This 13th-century edifice was the residence of the archbishops of Toledo. It shows a medley of styles, such as Mudéjar, Renaissance, and Baroque, with a notable 16th-century contribution by Alonso de Covarrubias. A designated historic and artistic monument since 1931, the building had serious issues
Comprehensive rehabilitation in the World Heritage historic center of Toledo of various listed buildings for use as a four-star hotel, with 67 rooms and a spa. Our interdisciplinary team undertook the necessary excavations, recovering cisterns buried by backfill, with underpinning of foundations and structural consolidation
The former Home of San Juan Bautista was built in 1868-74 as a charitable institution for destitute children. Following previous work in various phases between 1994 and 2002, it is being used now as a further education center. KALAM is currently carrying out a complete
We were asked by the owners to perform a holistic rehabilitation of this apartment building erected in 1891. The work included restoration of the main facades with replacement and cleaning of ornamental features and wooden joinery, facade openings, shutters and louvers, etc.; restoration of courtyards,
We worked on this iconic school building designated as a cultural heritage asset over various phases, according to the school’s functional needs. The project involved cleaning suited to each substrate, restoration of plaster surfaces with lime mortar and natural pigments with high UV resistance as
Improvement of the façade envelope and remodeling of roofs of this residential building in the Cuenca del Medio Jarama in Madrid. The facades were rehabilitated using an exterior thermal insulation system (SATE) with an acrylic mortar finish. On the flat roofs of the patios, after
In our interventions in residential buildings we highlight the updating of envelopes, correcting the deficiencies experienced over time, to improve aesthetics and performance against external agents. In this building we addressed the cleaning of the pre-existing brick, replacing the missing pieces and carrying out a
Our work on this building, part of Madrid's Puerta del Sol streetscape, included a complete refurbishment for a new use. Of particular note was the renovation of the timber structure, using three different types of wood: sawn lumber to replace uprights and wall plates, glulam
For this community of owners KALAM performs the rehabilitation and conservation works of the envelope and the roof of this corner building. The intervention consists of cleaning with pressurized water, the replacement of the weathered brick pieces, the recovery of the grouting, the patination for
We intervene in this mid-twentieth century building, belonging to a group of semi-detached buildings, in which the most exposed houses showed in the previous state clear signs of condensation on the walls. Also, due to local regulations, any action on the facade must reproduce the