2025-15-05 - Urbanization of public shared spaces

Anna Gutiérrez Merin for Under Project Lab

CONTEXT (Barcelona):
Pollution, lot of it caused by motorized traffic

Lack of green spaces. Barcelona is very dense and lacks open spaces.

According to WHO we need minimum $10{\mathrm{m}}^2$/person of green space.

What do we design the new public spaces for?

• Environmental
• Cultural (identity)
• Social

Towards shared spaces concept.

Principles to ensure the success of shared spaces

• Texture to clarify the space

• Flexibility

• Shadow

• Build a system that is homogeneous across the city

• Focus on moving people, not cars

• All stakeholders need to go together and be involved

Rambla Major

Stan Feliu de Llobregat - From a barrier to a hinge

CAR PARKING NEEDS: used to estimate how much parking will be needed taking into consideration the uses of the territory.