Josep Mias Gifre
UMBRELLA
The Project is a maritime station, but at the same time, a plac e of dreams for the city .The Project does not only resolve the fate of the maritime station, but also proposes an idea for the spot that did not exist before.
We propose a large park, with covered and uncovered zones that gives the area a global character of intervention and uniformity.
These large covered zones are in the styles of great umbrellas and an enormous garden, and allow distinctive areas to be defined with distinctive characteristics.
The umbrellas can be covered in glass, fabric, and solar panels, which offer protection from the sun and the rain, or simply to let the elements penetrate t his enormous surface.
The umbrellas become special when they cover the maritime. It will resemble a large train station or airport, but the light will be the main character .
The level of the park will reach to the maritime station, and will create a large surface parking area.
The park will incorporate staircases to ground level, and overpasses that will lead the people to the access level of the terminal.
This access level to the terminal gives necessary space to the program. At the top level are the areas of unloading/shipping and commercial zones, but also with restaurants that have easy access to the ships.
It will also be a great lookout over the water, like looking out from under a large umbrella while waiting to board.
The buildings envisioned in the master plan remain in their positions, although the project allows for the implementation of new ideas for the possible reorganization of these buildings.
