Works #967
Projectes de segle: del cotxe al vianant - EncampRealized
MIQUEL MERCE ARQUITECTE
Location | Encamp, Andorra |
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Year | 2020 |
Categories | Architectural Design > Public facilities |
Description Original Language (Catalan)
Winners of the competition in 2018, our proposal has taken a very daring historical departure, since after several searches in the national archives, the original plans have been found that in 1902, a study from Perpignan projected for Andorra, the national road which had to unite Andorra and France and create a communication route that did not exist until then.
Our proposal recovers the urban structure that existed before the road and is materialized through a change of colors, texture and matter.
The project and final phase of work (finishing and planting) has integrated many elements of sustainability:
The lack of complete waterproofing of the ground to allow the natural drainage of rainwater. The recovery of endangered plant species. The formation of large green spaces of high environmental quality. The renovation of public lighting in quantity and quality, according to the latest European standards, the general implementation of LED, lighting control, air quality sensors...