Central Park of Nou Barris

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Arriola & Fiol arquitectes
Andreu Arriola Madorell
Carme Fiol i Costa
Arriola & Fiol arquitectes

The new municipal centre of the district was a huge flat building, what was left of the former Mental Institute, hidden within a crown of tall residential blocks. We were faced with the request to transform the site into a central park while organizing the future public and residential buildings and street network.

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We certainly needed to increase accessibility in all its forms. We decided to expand the flat areas around the building, to connect streets, paths and transverse itineraries, to break walls and create ramps. How to relate the urban fabric to the empty open spaces? How to link them intrinsically? How to work with solid and void, with figure and ground, while giving value to both?

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General information

Central Park of Nou Barris

YEAR

2003

Status

Built

Option to visit

Free visit

Address

Aly. Vilalba dels Arcs,

08042 Barcelona - Barcelona

Latitude: 41.43654138

Longitude: 2.1677398681

Classification

Building materials

Ceramic

Fibreglass

Wood

Construction system

Topográfico

Built area

más de 20000 m²

Awards

ACUE 2005

Involved architects

Andreu Arriola Madorell

Carme Fiol i Costa

Collaborators

E. Amat, X. Arriola, V. Bagnato, M. Boutin (Collaborating architects)

Involved architectural firms

Arriola & Fiol arquitectes

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EUMies Award

Arriola & Fiol arquitectes

Website links

2007 Intervista at Parc Central de Nou Barris

Arriola & Fiol arquitectes

EUMies Award

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