Rehabilitación de la estructura de un antiguo hotel para su utilización como banco

A project of rehabilitation of a 100 years old building is presented. The structure of the old building consisted of masonry walls with some metal columns inside them, the slabs and ceilings have metal girders with small arches made of ceramic bricks. The original facades, slabs and ceilings were to be kept. On the other hand, to adapt the building to de new destination, most of the load-bearing walls were to be removed.
Before these requirements the following was decided:
- To make stronger the non removed masonry walls.
- To design a replacement structure for the removed walls.
- To design new structures that guarantee the stability of the new building during and after construction, in accordance to standards.

Key words:Rehabilitation; model; rigid diaphragm; spatial stability.