Bates´ Burrows Lea Farm: la arquitectura del humo de Alison y Peter Smithson
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Pérez Rodríguez, Marta
Barrera Puigdollers, J. Manuel
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La expresión "historical parallel" fue utilizada por los
arquitectos Alison y Peter Smithson para establecer un diálogo entre la propuesta Bates' Burrows
Lea Farm (7953) y la torre-fortaleza de Castle RisiNg (7783). La obra será definida por los
arquitectos como una forma compacta, aislada, elevada por encima del territorio y protegida gracias
al movimiento de tierras en torno a ella. Sin embargo, analizando ambas propuestas, la relación no
parece acabar en esa primera descripción. La presente investigación trata de desvelar a través de
un análisis comparado, como su concepción espacial se conciben a partir de un mismo arquetipo
formal. Un arquetipo protagonista indispensable en la conformación y evolución de la casa inglesa:
el hall. Un espacio que adquiere unas características muy específicas en el caso de la construcción
normanda y cuya esencia sabrán reconocer y trabajar los arquitectos como espacio
adaptable a la vida moderna.
The expression "historical parallel" was used by architects Alison and Peter Smithson to establish a dialogue between their proposal for Bates' Burrows Lea Farm (7953) and the tower-fortress of Castle RisiNg (7783). The work was defined by the architects as a compact, isolated form, elevated above the land and protected by the earthworks surrounding it. However, upon analysing both buildings, the relationship does not seem to end with this initial description. This research aims to reveal, through a comparative analysis, how their spatial conception was based on the same formal archetype. An archetype that is an indispensable protagonist in the formation and evolution of the English house: the hall. A space that, in the case of the Norman construction, takes on very specific characteristics and whose essence the architects would try to recognise and reinterpret on as a space adaptable to modern life.
The expression "historical parallel" was used by architects Alison and Peter Smithson to establish a dialogue between their proposal for Bates' Burrows Lea Farm (7953) and the tower-fortress of Castle RisiNg (7783). The work was defined by the architects as a compact, isolated form, elevated above the land and protected by the earthworks surrounding it. However, upon analysing both buildings, the relationship does not seem to end with this initial description. This research aims to reveal, through a comparative analysis, how their spatial conception was based on the same formal archetype. An archetype that is an indispensable protagonist in the formation and evolution of the English house: the hall. A space that, in the case of the Norman construction, takes on very specific characteristics and whose essence the architects would try to recognise and reinterpret on as a space adaptable to modern life.
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Pérez Rodríguez, M. & Barrera Puigdollers, J.M. (2024). Bates´ Burrows Lea Farm: la arquitectura del humo de Alison y Peter Smithson. REIA, 25, 27-39.



