PORT DE LES AIGÜES

a coastline corridor serving as a promenade to reshape and reclaim the port as public space

Barcelona, Spain

The proposed master plan creates a public space through occupiable infrastructure that directly unifies architecture with the coast. This promenade extends into the water to provide a gateway to the city, forming a new axis from the mountain to the sea. The project also provides shade and immersive opportunities for connection to the water, allowing the water to infiltrate the site in different ways in order to bring back the historic notion of the coastline directly hugging the outline of Montjuic. The land reaches for water just as the water reaches for land. At all scales, the project shapes the movement along the coast and shows the potential of expanding along the coastline over time, transforming the way we can occupy public space, especially when it is tied with infrastructure.