identifies the building conditions, studies the materials and complements the analysis of the building systems used, proposing solutions to the preservation agencies and their technical staff.
laboratory: analysis and control
A relevant section of our Project Support Department is our laboratory, which allows us to identify the immediate physical and chemical characterization of constructive components, aggressive agents and environmental conditions. A diagnostic hypothesis is obtained throughout the duration of the job, as a reference for the construction solutions finally implemented. Distinguished architectural studios have valued our contribution to optimize construction investment and timelines.
national archaeological museum
A good example of the level of trust in our Project Support Department, of which we are very proud, is the commission by the National Archaeological Museum of Spain to write the conservation studies for more than six hundred pieces from the Organic Materials and Fine Arts collections, for their Museology Plan. These were drafted by a team of Art History graduates and restorers, encompassing works in stone and wood, canvas paintings, panel paintings, furniture, musical instruments, sarcophagi, mummies, textiles and archaeological artifacts.
our own resources
Our senior technicians, architects, building engineers, Fine Arts graduates, restorers, experts in the study of materials and pathologies, craftsmen, and in-house traditional trades, are coordinated by highly experienced middle managers and the logistics team. They make possible an effective collaboration with technicians who rely on our services to support them in the preliminary study and design phases, always ensuring the best value in terms of economic appraisal and warranties for any Rehabilitation Project.
The creation and consolidation of in-house workshops is one of our distinguishing features in the two logistical infrastructures. Just as the on-site workshops at relevant restoration sites, in which our artisans shape, reproduce, prepare, and calibrate metal pieces, repair and strengthen wood framing, and calculate the proper proportions of aggregate, pigment and additives according to the lab work table that controls all of the chemical and operative processes.
geographical scope
The business organization for the implementation of works is divided into two pillars – territorial and logistical.
TERRITORIAL: Madrid – Barcelona – Bilbao – Lisbon – New York – Chile – Mexico – Peru – The Netherlands – Angola
LOGISTICS: Permanent Workshops – On-site Workshops
These areas of the organization have the authority to make the necessary decisions and thus respond effectively to the demands of our customers and the requirements of the work. Technically they are managed by departments that guarantee, on all jobs, the following: health, safety and quality controls, fulfillment of commitments with our warranty seals, technical management, control and development of material conditions, human resources and administrative and financial management. Registered offices have full control of local management and projection of the company in all areas.
clients
governmental and public institutions
- Ministry of Culture, France
- Ministry of Culture, Uzbekistan.
- Ministry of Fisheries, Angola.
- Ministry of Tourism, Cuba
- Ministry of Agriculture, Spain
- Ministry Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Spain
- Minisitry of Economy and Finance, Spain
- Minisitry of Education and Culture, Spain
- Minisitry of Public Works, Spain
- Minisitry of Justice and of Presidency, Spain
- Ministry of Public Works, Chile
- Havana City Historian’s Office
- National Fine Arts Museum, Chile.
- National Archaeological Museum of Spain
- The Senate, Spain
- Patronage of the Royal Alcázar of Segovia, Spain
- General Directorate of Libraries, Archives and Museums (DIBAM), Chile
- Uzbekistan State Committee for Tourism Development
- Chilean Navy
- Chilean Economic Development Agency, CORFO
- Bank of Spain
- National Library, Chile
- Casa de America
- Center of National Monuments, France
- Congress of Deputies, Spain
- Consortium for the city of Toledo
- Spanish Chamber of Commerce
- General Directorate of Housing
- Embassy of Belgium in Spain
- Embassy of Colombia in Spain
- Embassy of Morocco in Spain
- South African Embassy in Spain
- Spanish Cultural Heritage Institute (IPCE), Spain
- Instituto Politécnico del Ejército, Spanish Army
- National Maritime Museum, Chile
- Renfe, Spain
- Operator of heritage and real estate projects of culture (OPPIC), France
- National Heritage, Spain
- Assembly of Madrid, Spain
- Town Halls, Spain
- Canal de Isabel II (CYII)
- Government of Madrid
- Madrid Chamber of Commerce
- Provincial Council of Toledo, Spain
- Départament Maine-et-Loire, France
- Municipal Housing and Land
- Company of Madrid (EMVS), Spain
- Regional government of Aragón
- Regional government of Cantabria
- Regional government Castilla La Mancha
- Regional government of Castilla y León
- City and Commune of Lota, Chile
- City and Commune of Santiago, Chile
- City and Commune of Viña del Mar, Chile
- Région Pays de la Loire, France
- Saumur Agglo, France
- University of Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
clients
private institutions and entities
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madrid, Spain
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of (Santiago de) Compostela , Spain
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toledo, Spain
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seville, Spain
- Convent of the Discalced Carmelites of San José, Toledo, Spain
- Augustinian School, Spain
- Jesús-María School, Spain
- Ana Mª Lama Foundation
- Casa de la Virgen Foundation
- César Carlos Foundation
- Poor Clares of Griñón, Spain
- Poor Clares of Valdemoro, Spain
- Mercedarins of Madrid, Spain
- Roman Catholic Diocese of A. de Henares, Spain
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Coria, Cáceres, Spain
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuenca, Spain
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Getafe, Spain
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Sigüenza, Guadalajara, Spain
- The Royal Scots College, Spain
- Catalana Occidente Insurance Group
- Our Lady from America Hospitalç
- Oficial Institute of Architects of Guadalajara (COACM), Spain
- España, S.A., National Insurance Company
- Crédito y Caución
- El Corte Inglés
- General Electric
- Generali Insurance Company
- Gullón S.A.
- Hermandad Nacional de Arquitectos
- JcDecaux
- Mapfre
- National Museum Thyssen – Bornemisza, Spain
- Mutua Madrileña (Insurance Company)
- Royal Automobile Club of Spain (R.A.C.E.)
- The Royal Academy of Medicine, Spain
- Real Madrid F. C.
- Bilbao Insurance Company
- Metrópolis Insurance Company
- Omnia Insurance Company
- Telefónica
- Zurich Insurance Company, Spain
- Sor Holding Limited
- Acción Media
- Aguirre Newman
- Banco Santander
- Banesto
- Bank of Tokyo – Mitsubishi UFJ
- Caja Madrid
- CB Richard Ellis
- Chase Manhattan Bank EE.UU.
- Colonial
- Deutsche Bank
- Gargallo Hotels
- Gran Hotel Medinaceli
- Hotel Lloret Ramblas, S.A.
- Hotel Princesa. Green Investment
- Hotel Ritz
- Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts
- KGK Ramblas España, S.L.
- La Caixa
- Meliá Hotels & Resorts
- Posada del León de Oro, Hotel
- Printer Comunication
- Sol by Meliá
- Sumasa
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation