Marti Miralles Arquitectes
DeveloperINCASOL
LocationBlocks 12 and 13. Ronda Sur, El Prat de Llobregat
Project1995
Construction1996
Floor area25,660 m²
PhotographyLourdes Jansana
The new park was conceived as a long linear park, which would be further developed in subsequent actions along this edge of the district. It was conceived as a transition between the buildings and the non-urban land within the airport area of influence and will turn the southern ring road into a type of parkway.
In keeping with the linear nature of the park there are parallel strips of land with: a wide pavement where the weekly fair can be held, an open transition space, turfed dunes created with earth from the car park excavation, a narrow pavement next to an existing double row of elm trees which are being preserved, another transition space, and a flowerbed which acts as a buffer for the dwellings on the ground floor of the polygonal building.
Two rows of existing elm trees have been integrated into the park design to add to the pedestrian routes running the length of the park. The same outline has been adapted for the triangular city block perimeter.
In keeping with the linear nature of the park there are parallel strips of land with: a wide pavement where the weekly fair can be held, an open transition space, turfed dunes created with earth from the car park excavation, a narrow pavement next to an existing double row of elm trees which are being preserved, another transition space, and a flowerbed which acts as a buffer for the dwellings on the ground floor of the polygonal building.
Two rows of existing elm trees have been integrated into the park design to add to the pedestrian routes running the length of the park. The same outline has been adapted for the triangular city block perimeter.
