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Parque Central de la ciudad del Coca
Parque Central de la ciudad del Coca
Orellana, Ecuador
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Parque Central de la ciudad del Coca
Orellana, Ecuador
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2012
SIZE
5000 sqft - 10,000 sqft
The objective of this project was to create a communal meeting place—democratic, transparent, and free of physical or social barriers. This goal was achieved, and the response from the community has been extraordinary: constant attendance and participation from people of all ages and social backgrounds, every day, but especially during evenings and holidays.
The design strategy was based on organizing the project with essential functional components: a green area composed of trees and regional plant species, resulting in dense vegetation—a kind of “urban jungle” that provides shade and coolness along the paths; a plaza strategically located at the corner with the highest urban activity, suitable for a variety of events; a wooden deck-like stage covered by an undulating concrete structure reminiscent of a batea fluminense (river basin), whose convex underside efficiently captures air, generating a constant cooling effect; a play area for children with non-conventional design, reinforcing a strategy already employed by the studio that considers children as key users to attract families to public parks; and a water feature whose form evokes a bubble extracted from the three rivers that trace the edges of the city.
There are additional details: wooden ramp-bridges that seem to float over the vegetation, minimizing contact and linking the park with the urban surroundings and interior pathways; prefabricated concrete benches that can be connected to form long, sinuous seating arrangements; and a concrete wall that supports one end of the stage roof, its curved form responding to structural requirements and perforated to maintain visual continuity between the stage and the park, while also becoming a playful element for children.
In Coca’s Central Park, the boundaries between park and city dissolve, breaking the traditional idea of the sidewalk and achieving integration beyond the limits of a typical urban block. Most importantly, the project achieved a sense of collective ownership: the population has embraced the space and especially in the evenings, the park has become one of the city’s major reference points.
Photography: BICUBIK
The design strategy was based on organizing the project with essential functional components: a green area composed of trees and regional plant species, resulting in dense vegetation—a kind of “urban jungle” that provides shade and coolness along the paths; a plaza strategically located at the corner with the highest urban activity, suitable for a variety of events; a wooden deck-like stage covered by an undulating concrete structure reminiscent of a batea fluminense (river basin), whose convex underside efficiently captures air, generating a constant cooling effect; a play area for children with non-conventional design, reinforcing a strategy already employed by the studio that considers children as key users to attract families to public parks; and a water feature whose form evokes a bubble extracted from the three rivers that trace the edges of the city.
There are additional details: wooden ramp-bridges that seem to float over the vegetation, minimizing contact and linking the park with the urban surroundings and interior pathways; prefabricated concrete benches that can be connected to form long, sinuous seating arrangements; and a concrete wall that supports one end of the stage roof, its curved form responding to structural requirements and perforated to maintain visual continuity between the stage and the park, while also becoming a playful element for children.
In Coca’s Central Park, the boundaries between park and city dissolve, breaking the traditional idea of the sidewalk and achieving integration beyond the limits of a typical urban block. Most importantly, the project achieved a sense of collective ownership: the population has embraced the space and especially in the evenings, the park has become one of the city’s major reference points.
Photography: BICUBIK
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