MIND THE_GAP

Location_Old Havana. Havana, Cuba. Course_8th semester Bachelor, 2019. Architecturak programe_ study centre.

Prof. Jorge Peña Díaz

The proposal then focuses on how to deal with these urban voids within a compact grid in such a way that it adapts to the needs of the inhabitants of this area and at the same time of other types of users.

Due to the scarcity of public spaces in Centro Habana, it is proposed to generate a typology of public building as permeable and accessible as possible, welcoming all types of users and a variety of activities on a small scale.

Achieve a transparency different from the compactness of the rest of the area, reinforcing only the horizontal planes. These offset platforms create an internal dynamism and serve to provide different visual angles to the seafront.

With the aim of creating public spaces that are developed at different levels, a walking circulation is sought. Monotonous routes are avoided. The building’s circulations are conceived as a kind of promenade, so that it is possible to pass through the different spaces in a continuous manner.