ICH Restoration Project
Sotaquí Church
Location
Sotaquí, Ovalle Commune, Coquimbo region, Chile.
Project year
2020-2021
Surface
1.035 m²
principal
Ministry of Public Works.
Financing Source
Ministry of Public Works.
Responsible professional or consultant
Claudio Navarrete Architects.
Project team
Restoration Architect Natalia Jorquera, Architect Giulia Malesani, Lic. in Architecture Valentina Olivares.
Predominant construction technique
Adobe.
Project Description
Comprehensive design for the restoration of the Church and the rehabilitation of the religious complex, including the design of a new parish house with an attached religious museum. The restoration included structural consolidation work, for which the use of wood and fiberglass reinforcements was proposed to contain the adobe walls. The current reinforced concrete towers, which have irreparable damage, will be replaced by laminated wood towers.
