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Carquero Arquitectura restores ancient Matrera Castle

Posted by on October 3, 2016


A+Awards: Spanish firm Carquero Arquitectura received a 2016 Architizer A+Award for this restoration of a crumbling hilltop castle near Cádiz.

After standing for around 1,000 years, Matrera Castle partially collapsed following a long period of abandonment, leaving only a couple of walls remaining.

Carquero Arquitectura was tasked with rebuilding the monument to reinforce the existing structure and prevent further collapse.

Rather than replicating the original stonewo… (View original article)

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