The building is located in the historical centre of Valencia in ‘el Barri del Mercat’, next to the ‘Compañia de Jesús’ Church, behind ‘la Lonja de la Seda’. The smallholding is located at Burguerins street, which according to Vicente Boix, in his book ‘Valencia’s history and topography’ 1862, has its origin in Mr. Juan Bautista Burguerini for living in this street in the early sixteenth Century.
The Medieval origin building- probably from the fourteenth Century- has suffered three fundamental interventions:
The first one took place in the sixteenth-seventeenth century, and involves the baroque-style arch discovered on the ground floor. This arch was made with limestone blocks from the quarries in Moncada/Bétera for its frame, with slightly chamfered corners and voussoirs.
The second intervention took place in 1862 in which according to Vicente Alcayne’s project, the building structure and façade were modified in application of the Urban and Rural Police Regulation of 1884, which had the objective of giving new order to Valencia’s streets. The blueprint for the façade for this intervention is kept in the ‘Historic files of Valencia’s town hall’.
The third modification corresponds to the recent intervention which has permitted recover this historic building which was in state of ruin, maintaining the construction and topologic elements of interest.
Casa Burguerini is made up of seven confortable and welcoming apartments, filled with character and history, as it’s located next to ‘la Lonja de la Seda’, which was considered Heritage of humanity by UNESCO in 1996 and one of the finest pieces of Gothic architecture.
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MEMORIA EDIFICIO BURGUERINS
El edificio se sitúa en el centro histórico de Valencia en el Barri del Mercat, junto a la Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús, detrás de la Lonja de la Seda. La parcela se encuentra en la calle de Burguerins, que según Vicente Boix en su libro “Valencias histórica y topográfica“ de 1862 tiene su origen en D. Juan Bautista Burguerini por vivir en dicha calle a principios del siglo XVI.
El edificio es de origen medieval -seguramente del siglo XIV- y sobre él se han realizado tres intervenciones fundamentales.
La primera en el siglo XVI-XVII a la que pertenece el arco rebajado de estilo barroco descubierto en planta baja, ejecutado mediante sillares de piedra caliza de las canteras de Moncada/ Bétera en sus jambas con esquinas ligeramente achaflanadas y dovelas adinteladas.
La segunda en el año 1892, en la que según el proyecto de Vicente Alcayne se modifico la estructura y fachada del edificio, en aplicación del Reglamento de Policía Urbana y Rural de 1884, cuyo objetivo era el dotar de nuevas alineaciones a las calles de la ciudad. El plano de la fachada de esta intervención se conserva en el Archivo Histórico del Ayuntamiento de Valencia.
La tercera corresponde a la actual intervención que ha permitido recuperar este edificio histórico que se encontraba en estado de ruina, manteniendo los elementos constructivos y tipológicos de interés.