LOCATION
Sant Llorenç Savall, Barcelona province
DESCRIPTION
2000
More than a bridge, this is a walkway that connects one part of the city center of the town of St. Llorenç Savall with a newer part of the town located on the other side of the Ripoll River.
Taking advantage of the renovation of the walkway, we also designed the new Rectory passage, which together with another project that was being done, urbanized and consolidated the two sides of the Ripoll River.
This project is one of the best examples that we have carried out of rehabilitation and making use of existing constructions, at a very low economic cost and with very high quality architectural results.
We took advantage of all that existed, including the wall of old stone that has always been alongside the river, and that has survived all of the flooding of the Ripoll River during previous centuries. We re-covered the old walkway columns with concrete and stone, reinforced the walkway structure, installed new paving, and designed a new railing. This last was according to a type that I, as municipal architect, had proposed for all of the town´s public facilities.
Taking advantage of this project, we installed very simple and effective lighting for the walkway, based on fluorescents that light the path as well as the bridge itself.
In the Rectory passageway, we made use of the old public washbasin as a symbolic element.
On the passage´s retaining wall of old stone, we poured a large concrete base, in which we anchored the new railing and pavement.
With this project we connected the two sides of the river via the walkway, including a connection between the new Rectory passage and the walkway, which were found at very different levels.
DATA
Architect: Amadeu Oliva i Uriel
Technical Architect: Manolo Lopez Segovia
Photography: Ajuntament Sant Llorenç Savall
