PARK JOAN OLIVER IN BADIA DEL VALLÉS

REHABILITATION PARK JOAN OLIVER, 2012 – 2016

BADIA DEL VALLÉS, BARCELONA

9.339 m2

DATAAE + XAVIER VENDRELL STUDIO

IMAGES BY JORDI SURROCA

PROJECT: REHABILITATION PARK JOAN OLIVER
SITE: BADIA DEL VALLÉS, BARCELONA
COMPETITION: 1ST PRIZE, 2012
DATA PROJECT: 2012-2016
CONSTRUCTION: 2015-2016
BUILT AREA: 9.339 M2
PROMOTER: AMB – AJUNTAMENT DE BADIA DEL VALLÉS
BUILDER: ROMERO POLO
TEAM:  EULÀLIA ARAN (QUANTITY SURVEYOR), ELENA CASTANYO (AGRICULTURAL ENGINEER)
IMAGE: JORDI SURROCA
AWARDS: FAD2017 – 1ST PRIZE

THE PROJECT CONSISTS OF THE REHABILITATION OF JOAN OLIVER PARK PUBLIC SPACE AND TWO SURROUNDING AREAS. THE DESIGN AIMS TO IMPROVE THE INTEGRATION OF THE PARK IN THE MUNICIPALITY. THE REFURBISHMENT COMPRISES A CENTRAL ESPLANADE AND TWO HILLSIDES.

THE FIRST HILLSIDE HAS A MODERATE SLOPE AND HAS BEEN DESIGNED AS A RESTING AREA, IN WHICH LAWN IS PLANTED. ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE PARK, AND WITH A STEEPER SLOPE, THE SECOND HILLSIDE IS COMPOSED OF A FEW PASSAGES RINGED BY TALL SHRUBS. IN ORDER TO SHIELD THE CENTRAL SPACE OF THE PARK.