Arranjament dels cims del Turó de la Rovira
Joint winner at 2012 European Prize for Urban Public Space
Landscaping and improved accessibility to a lookout where the remains of an anti aircraft gun emplacement combine with those of a shanty village that was later constructed there.
Authors:
Jansana, de la Villa, de Paauw arquitectes SLP, AAUP Jordi Romero i associats SLP
Developer:
Agència de Promoció del Carmel i Entorns S.A.
The Turó de Rovira project in the Carmelo neighbourhood has been awarded an Ex aequo Prize because of its delicate and elegant treatment of a space that has a recent history and hitherto marginal position in the city of Barcelona. Apart from the 360o views afforded from a lookout which is now more accessible, the space has also been recovered for collective memory. It evokes the Civil War while also adding value to the remains of a self constructed housing settlement without conveying any sense of overemphasis. Hence, marginal space has been discretely included within the consciousness of the city as a whole.
Start of work: 2010
Total cost: 968,332 €
Surface: 9,611 m2
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