Tag Archives: Desnivell

BUILDING, RAMP AND DIAGONAL

BUILDING, RAMP AND DIAGONAL

Due to its proximity to Sants neighborhood, the space left by the former Citroën plant could potentially become a community space and also an access point to the new elevated promenade over the railroad tracks and Av. Brasil/ Riera Blanca.
Hypothesis- The new covering of the railway track could be the opportunity to include a a new bus line connecting Barcelona with Hospitalet.
Barcelona’s bus network system (orange), Hospitalet’s bus network system (yellow) and the new proposed line, following the railroad geometry (red).
New volumes could be envisaged in order to establish new connections between the three existing different levels, thus introducing diagonal relationships through the big open space next to Brasil Avenue.

Comment on the project by Isaac Vergara

BRASIL / SUGRANYES: AN UNDERPASS

BRASIL / SUGRANYES: AN UNDERPASS

Riera Blanca Street was a former stream and now it goes under the railway track and creates an enclosed urban space in the free space left by the former Citroën plant.

A new connection between Av. Brasil and Sugranyes street is proposed in order to create new urban continuities under the railway. By extending Sugranyes St., a new Y-shape structure is created at Av. Brasil axis.

A new building follows this guideline and could solves the connection between the different slopes, allowing a dual condition of Av. Brasil.

Comment on the project by Marc Alemany

OPPORTUNITY ROUTES

OPPORTUNITY ROUTES

Carmel and Coll neighbourhoods are thigh urban spaces where houses arises on the slope and, therefore, where many party walls and retaining walls connected with stairs and narrow passages appear. Following Josep Llinàs’ advice, wecould imagine small interventions to pay attention to the scale of the surroundings.
This project takes advantage of empty plots, clumsy constructions and similar situations in order to propose itineraries that climb the mountain and connect the lower streets with the upper ones by using new escalators that makes life easier for the neighbours, and, indirectly, approaches the park to the city.

Comment on the project by Daniel Burston and Marta Benedicto.

BRIDGE-BUILDING

BRIDGE-BUILDING

The exercise leaves the tracks uncovered, taking advantage of the gap between the two borders, strengthening cross-connections with bridges connecting the streets of Collblanc and la Torrassa with Carretera de la bordeta, the spine of Santa Eulalia.

Two new traces cross the Park Torrassa. One is proposed as a bridge-building that hosts new spaces and ensures compatibility between footpaths, bicycles, cars, buses and trains.

Comment on the project by Montse Pastor