Ramp to Castelldefels Castle

José Antonio Martínez Lapeña & Elías Torres Architects (2)
Involved architects (1)
José Antonio Martínez Lapeña & Elías Torres Architects
Elías Torres Tur
José Antonio Martínez Lapeña
Involved architects
Miguel Usandizaga Calparsoro

One kilometre of pedestrian ramps zigzags up to conquer the castle from the city centre. The formwork of the retaining walls are folded Corten steel plates that form the railings by protruding from the pavement.

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In order for the steel plates to fit together, the folds had to be inclined relative to the sides at a relatively small angle, which varied according to the radius of curvature of the ramp. That was impossible to draw with the means of the time, so we used computers for the first time for the project, with a spreadsheet defining the dimensions of each piece.

Preliminary sketch - Martínez Lapeña - Torres Arquitectos

General information

Ramp to Castelldefels Castle

YEAR

2001

Status

Built

Option to visit

Free visit

Address

Sq. del castell, 1

08860 Castelldefels - Barcelona

Latitude: 41.283534062

Longitude: 1.978757694

Classification

Building materials

Steel

Built area

501 - 5000 m²

Awards

FAD 1993

Involved architects

Elías Torres Tur

José Antonio Martínez Lapeña

Miguel Usandizaga Calparsoro

Collaborators

Arcadio de Bobes - Toni Tribó (Installations)

Prodeycon (Construction company)

Xavier Bonet (Technical architect)

Ferran Ballesteros (Agricultural engineering)

STATIC - Gerardo Rodríguez (Structure)

Eulàlia Aran (Technical architect)

Involved architectural firms

José Antonio Martínez Lapeña & Elías Torres Architects

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