Jardins Francesc Masclans

Winners

First prize

THE GOLDEN GATEWAY

José Lacruz Vela

Spain

This proposal works on many levels, with the green and the solar panels, but above all it gives a touch of colour to the entrance to the square, the access door that frames both sides. These aspects make it very different from other proposals. The jury finds the choice of ceramic very interesting, because it is a very intricate and pleasant material, which provides a very vivid yellow colour that will last. They consider this proposal to be very daring, and they wish to highlight the colour it will bring to the city, as well as the vegetation that will grow randomly; it is precisely this randomness that makes it a unique design.

Second prize

Píxel Ecosystem

Álvaro González Serrano

Spain

The jury highlights the tectonic quality of the proposal composed in layers, in which the metal structure generates these “pixels” that allow the greenery and the solar panels to accommodated. The structure offers a lot of freedom for the owners to open windows, as it is an independent element of the part wall.

Third prize

STITCH IT UP

Francisca Gual Ors & Sergi Pérez Gil

Spain

An action of urban suture that combines both facades to create a new entrance to the gardens of Francesc Masclans and Girvès. The jury considers that it is a flexible proposal in terms of facade openings and the final finish of the greenery, which generates lively and changing facades throughout the year.

Information of the blind wall

District

Sants

Quetzal St. 5-7 and 17-21

The site is located in the Jardí de Francesc Masclans i Girvès, a garden named after this Catalan botanist, who was born in the neighbourhood and compiled the common names of Catalan flora.

This garden is located within the block formed by the streets Rambla de Badal, Carrer de la Constitució, Carrer de la Riera Blanca and Carrer del Quetzal in the Sants-Montjuïc district. The entrance to this garden is located between Carrer del Quetzal 5-7 and 17-21.

The proposed set of party walls face the garden in the area closest to the entrance and are perpendicular to the entrance. Both party walls face each other.

Work is currently being carried out on the block opposite the entrance to the garden, in accordance with the Urban Improvement Plan and the Special Urban Development Plan for Private Facilities, regarding the details of the development approved as part of the amendment to the General Metropolitan Plan for the development of the area bounded by Carrer del Quetzal, Carrer de la Riera Blanca and Avinguda del Carrilet in Barcelona. Once the work is complete, these plans will allow for the creation of a new central green space from the Jardí de Francesc Masclans i Girvès garden to Avinguda del Carrilet, thereby increasing the public visibility of the proposed party walls.

Operational scope: The project includes two party walls facing the Jardí de Masclans i Girvès garden, belonging to
the buildings at Carrer del Quetzal 5-7 and 17-21.

PARTY WALL AT CARRER QUETZAL 5-7

Use	Residential and commercial on the ground floor
Year built	1957
Structural system	Structural concrete and load-bearing ceramic brick walls. Joists made out of concrete beams and ceramic vault slabs. Exterior party wall: solid brick without coating.

PARTY WALL AT CARRER DEL QUETZAL 17-21

Use	Residential, commercial on the ground and first floors
Year built	1973
Structural system	Structural concrete and load-bearing ceramic brick walls. Joists made out of concrete beams and ceramic vault slabs. Exterior party wall: solid brick with coating.