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New downtown

Urban project sited in Barcelona metropolitan area
New downtown
Subject: Urbanism
Prof.: Jordi Franquesa
Year: 2011
Partner:

After a deep diagnosis of the site, we could deduce the main intentions of the project. Transform two infrastructure nodes, adapting them to the new traffic density. Create and enhance cross-connections: with walkways and bridges for pedestrians, with a tram that crosses the river, and creating commercial uses under the powerful infrastructure. Promote the mix of uses on the ground floor to increase the flow of people between the urban centers. Revitalize the Cervelló creek. Remove the obsolete industry, to give space to the dwellings and cultural buildings. Create large parks attached to residential areas and Llobregat’s agrarian park.

Masterplan
New centrality space
New residential centre
Cervelló creek
Molins front
The three scales

 

In order to organize a new city centre is essential to have in mind three project scales.

 

The territorial scale is what will give to the complex the importance among other sites. It gives a special charm to this destination.

In particular, this project focuses on the musical activity.

The intermediate scale facilities are designed to cover the needs of the nearest urbanizations.

The local scale facilities act in benefit of the citizens of this new centre.

Infrastructures

There are different kinds of roads. The highways, that have been a strong barrier between both river shores. The national road, that has been transformed into a more urban one. The pedestrian paths makes it safer to go out walking. And the train and tram tracks, that connect this new centre with other urbanizations.

Empty spaces

Every empty space has a particular function. Great squares acting as a reception and linked to the territorial scale facilities. More quiet squares surrounded by the residential buildings or associated to the local scale facilities. And large green spaces, to breathe and walk through the nature.

Facilities

The territorial scale facilities are related to music. Two of them are located near the train station to make the accessibility easier. The intermediate scale facilities work as a transition between the small and the big scale. The local scale facilities are integrated in the residence areas, reachable for the inhabitants.

Drawings and views
New centre
Cervelló Creek
Front of Molins
Train station
Bridges and walkways
Interior of a block
Residential urban road
Residential urban road
Creek urban road
Front urban road

© 2014 by Laura Elisabeth Violant Binimelis

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