Valldaura Independent Research

Archeological research and excavation- Valldaura

Location of Valldaura

Collserola natural park houses within its premises scattered ruins of structures built during different points of time in history, the oldest dating back to 1150.

Photographs of the site- 1967

Photographs of the site- 1967

Photographs of the site- 1967

Photographs of the site- 1967

Site phtographs- october 2021

Site phtographs- october 2021

Over the years the ownership of this area was passed on to various communities, from monasteries to palaces to Estates of Noble men to industrialists and then finally to researchers.

Timeline of settlers in Valldaura

Step 1- identification of structures

As a part of the independent research, the structures to be excavated were first identified and examined in order to document them using architectural tools and techniques.

Plan of the identified structures

Step 2- Clearing vegetation

Next, the excavation site was cleaned and barred of overgrown vegetation to reveal the remains of structures that once served the various settlers.

Cleaning process

Cleaning process

BEFORE- wall A

AFTER- wall A

BEFORE- wall B

AFTER- wall B

Step 3- Documentation

A rigorous process of documentation had to be adopted in order to record precise dimensions and preserve detailed drawings of the structures. Advanced architecture provided access to various software to aid the documentation. Documentation was carried in two steps:

First the recording of information available on site

Photographs
3D scans
Manual measurement grid

unfolded elevation- structure C

Information collected on site was then put into digital tools.

After experimentation with different software and applications, the process of documentation was done by processing the images and measurements taken on site, through a three fold technique: