


Restoration of the cloister of the Talamanca de Jarama Charterhouse
Intervention on the cloister roofs
The Talamanca de Jarama Charterhouse, a Site of Cultural Interest since 2022, is one of the most outstanding examples that we have preserved of architecture intended for agricultural production.
It is made up of several buildings: Central Building, Stables Building, Chapel and Main Building. Continuing with the restoration that was carried out in the Central Building, the actions of the last intervention have focused on the restoration of roofs of the body of the cloister in the Main Building.
The intervention also involved the demolition of some small roofs of the cloister that were very deteriorated and were spurious constructions dating from the mid-20th century, of very poor construction quality, as well as the recovery of two galleries in the courtyard delimited by this building.
Restauración del claustro
After carrying out the corresponding archaeological studies and reading of the walls, a closed gallery located on the interior north façade of the main building, which was in a state of ruin, has been recovered.
Views of the gallery originally closed in the courtyard, in a very poor state of conservation and its subsequent intervention with excavation of original pavements that has uncovered the original right foot of the gallery.
The actions carried out on the roofs were mainly the following:
- Dismantling of coverings, fillings and deck reinforcements.
- Restoration and repair of all the wooden frames present throughout the roof structure.
- Flooring, waterproofing and tile coverings, after their removal and recovery.
- Lead and eaves work, for correct evacuation of roof water.
Images of the roofs before and after the intervention. The structure was shored up and had collapsed.
A previously existing open gallery located on the south façade of the Chapel Building has also been restored, which will allow the previously existing communication between the Main Building and the Chapel Building to be re-established through two doors that are currently walled up. The interventions have been, fundamentally, the following:
- Restoration of the cloister façades for typological recovery based on the reading of the walls, including wooden frames and carpentry and metal grilles for its openings.
- Recovery of the structure and roof based on the results of the excavation, also recovering the base of the walls, upright posts and eaves sleepers, footings, corbels and rafters, shingle boards and tiles.
- Removal of spurious elements, much later than the construction of the original buildings, of very poor construction quality and which were in a very poor state of conservation, such as a wall in the courtyard, several roofs and some garden elements.
Before and after images of the old gallery opening onto the courtyard. The gallery had spurious roofs and a wall of poor construction quality, much later than the original buildings.