urban development of les casernes
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URBAN DEVELOPMENT OF LES CASERNESTRANSCRIPT
• Inphographic of the Public Facilities
Boulevard.
• General floor plan of the project.
• Cross section through the Park.
• Elevation of the Gran de Sant Andreu Street
footpath wall, Park area.
The transformation of the old Barracks of
Sant Andreu has made it possible to
incorporate two important areas of 5 and
6 Has in to the city. Drafting the
Modificació del Plan General Metropolità
a les Casernes de Sant Andreu i Sector III
(Modification of the Metropolitan General
Plan of Sant Andreu-Sagrera) document,
enables the future integration of those
areas within their own environment and
the city, the definition and zoning,
specifying areas for residential use,
public facilities and open spaces.
Two systems of public spaces, which
continue the urban structure of the
neighborhood, are proposed for the 11
Ha. To the West, a large park that
continues the pedestrian itineraries of
the urban fabric and is surrounded by
the library, the senior citizen center and
the residence hall. To the East, a
Boulevard with public facilities for the
neighborhood and district is arranged. In
the center, the residential area and
shops, concentrated along the Passeig
Torres i Bages, take the shape of a
powerful built front that relates the civic
scale of Sant Andreu to the Trinitat. This
front, with arcades and shops on the
ground floor and residential units on the
four upper floors, allows transverse flow
to the public facilities and green spaces
located on the lateral edges.
Interspersed among the public facility
fabric, the housing is arranged in
longitudinal bands, following the
alignment of the existing trees.
The project is developed from the
document of Criteria written by the
architect Manuel de Sola-Morales
URBAN DEVELOPMENT OF LES CASERNES DE SANT
ANDREU
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
Barcelona. 2008-2009