ROSA SENSAT PARK RENOVATION IN CORNELLÀ

PROJECT: ROSA SENSAT PARK RENOVATION
LOCATION: CORNELLÀ DE LLOBREGAT, BARCELONA
DATA PROJECT: 2016
CONSTRACTION: 2017 – 2018
BUILD AREA: 14.170 M²
PROMOTER: AJUNTAMENT DE CORNELLÀ DE LLOBREGAT  – AMB
AUTHORS: DATAAE
TEAM: BRUFAU – CUSÓ ( QUALITY SURVEYOR), ROSER VIVES (AGRICULTURAL ENGINEER)
IMAGES: ADRIÀ GOULA

GREENING THE STREET. THE CURRENT AVINGUDA DELS ALPS, FORMERLY A FOUR-LANE ROAD WITH PRIMARILY INDUSTRIAL USE, IS TRANSFORMED INTO A NEW GREEN CORRIDOR CONNECTING THE URBAN CENTER OF CORNELLÀ DE LLOBREGAT WITH THE HISTORIC CAN MERCADER PARK. SIDEWALKS ARE WIDENED, A BIKE LANE IS ADDED, AND THE STREET’S VEGETATION IS IMPROVED.

CONNECTING THE PARK. IN ROSA SENSAT PARK, PEDESTRIAN PERMEABILITY IS ENHANCED THROUGHOUT THE SPACE. THREE NEW AXES ARE CREATED TO CONNECT THE URBAN FABRICS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE PARK, FACILITATING THE CITY’S CONTINUITY WITHOUT ALTERING THE EXISTING TOPOGRAPHY.

RENATURALIZING THE PARK. THE PARK’S WATER SELF-SUFFICIENCY IS IMPROVED THROUGH THE INTRODUCTION OF RAINWATER RETENTION AND INFILTRATION AREAS. LAWN SURFACE IS INCREASED, NEW COLORFUL SHRUB ZONES ARE INTRODUCED, AND ROWS OF TREES ARE ADDED TO EMPHASIZE THE PARK’S NEW LAYOUT.

REEQUIPPING THE PARK. ALL EXISTING URBAN ELEMENTS ARE REUSED, PHOTOVOLTAIC STRUCTURES ARE PRESERVED, AND THE NUMBER OF PLAYGROUNDS, BENCHES, AND CHAIRS IS INCREASED TO ENHANCE THE PARK’S HABITABILITY AND ENCOURAGE PUBLIC USE. THE PARK THUS OFFERS BETTER SPACES FOR STAYING, WALKING, AND PLAYING.