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El príncep de Girona gardens
El príncep de Girona gardens
378, Carrer de Lepant, Barcelona, Spain
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Other Projects by Jordi Farrando, architect
El príncep de Girona gardens
378, Carrer de Lepant, Barcelona, Spain
Type
YEAR
1995
SIZE
1,000,000 +
BUDGET
$1M - 5M
Cerdà’s design for the Eixample included a series of green areas as
facilities for the area. However, the new city gradually became more and
more built up, putting paid to his initial plans. Today, no parks can
be created in this area without first demolishing large buildings on
sites which are turned to other uses and transformed into public spaces.
This is the case of the Jardins del Príncep de Girona, on the site of a
former military barracks.With a surface area of just over two hectares, the project for the new
gardens is based around the tree-lined space that was the central
courtyard of the barracks. The original square court has been enlarged
appreciably, maintaining the existing plane trees and creating a large
central esplanade for all kinds of future activities.The esplanade contains a 1,900 m2 stretch of water which, with its
changing interplay of light and reflections, becomes the focus of
attention for both the gardens and the neighbourhood. Clumps of pine
trees arranged around the water shelter benches and create areas of
light and shade which set the spaces apart without discouraging their
use by larger groups of people.A series of stepped gardens and clumps of bushes reminiscent of
traditional farmed terraces resolve the differences in level between
this central esplanade and the avenues leading off it. Each group of
terraces is occupied by a single species of plant with specific colour
and flowering characteristics, so that the gardens are dotted with
colour almost all year round to become a living, changing landscape.But to ensure that the gardens become a meeting point for local people,
they have to be judiciously connected with their setting. Four ramps of
natural stone link the closest streets to the centre of the space. Other
straight-lined, wood-paved secondary avenues connect a series of
platforms, also made of wood, which are situated among the flower beds,
offering quiet spots for meditation.
facilities for the area. However, the new city gradually became more and
more built up, putting paid to his initial plans. Today, no parks can
be created in this area without first demolishing large buildings on
sites which are turned to other uses and transformed into public spaces.
This is the case of the Jardins del Príncep de Girona, on the site of a
former military barracks.With a surface area of just over two hectares, the project for the new
gardens is based around the tree-lined space that was the central
courtyard of the barracks. The original square court has been enlarged
appreciably, maintaining the existing plane trees and creating a large
central esplanade for all kinds of future activities.The esplanade contains a 1,900 m2 stretch of water which, with its
changing interplay of light and reflections, becomes the focus of
attention for both the gardens and the neighbourhood. Clumps of pine
trees arranged around the water shelter benches and create areas of
light and shade which set the spaces apart without discouraging their
use by larger groups of people.A series of stepped gardens and clumps of bushes reminiscent of
traditional farmed terraces resolve the differences in level between
this central esplanade and the avenues leading off it. Each group of
terraces is occupied by a single species of plant with specific colour
and flowering characteristics, so that the gardens are dotted with
colour almost all year round to become a living, changing landscape.But to ensure that the gardens become a meeting point for local people,
they have to be judiciously connected with their setting. Four ramps of
natural stone link the closest streets to the centre of the space. Other
straight-lined, wood-paved secondary avenues connect a series of
platforms, also made of wood, which are situated among the flower beds,
offering quiet spots for meditation.
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