Gjilan (ko) runner-up
Joan Alomar (ES)
Estudio lunar, Netherlands
Conxa Gené (ES)
europan@estudiolunar.nl
Javier Iñigo (ES)
www.estudiolunar.nl
Carmen Largacha (ES) Iñaki Llorens (ES) Juan Marcos Rodriguez (ES) architects - urban planners
74 Welcome to urban wellness! Team point of view Our proposal offers an urban vision for a totally new, healthy image for Gjilan city centre, changing the character of its central spine and creating a new Central Square of Culture, dominated by new buildings that will make Gjilan an urban model in its area. With the addition of new functions and increasing programme density in Bulevardi i Pavarësisë – Dëshmorët e Kombit, this strip of Gjilan will become an even stronger and more attractive urban core. The whole collective space is made up of “pixels” that spread and colonise these spaces with different ambiences, linking them together to create a single larger, coherent spatial entity. Our proposal seeks to create alternative routes and dissuasive parking. Our goal is to reduce car intensity to a minimum on the study site by moving it away from the axis. Jury point of view This project provides a phased proposal for city development. Like other projects, it deals with public space as well as proposing 3 buildings in line with the municipal brief. The traffic is organized to allow public transport, bicycles and pedestrian to move through the axis while car traffic is diverted away from the main square. The axis is treated as a single strip of functions where the main square encompasses multifunctional activities within the three proposed buildings. The public space is enhanced with elements of vegetation.
