LAS RAMBLAS / Barcelona, Spain
project data
project type: urban design, site furnishings
project date: 2008
project size: 23,000 square meters
project team: estudioOCA:
Ignacio Ortinez, Bryan Cantwell

collaborators:
Patricio Velez
Preserving the image of the wave, as recommended by the competition rules, this proposal for the pavement of the central promenade of La Rambla is to design a paved tapestry at its centre. The central pavement is framed on both sides by square pavers that run the width of the tree wells. Pavers are made of prefabricated concrete slabs they have two tonal values for each color, thanks to the 2 different textures, polished and sandblasted. The chromatic variations bring variety to some stretches and avoid uniformity in the walk as well. The grey pavement surfaces will absorb change in geometry of the route of the promenade, also chromatically would create a neutral zone around the mosaic of Joan Miro. The lateral edges that make the transition between the roadway and the central tapestry are dark grey.