Recovery of domestic architectural heritage in the Albaicín of Granada (Spain)

Principles of transformation of Mudejar houses into social housing

Abstract

One of the objectives of heritage legislation in Spain is to transmit cultural assets to future generations. Taking this legal premise into account, we present a study in which we show how, through architectural rehabilitation, it has been possible to connect two different historical moments: the 16^th century and the 21^st century. The extension of the useful life of Mudejar domestic architecture has been taken as a reference. The keys that have justified the strategy, backed by a sustainable framework, have been to serve a dual purpose: on one hand, recovering the cultural asset and, the other hand, offering a housing solution for a disadvantaged population. The knowledge of this architecture located in a World Heritage Site such as the Albaicin neighbourhood in Granada (Spain), the criteria used in the actions analysed, together with a vision of the most immediate results, justify making this experience known in order to extrapolate it to other geographical to other geographical and cultural contexts.