Project:
Botanic University Campus &
Public Garden
Location:
Barcelona, Spain
Architectural program:
Educational
Date of completion:
2020
ROMANA
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Strategy 01.
The project begins with the site in its raw form, resembling ancestral fields and offering various possibilities. It emphasizes that construction should create communities while leveraging the soil's fertility to nurture life and support green areas in urban settings. An old chimney tower symbolizes the reconnection to the past as the project aims to build a sustainable future in a contaminated environment.
Strategy 02.
The chimney serves as a key element, establishing the volume that guides the division of spaces into uniform squares, thereby creating a grid that aligns with the existing parameters.
Strategy 03.
The next step consists in an analysis of the directions of the existing streets and buildings. The first lines defining the overall volume of the new building are inspired by the flow of the elements surrounding the plot. By respecting the flow, the future edifice is strongly linked to the existing conditions and dynamics of the area where it is located.
Strategy 04.
The project prioritizes creating green spaces, recognizing their rising popularity as public areas. It is anticipated that private spaces will become less common, leading to shared experiences and spaces. The next phase involves offsetting raw volumes to form large green areas and public spaces, fostering connections with surrounding buildings and facilitating organic movement of people, which is essential for revitalizing the area.
Strategy 05.
The following step can be seen as the action of extruding the soil, which results in the creation of elevated gardens. The volumes are extruded until they match the height of the tallest building nearby.
Strategy 06.
In order to adapt the building to the orientation of the plot and the language of the surrounding edifice, each volume of the new constructions is lowered corresponding to the same level as the building nearby.
5 Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sounds like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest.
6 Don’t worry about sounding professional. Sounds like you. There are over 1.5 billion websites out there, but your story is what’s going to separate this one from the rest. It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more.