Guijuelo, S.A.
Book, 2023, Diputación de Salamanca
Author: Patricia Parra Marcos
Collaboration in the creation of maps
How does a town of 5,500 inhabitants configure itself to host more than 200 companies dedicated to the Iberian pig sector? Guijuelo, S.A. examines the architectural and urban transformations generated by one of Spain’s major products - Iberian products - in a village within the Emptied Spain - Guijuelo. Guijuelo is a municipality in the province of Salamanca that found a pathway to development a century and a half ago through the charcuterie industry, an activity that today prevents population decline and preserves its landscape. Its architecture and urban planning have evolved focused on functionality, progressively adapting to the needs of the meat industry. From its origins as a domestic activity to the current industrialisation of the town, residents coexist daily with the various stages of processing. The tasks essentially are the same as those carried out in domestic spaces at the beginning of the 20th century. With the necessary industrialisation to accommodate increased production and sanitary regulations, these spaces have been displaced, enlarged, and spread throughout the village, with public spaces serving as a network that connects them. It could be said that the original Matancera House has gradually transformed into the entire town, characterised by three key periods and architectures: The Matancera Houses of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Factory-Houses of the 1950s-70s, and the Factory-Town, which marks the physical restructuring of the industry from the 1990s. This evolution has generated an aesthetic and hybridisation of uses in its buildings, which Guijuelo, S.A. presents as a distinctive heritage.
Guijuelo, S.A.
Book, 2023, Diputación de Salamanca
Author: Patricia Parra Marcos
Collaboration in the creation of maps
How does a town of 5,500 inhabitants configure itself to host more than 200 companies dedicated to the Iberian pig sector? Guijuelo, S.A. examines the architectural and urban transformations generated by one of Spain’s major products - Iberian products - in a village within the Emptied Spain - Guijuelo. Guijuelo is a municipality in the province of Salamanca that found a pathway to development a century and a half ago through the charcuterie industry, an activity that today prevents population decline and preserves its landscape. Its architecture and urban planning have evolved focused on functionality, progressively adapting to the needs of the meat industry. From its origins as a domestic activity to the current industrialisation of the town, residents coexist daily with the various stages of processing. The tasks essentially are the same as those carried out in domestic spaces at the beginning of the 20th century. With the necessary industrialisation to accommodate increased production and sanitary regulations, these spaces have been displaced, enlarged, and spread throughout the village, with public spaces serving as a network that connects them. It could be said that the original Matancera House has gradually transformed into the entire town, characterised by three key periods and architectures: The Matancera Houses of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Factory-Houses of the 1950s-70s, and the Factory-Town, which marks the physical restructuring of the industry from the 1990s. This evolution has generated an aesthetic and hybridisation of uses in its buildings, which Guijuelo, S.A. presents as a distinctive heritage.
Guijuelo, S.A.
Libro, 2023, Diputación de Salamanca
Autora: Patricia Parra Marcos
Colaboración en la generación de cartografías
¿Cómo se configura un pueblo de 5.500 habitantes para albergar más de 200 empresas dedicadas al sector del cerdo ibérico? Guijuelo, S.A. estudia las transformaciones arquitectónicas y urbanas que genera uno de los principales productos españoles -los productos ibéricos- en un pueblo de la España Vaciada -Guijuelo-. Guijuelo es un municipio de la provincia de Salamanca que hace siglo y medio encontró en la actividad chacinera un camino para desarrollarse, una actividad que hoy en día consigue que no se pierda población ni se destruya su paisaje. Su arquitectura y urbanismo se han desarrollado centrados en la funcionalidad y adaptándose progresivamente a las necesidades de la industria cárnica, desde su origen como actividad doméstica a la actual industrialización del pueblo sus habitantes conviven diariamente con las diferentes acciones del procesado. Las faenas siguen siendo esencialmente las mismas que a principios del siglo XX se realizaban en los espacios de la vivienda. Con la industrialización necesaria para adaptarse al aumento de producción y las normas sanitarias estas estancias se han dislocado, aumentado su tamaño y expandido por el pueblo, sirviendo el espacio público como red que los conecta. Podría decirse que la Casa Matancera primigenia se ha convertido gradualmente en todo el pueblo, con tres momentos y arquitecturas clave: Las Casas Matanceras de finales del S. XIX y principios del S.XX. Las Casas-Fábrica de los años 50-70 y el Pueblo-Fábrica que es la reestructuración física de la industria a partir de los años 90. Esta evolución ha generado una estética e hibridación de usos en sus edificios que Guijuelo, S.A. presenta como un patrimonio distintivo.
