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e(co)stratègia | strategic landscape infraestructure | Barcelona Proposal location
Project main proposals:
Design company: Sau Taller d’Arquitectura
Define the edge between the city and the mountains as a surface, a space occupied by domesticated fields, a place between nature and city where you can find community vegetable gardens, open air green spaces, ... domesticated nature between the concrete of the city and the wildness of the natural park.
Project type: Landscape / Urban Planning Location: Barcelona / Spain The project area is located in the north of Barcelona. The site is the meeting point of some of the cities of the metropolitan area of Barcelona and the main entrance to the city by car and by train. Furthermore, in this place is were Collserola natural parc, Serra Marina natural Parc and Besos river used to meet. Nowadays the relations between these ecosystems are fragmentated by the road and rail infraestructures. This infrastructures also fragmentated the connections of the neighboorhoods and cities converging on this site.
Recover the flow of the green spaces system of barcelona metropolitan area, connecting the Collserola natural park with Besòs river and Serra marina, the mountain system on the other side of the highway. Recovering the valley section of the place and getting a stronger and continuous ecosystem. We also include the green spaces system of the city of Barcelona to this huge green system. Connect "La Trinitat" neighboorhood to the neighboorhoods of its boundaries in order to solve its isolation situation. In conclusion, weaving biological and urban flows in order to improve society and ecosystem toghether. Ecotone between nature and city. Space of transition between the two ecosystems
Proposal aerial view
Collserola natural park to Marina Mountains range section 1:2000
Biodiversity green bridge
Collserola natural Park
Rec Comtal restoration
Pedestrian bridge over Besòs river
New entrance to Besòs river park
Besòs river
Sau Taller d’Arquitectura
Restoration of the area between Besòs river and Marina Mmountains range
Av. Francesc Macià green covering
Marina mountains range