BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID: Distrito Castellana Norte X-WR-CALNAME:Distrito Castellana Norte BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20220714T084237Z UID:7890 DTEND;VALUE=DATE: DTSTART;VALUE=DATE: DTSTAMP:20220929T101612Z LOCATION: DESCRIPTION:We would love to meet you Would you like to be part of the Crea Madrid Nuevo Norte team? Leave us your CV and we will consider it for future vacancies that fit your profile. SUMMARY:Spontaneous candidacy ORGANIZER:Distrito Castellana Norte URL;VALUE=URI:https://creamadridnuevonorte.com/en/talento/spontaneous-candidacy/ TRANSP:OPAQUE BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY TRIGGER;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20220929T121612Z DESCRIPTION:Reminder for Spontaneous candidacy END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID: Distrito Castellana Norte X-WR-CALNAME:Distrito Castellana Norte BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20220714T080143Z UID:8037 DTEND;VALUE=DATE: DTSTART;VALUE=DATE: DTSTAMP:20220929T101612Z LOCATION: DESCRIPTION:

DCN is now called Crea Madrid Nuevo Norte as we move into this decisive phase of the capital's great development project

The company’s new name represents the fusion of two concepts: our drive to create a city and our commitment to promote Madrid Nuevo Norte as a legacy for future generations. This new name is also a visible marker for the new stage we are entering in Madrid’s great transformation, which is already in the execution phase.     Distrito Castellana Norte (DCN) has changed its name to Crea Madrid Nuevo Norte (CreaMNN), as the company enters the decisive phase of the transformative urban development initiative, Madrid Nuevo Norte, which, after 28 years of planning, has entered the implementation phase for the first time in its history and is therefore now a reality. The new name represents the fusion of the two elements that best define the biggest private promoter of Madrid Nuevo Norte: our drive to create a city and to promote the capital's great urban transformation project. As of today, the company’s name will be forever associated with its dedication to promoting the completion of Madrid Nuevo Norte, working alongside the other owners and Public Administrations. This name also reinforces the company's commitment to this strategic project for the city and the region, as well as to the citizens, institutions and public companies linked to the project, all pursuing the same legacy of creating the best possible Madrid for future generations. To achieve this, the company’s vocation is rooted in a very strong purpose and solid values: “Our purpose is to make Madrid the best city in the world, a city that shows how good we already are and just how great we can become, the best of the best” said the president of Crea Madrid Nuevo Norte, Álvaro Aresti. In this new stage, CreaMNN is beginning with the firm conviction that Madrid is already an extraordinary city, so we are working to continue improving it and making it a global leader in innovation and urban sustainability. We will always respect Madrid's unique identity, whilst working to enhance and adapt it to the new social, economic, technological, and environmental realities of the world today, and always putting people at the very heart of all decisions.   City creators We are a team of more than 60 professionals in fields as diverse as engineering, architecture, urban planning, finance, environmental sciences, property development, law, sociology, and communication. We can draw on all these disciplines to place our knowledge and expertise at the service of Madrid Nuevo Norte, the most important urban regeneration project in Europe. Our new name marks the end of a long period during which we have worked to define the best possible urban development initiative. We are now launching new phase that is both exciting and complex as we set out to materialise his great example of public-private collaboration.   Next steps The company is announcing its new name at a key moment in the Madrid Nuevo Norte project, which is coming to a head over the coming months, as urban development projects are rolled out in areas such as Tablas Oeste and Centro de Negocios Chamartin. The aim is for works to get underway  at the end of 2023 in Las Tablas Oeste and around one year later in the Centro de Negocios Chamartin. SUMMARY:DCN is now called Crea Madrid Nuevo Norte as we move into this decisive phase of the capital’s great development project ORGANIZER:Distrito Castellana Norte URL;VALUE=URI:https://creamadridnuevonorte.com/en/noticia/dcn-se-llama-desde-hoy-crea-madrid-nuevo-norte-para-acompanar-la-etapa-decisiva-del-gran-proyecto-de-la-capital/ TRANSP:OPAQUE BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY TRIGGER;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20220929T121612Z DESCRIPTION:Reminder for DCN is now called Crea Madrid Nuevo Norte as we move into this decisive phase of the capital’\;s great development project END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID: Distrito Castellana Norte X-WR-CALNAME:Distrito Castellana Norte BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20220714T080038Z UID:8038 DTEND;VALUE=DATE: DTSTART;VALUE=DATE: DTSTAMP:20220929T101612Z LOCATION: DESCRIPTION:

DCN is now called Crea Madrid Nuevo Norte as we move into this decisive phase of the capital's great development project

The company’s new name represents the fusion of two concepts: our drive to create a city and our commitment to promote Madrid Nuevo Norte as a legacy for future generations. This new name is also a visible marker for the new stage we are entering in Madrid’s great transformation, which is already in the execution phase.   Distrito Castellana Norte (DCN) has changed its name to Crea Madrid Nuevo Norte (CreaMNN), as the company enters the decisive phase of the transformative urban development initiative, Madrid Nuevo Norte, which, after 28 years of planning, has entered the implementation phase for the first time in its history and is therefore now a reality. The new name represents the fusion of the two elements that best define the biggest private promoter of Madrid Nuevo Norte: our drive to create a city and to promote the capital's great urban transformation project. As of today, the company’s name will be forever associated with its dedication to promoting the completion of Madrid Nuevo Norte, working alongside the other owners and Public Administrations. This name also reinforces the company's commitment to this strategic project for the city and the region, as well as to the citizens, institutions and public companies linked to the project, all pursuing the same legacy of creating the best possible Madrid for future generations. To achieve this, the company’s vocation is rooted in a very strong purpose and solid values: “Our purpose is to make Madrid the best city in the world, a city that shows how good we already are and just how great we can become, the best of the best” said the president of Crea Madrid Nuevo Norte, Álvaro Aresti. In this new stage, CreaMNN is beginning with the firm conviction that Madrid is already an extraordinary city, so we are working to continue improving it and making it a global leader in innovation and urban sustainability. We will always respect Madrid's unique identity, whilst working to enhance and adapt it to the new social, economic, technological, and environmental realities of the world today, and always putting people at the very heart of all decisions.   City creators We are a team of more than 60 professionals in fields as diverse as engineering, architecture, urban planning, finance, environmental sciences, property development, law, sociology, and communication. We can draw on all these disciplines to place our knowledge and expertise at the service of Madrid Nuevo Norte, the most important urban regeneration project in Europe. Our new name marks the end of a long period during which we have worked to define the best possible urban development initiative. We are now launching new phase that is both exciting and complex as we set out to materialise his great example of public-private collaboration.   Next steps The company is announcing its new name at a key moment in the Madrid Nuevo Norte project, which is coming to a head over the coming months, as urban development projects are rolled out in areas such as Tablas Oeste and Centro de Negocios Chamartin. The aim is for works to get underway  at the end of 2023 in Las Tablas Oeste and around one year later in the Centro de Negocios Chamartin. 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This small temple, recently restored, is one of the hallmarks of the historic neighbourhood and houses one of the only three coffered ceilings of Mudejar lacquer work preserved in Madrid.

Rescued by the Madrid City Council from an advanced state of degradation, this 16th century chapel will be the protagonist of a park within the green artery with which Madrid Nuevo Norte will link the city with El Pardo.

[caption id="attachment_8122" align="alignnone" width="1024"]chapel Restoration work 'in situ' of the coffered ceiling of the San Roque chapel in Fuencarral, carried out following a strict criterion of maximum conservation of the original elements. Photo: Madeplagas.[/caption] Current district of Fuencarral, which was a village, has recuperated one of its historic landmarks thanks to the complete restoration of the 16th-century chapel dedicated to San Roque. Its discreet exterior conceals one of the only three surviving coffered ceilings of Mudejar lacquer work in the city of Madrid. As part of the Madrid Nuevo Norte urban regeneration project, the chapel will remain in its original location and will become a fundamental part of the green artery that will join the public spaces in the northern part of the urban development project area with the Hills of El Pardo. The most outstanding element of this monument is the coffered ceiling, which covers the entire interior space. Also known as "armaduras de lazo" (looped armatures), coffered ceilings are one of the most representative features of the interiors in Mudéjar architecture, a genuinely Spanish historical style that emerged from the application of constructions techniques, materials and forms from Islamic architecture into Christian buildings. Its impressive wooden ceilings, worked in the form of an inverted trough, reproduced geometric shapes that were worked by highly specialised and valued masters. As the architect who directed the restoration work on the building, Pedro Ponce de León explains that "its design and construction was based on a profound knowledge of the geometry, assembly techniques and structural behaviour of wood". Compared with the only two other surviving wooden coffered ceilings of Mudejar origin in Madrid, those of the church of Santa María la Blanca in Canillejas and the centrally located San Nicolás de los Servitas, both dating from the 15th century, the singularity of San Roque lies in the fact that, being a more modest-sized chapel, the coffered ceiling covers the entire roof of the church, explains the architect. "The main challenge of restoring the coffered ceiling," says the architect, "was to recover its stability and solidity with minimal intervention, and also to do it 'in situ', preserving its authenticity and thus avoiding its complete dismantling and transfer to a workshop”. [caption id="attachment_8124" align="alignnone" width="1299"]chapel View of the Mudejar coffered ceiling of the San Roque chapel, after completing its restoration. Photo: Madeplagas.[/caption]
Saved from collapse
The chapel suffered serious deterioration from rainwater damp, which caused the wood to rot and attracted wood-eating insects. In addition, the interior was blackened by the lighting of bonfires during its years of neglect, and lack of maintenance. The restoration, promoted by Madrid City Council's Directorate General of Heritage, has been carried out with a view to preserving the original elements wherever possible, according to Roberto de las Heras, technical manager of the company Madeplagas, who participated in the restoration work. Roberto de las Heras, an expert in restoration of reinforcement carpentry in historic buildings, specified that "approximately 20% of the wooden cladding board and elements of the coffered ceiling made of ribbon board and wooden beams were used, the rest had to be replaced". The technician explains that "there were elements that were in such a bad state that they had to be replaced, such as the so-called 'sleeper' beams". The continuous and constant rotting, when it reaches very advanced levels, means that the wood loses consistency, most of its fibres become detached, and it is beyond recovery. For the replacements, the same wood as the original structure, Scots pine, was used. [caption id="attachment_8125" align="alignnone" width="1299"]chapel Condition of the central area of the coffered ceiling before and during restoration. The missing geometric figures were recovered using four-pointed stars based on traces and hollows left in the wood. Photos: Madeplagas.[/caption]
Restored splendour
"After levelling, reinforcing, replacing, sanding, etc., a chemical treatment was applied to the wood," explains De las Heras, to protect and cure the wood, as well as to prevent the presence of wood-eating insects. Subsequently, "a decorative finish was applied, toning both the new and old parts, in order to smooth out the differences", explained the expert. In the central part of the coffered ceiling, which is known as the "almizate" and which was the most decorated part of the ceiling, "an area of lacemaking was missing and, based on the traces that were on the knuckles of the almizate, we were able to reconstruct these geometric figures based on four-pointed stars, taking advantage of the elements that remained", added Heras.
A surprise within the walls
According to the architect in charge of the project, the roof is even older than the rest of the building: "It seems clear that it was not built 'ex profeso', but was transported from another place and a from a different building, requiring adjustments and modifications to the crowns and the layout of the perimeter walls of the chapel". These walls have also been restored, are made of brick, and small stone boxes with unbaked mud or tapial, as Ponce de León explained. During the restoration work, a surprising discovery was made: as the architect recounts, during the cleaning and opening of the old niches in the apse, "images of saints of great interest appeared, embedded in the two side niches, which had been hastily hidden there, under a masonry partition wall, and which were moved for restoration". Meanwhile, the local historian of Fuencarral, José Martín de la Fuente, pointed out that of the newly discovered images, "the most valuable is a Saint Anton from the school of Alonso Berruguete”. [caption id="attachment_8123" align="alignnone" width="2048"]chapel Before and after photos showing the transformation of the exterior of the chapel. Photos: Madeplagas.[/caption]
A country chapel, devoted to the sick and to pilgrims
In the opinion of the architect-restorer, "the chapel was certainly an isolated milestone in the rustic landscape of Fuencarral from the 17th-18th centuries onwards". And regarding its use, he explained that the complex "has a small room attached to the outside of the apse, of more recent construction, which could have been used as a small lazaretto for the sick or for the chapel's custodian". At that time there was a deep-rooted tradition of using the chapel dedicated to San Roque - the patron saint of the sick and a pilgrim to Rome - to receive the sick and travellers. Added to this is the fact that the chapel was located on the natural passage through Fuencarral from Madrid to Santiago de Compostela, so it is possible that it once served as a small hospital for pilgrims. According to the historian José Martín de la Fuente, the 16th century, when the temple was built, was "a period plagued by droughts, floods and multiple epidemics, mainly plague and catarrh, which, surely, would not differ much from the current Covid-19". Because of this, explains the historian, the town of Madrid made a perpetual vow to San Roque in 1507, a milestone of which there is documentary evidence. SUMMARY:Fuencarral recovers the San Roque chapel, an unknown jewel of the Mudejar architecture ORGANIZER:Distrito Castellana Norte URL;VALUE=URI:https://creamadridnuevonorte.com/en/noticia/fuencarral-recovers-the-san-roque-chapel-an-unknown-jewel-of-the-mudejar-architecture/ TRANSP:OPAQUE BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY TRIGGER;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20220929T121612Z DESCRIPTION:Reminder for Fuencarral recovers the San Roque chapel\, an unknown jewel of the Mudejar architecture END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR